ILO – Decent work opportunities and challenges in recycling

For millennia, recycling has been a fundamental economic activity and part of everyday life for humankind. In ancient history, economies were largely based on agriculture, waste was primarily organic, volumes …

Competition and labour – A Trade Union Reading of EU Competition Policies

“Competition practices are facing a growing range of criticisms amid concerns with corporate power at an all-time high. This raises a number of challenges, including adverse impact on sustainability issues …

ILO – Draft policy guidelines for the promotion of decent work in recycling

Recycling is part of the circle of life and is also an important livelihood for millions of people. A centuries-old economic and ecological activity, recycling has continued to expand as …

ACHPR: Resolution on the Development of Guidelines on the Protection of the Rights of Workers in the Informal Economy Sector in Africa

“The Commission decides:  1. to task the Working Group on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Africa, to develop Guidelines on the Protection of the Rights of Workers in the …

ILO Report: Realizing decent work in the platform economy

“The ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work, adopted by the International Labour Conference at its 108th Session (2019), calls on all ILO Member States to put in place …

SUD PTT v La Poste

C’est la première fois qu’une entreprise française se fait reprendre par la justice en matière de devoir de vigilance, avec la circonstance aggravante qu’il s’agit d’un employeur public. Ce délibéré …

UNHRC Resloution: Centrality of care and support from a human rights perspective

In a resolution on the centrality of care and support from a human rights perspective, the UN Human Rights Council decided to request the High Commissioner for Human Rights to …

UNSR FOAA: Advancing the rights of freedom of peaceful assembly and of association of workers in the informal economy

“Workers’ rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association are neither wellrespected, protected or fulfilled in the world today. As the International Trade Union Confederation (‘ITUC’s’) 2022 Global Rights …

ILO Guidance Note – Wage Protection for Migrant Workers

“Working time and wages are the working conditions that have the most direct and tangible effect on the everyday lives of workers and employers. Wages can determine job choice, the …

ILO Committee on Freedom of Association Report (2023)

ILO’s Committee on Freedom of Association Report https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—ed_norm/—relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_872245.pdf https://www.ilo.org/gb/GBSessions/GB347/ins/WCMS_873062/lang–en/index.htm (additional languages available here)