Corporate Accountability for Human Rights Abuses: A Guide for Victims and NGOs on Recourse Mechanisms

“Published for the first time in 2010, FIDH’s guide on Corporate Accountability for Human Rights Abuses seeks to provide a practical tool for victims and their (legal) representatives, NGOs and other …

UN’s labour agency suspends cooperation with Russia

ILO suspends cooperation with Russia, except when related to humanitarian assistance, until it halts its war on Ukraine. The UN’s International Labour Organization has said it will halt all technical …

ILO: Care at work – Investing in care leave and services for a more gender equal world of work

“The ILO report Care at Work: Investing in Care Leave Policies and Care Services for a More GenderEqual World of Work provides a global overview of national laws and practices …

ILO adopts a revised code of practice on safety and health in construction

More than 229 million construction workers around the globe may benefit from a revised and updated code of practice on safety and health, adopted by International Labour Organization (ILO) experts …

ILO Committee of Experts of the Application of Conventions and recommendations (CEACR) 2022

The ILO CEACR has published its 2022 annual report. The CEACR has ‘double footnoted’ the most concerning cases:  Azerbaijan, Central African Republic, China, Malawi, and Myanmar

Faced With Questions About Forced Labor in China, the I.O.C. Is Tight-Lipped

Olympic officials are reluctant to probe whether any Beijing 2022 merchandise might have been made under duress by Uyghurs, an activist group charges. The activists’ request was straightforward: They wanted …

Acuerdo para reintegrar a pilotos de Avianca que fueron despedidos por la huelga

Luego de cuatro años de realizada la huelga más larga de la historia en el transporte aéreo, en Colombia, decidida por ACDAC sindicato gremial de pilotos, en la empresa Avianca, …

COVID-19: ILO Monitor – 8th edition ‘Employment impact from the pandemic worse than expected’

“The loss of working hours in 2021 because of the pandemic will be significantly higher than previously estimated, as a two-speed recovery between developed and developing nations threatens the global …

Sentencia de la Corte Constitucional del Ecuador ordena el cumplimiento de recomendaciones del Comité de Libertad Sindical

La Corte Constitucional del Ecuador, a partir de una Acción de Cumplimiento analizó la aplicación de Recomendaciones del Comité de Libertad Sindical aprobadas por el Consejo de Administración de la …

ILO Asia Pacific Report: Opportunities for a Just Transition to environmental sustainability and COVID-19 recovery in the textile and garment sector in Asia

“The impact of COVID-19 on the textile and garment sector in Asian countries has been and continues to be immense, and may last for a very long time. While countries …