Report of the ILO Director-General: A moment of choice: Harnessing artificial intelligence for decent work

“A moment of choice: Harnessing artificial intelligence for decent work 1. In reflecting on the theme of this year’s report A moment of choice: Harnessing artificial intelligence for decent work, …

ILO: Conclusions and recommendations – Technical meeting on challenges and opportunities for promoting decent work, productivity and a just transition arising from artificial intelligence in the manufacturing industry

Manufacturing and the impact of artificial intelligence 1. Manufacturing spans an extraordinary breadth of industries across the world. It remains at the heart of economic transformation, technological innovation, and social …

ILO: Realizing decent work in the platform economy – Draft Convention and Recommendation

This is the fourth and last report for the standard-setting item on Realizing decent work in the platform economy. It is based on the replies to the third report and …

UN Disability Resolution Passes After LGBTQ Language Cut

The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on the Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The resolution passed with near-unanimous support and contains important …

Synthesis report on opportunities, best practices, actionable solutions, challenges and barriers relevant to just transition and the full realization of human rights for all people – Report of the Secretary-General

The present report examines how existing international human rights frameworks can help guide just transition, identifies key barriers and challenges and outlines applicable human rights frameworks. It presents human rights-based …

Book: The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Employment Relation

“This book is the first comprehensive academic treatment of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and employment rights, which has a global vocation demonstrated by having …

Oxfam Files Formal UN Complaint Against Amazon, Walmart’s ‘Systematic Human Rights Violations

Oxfam, which aims to fight inequality and poverty globally, announced Thursday it had submitted a formal complaint against both companies to the United Nations’ Working Group on Business & Human Rights, …

ILO Report: Violence and harassment in the world of work-Trade union initiatives, strategies and negotiations since the adoption of the Convention on Violence and Harassment (No. 190) and its Recommendation (No. 206), 2019

This report is a collection of trade union initiatives and strategies preventing, addressing, and eliminating violence and harassment in the world of work. It focuses on measures introduced since the …

Access to information on climate change and human rights – Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change

Of note, the report finds: 34. States should provide information to workers and trade unions on the types of climate-driven occupational safety and health hazards occurring by sector, as well …

Heat at work: Implications for safety and health

Heat stress can immediately impact workers on the job, leading to illnesses such as heat exhaustion, heatstroke, and even death. In the longer term, workers can develop serious and debilitating …