The migrant pay gap: Understanding wage differences between migrants and nationals

“Labour migration can be an important vehicle for development, when it is fair, well-governed and allows migrant workers to access decent work. The world counts an estimated 164 million migrant …

International Labour Review SPECIAL ISSUE: Transnational futures of international labour law

“This Special Issue on transnational labour law is placed in the context of the ILO centenary and the challenge of achieving the objective of decent work in a new century, …

Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos estudiará caso sobre violaciones al derecho de Huelga en Guatemala | Inter-American Court of Human Rights to Study Case on Violations of the Right to Strike in Guatemala

El 27 de febrero de 2020 pasó al conocimiento de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, el caso EXTRABAJADORES DEL ORGANISMO JUDICIAL VS. GUATEMALA, cuyo Informe de Fondo fue emitido …

Namibia ratifies the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) and the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190)

On 9 December 2020, Namibia became the third country, after Uruguay and Fiji, and the first African country, to ratify the ILO’s Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) , a year …

ILO: Resolution concerning maritime labour issues and the COVID-19 pandemic

ILO Governing Body calls for urgent action on seafarer COVID-19 crisis: “The Governing Body of the International Labour Organization has taken the exceptional action of adopting a Resolution to address …

UN urges countries to designate ship crews as ‘key workers’

With the coronavirus pandemic stranding nearly 400,000 merchant seamen at sea, the U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution Tuesday urging all nations to designate those working on ships as “key …

Intervención, a nombre de la CSA en Foro de las Naciones Unidas sobre las Empresas y los Derechos Humanos

Del pasado 16 al 18 de noviembre se realizó el 9º Foro Anual sobre las Empresas y los Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas, Durante el cual, los participantes asistieron …

From a ‘Moral Commentator’ to a ‘Determined Actor’? How the International Labour Organization (ILO) Orchestrates the Field of International Industrial Relations

“Collective action on the part of the International Labour Organization (ILO) has always been dependent on the ability of the International Labour Office, the permanent secretariat of the ILO, to …

Getting Beyond Tier 1: Using a systems approach to improve working conditions in global supply chains

“Engaging with suppliers beyond tier one is particularly challenging. But it is vital, as the biggest social and environmental risks often lie hidden further down the supply chain. The ILO …

Trade Union Comments: LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT TO REGULATE, IN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW, THE ACTIVITIES OF TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS AND OTHER BUSINESS ENTERPRISES

“Trade Union Comments The trade unions welcome the publication of the second revised draft of the Legally Binding Instrument by the Chairmanship of the Open-ended Inter-governmental Working Group (OEIGWG). With …