Taiwan is one of the world’s largest distant water fishing (DWF) powers, with over 1,100 Taiwanese-flagged vessels fishing across our oceans and hundreds more Taiwanese-owned vessels flagged to other countries. …
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COVID-19 and world of work: Impacts and responses
This note offers the ILO’s preliminary assessment concerning the possible impacts of COVID-19 on the world of work and proposes a range of policy options to mitigate these impacts and …
Future of unemployment and the informal sector of India
The article deals with the problems of poverty persisting in India due to presence of large unorganised sector under which the portion of informal sector has been on the rise. …
Access to Justice Challenges Faced by Victims and Survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Eswatini
“In June 2018, the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence (SODV) Act was passed into law after years of advocacy from civil society and women’s human rights organizations in Eswatini. It …
SEVEN YEARS AFTER RANA PLAZA, SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES REMAIN
Nearly seven years ago, in April 2013, the Rana Plaza garment factory in Bangladesh collapsed and killed more than one thousand workers. This U.S. Senate Report describes how today many …
Uyghurs for sale
The Chinese government has facilitated the mass transfer of Uyghur and other ethnic minority citizens from the far west region of Xinjiang to factories across the country. Under conditions that …
ILO: Promoting employment and decent work in a changing landscape
The Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR) is pleased to publish this new General Survey, which addresses a crucial subject that is one of the …
ECCJ Legal Brief: EU Model Legislation on Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights and the Environment
ECCJ has long been calling for EU legislation on mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence and corporate liability, requiring companies to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for human rights abuses and …
European Commission: Study on due diligence requirements through the supply chain
This study for the European Commission focuses on due diligence requirements to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for abuses of human rights, including the rights of the child and fundamental …
Study on due diligence requirements through the supply chain
This study for the European Commission focuses on due diligence requirements to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for abuses of human rights, including the rights of the child and fundamental …
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