OECD: Policy Responses to New Forms of Work

This report provides a snapshot of the policy actions being taken by OECD, EU and G20 countries in response to growing diversity in forms of employment, with the aim of …

Ending violence and harassment in the world of work – “ILO Blue Report”

The report contains the English and French versions of the proposed texts of the Convention and Recommendation, as amended in light of the replies received, and for the reasons given …

World Bank: WOMEN, BUSINESS AND THE LAW 2019

In 2019, the World Bank published Women, Business and the Law 2019: A Decade of Reform, which examines ten years of data through an index structured around the economic decisions …

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European Parliament – Access to legal remedies for victims of corporate human rights abuses in third countries

European-based multinational corporations can cause or be complicit in human rights abuses in third countries. Victims of corporate human rights abuses frequently face many hurdles when attempting to hold corporations …

A Just and Fair Transition for Canadian Coal Power Workers and Communities

“With ten recommendations, this report provides advice on what we could include in a just transition plan for coal workers and communities. It also: provides a background and overview of …

Vigilance Plans Reference Guidance

The purpose of this Vigilance Plans Reference Guidance is to explain our organisation’s understanding of Law No. 2017-399 of 27 March 2017, on the duty of vigilance of parent and …

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2019 Annual Report of the ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations

    English: https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—ed_norm/—relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_670146.pdf Spanish: https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—ed_norm/—relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_670148.pdf French: https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—ed_norm/—relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_670150.pdf

Accountability for forced labor in a globalized economy: Lessons and challenges in litigation, with examples from Qatar

The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) has investigated whether transnational companies from Europe cause or contribute to forced labor or other labor abuses along their supply chains …

Brave New World: Fundamental Labour Rights in the Charter Era

It is for this reason the Canadian Foundation for Labour Rights (CFLR) has commissioned the following paper. The objective of the paper is to provide analysis and interpretation of the …

Tainted Garments: The Exploitation of Women and Girls in India’s Home Based Garment Sector

This report offers the most wide-reaching and comprehensive investigation yet into the conditions of work for women and girls in India’s home-based garment sector. The report finds that the situation of …