“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 …
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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 …
Revisión de las Normas Internacionales del Trabajo. El rol del Grupo Tripartito de Trabajo del Mecanismo de Examen de Normas de la OIT (MEN)
“El Grupo de Trabajo tripartito del Mecanismo de Examen de Normas (GTT del MEN), funciona en el marco de la iniciativa relativa a las normas, que es una de las …
GSP PLUS AND LABOR STANDARDS IN PAKISTAN: THE CHASM BETWEEN CONDITIONS AND COMPLIANCE
This report assesses the progress of the GSP+ program between the European Union and Pakistan towards better labor standards in Pakistan in the light of a three-pronged analysis comprising, (1) …
PAKISTAN COUNTRY STUDY 2016: LABOR STANDARDS IN THE GARMENT SUPPLY CHAIN
This study discusses the labor conditions in Pakistan’s garment industry by giving an overview of the industrial relations and the key stakeholders actively involved in shaping the prevailing labor conditions, …
ILO News: International Labor Standards in Hong Kong to Be Continued
The 85th International Labor Conference announced that International labor Standards prevailing in Hong Kong prior to the transfer of sovereignty would be applied after 1 July 1997 by the Government of …
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