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 …

Reflections on Labour Law from a Southern African Perspective

This compilation consists of four parts. Part 1 consists of opening addresses by Corrine Vargha, Karen Curtis and Judge Waglay. Part 2 covers the topic ‘freedom of association and collective …

Argentina ratificó el Convenio de la OIT sobre violencia laboral

En diálogo con Radio Gráfica, la presidenta de la Comisión de Legislación del Trabajo, diputada de extracción gremial, Vanesa Siley, dijo que “esto es el fruto de una lucha” y reconoció a …

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 …

U.S. accused of violating international labor laws, forced-labor protections in new complaint

Leaders representing a large number of U.S. trade unions filed a complaint with the United Nations’ labor agency Wednesday, arguing that the country under President Trump has violated international labor …

Comentarios a las memorias de OIT enviados por centrales sindicales Colombianas. Aplicación de los Convenios 144, 87, 98, 122, 177 y 159

Como es de su conocimiento, cada año las centrales sindicales tienen la posibilidad de enviar sus propios comentarios a las Memorias de cada Gobierno envía a la Comisión de Expertos …

Corte Suprema de Colombia condena a Avianca pagar indemnización al sindicato ACDAC (ITF) por provocar desafiliación masiva

La Sala Laboral de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Colombia, en sentencia del pasado 16 de septiembre estudió un recurso extraordinario de casasión interpuesto por ACDAC el sindicato de …

Extending social security to workers in the informal economy: Lessons from international experience

“For most workers in the informal economy, the lack of social protection is a challenge not only in their daily struggles to make ends meet but in their aspirations to …

COVID-19 and the World of Work Rapid Assessment of the Employment Impacts and Policy Responses: NORTH MACEDONIA

“The decline in working hours during quarter 2 is equivalent to the loss of 85,550 full-time jobs. The Covid-19 crisis hit North Macedonia after a year of exceptional job growth, …

Harnessing Public Institutions for Labour Law Enforcement

The paper explores how to integrate a Transnational Labour Inspectorate (‘TLI’) dealing with transnational private instruments of Multinational Enterprises (‘MNEs’) into the International Labour Organization (‘ILO’). After exploring monitoring initiatives …

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