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)

Subcontracting: Exploitation by design. Tackling the business model for social dumping

A new study commissioned by The Left in the European Parliament sets out how subcontracting has become the business model for exploiting workers in the EU. Numerous scandals – from systemic exploitation …

Obsessed with Audit Tools, Missing the Goal

Why Social Audits Can’t Fix Labor Rights Abuses in Global Supply Chains “Andrew A. is one of numerous auditing experts who spoke with Human Rights Watch and shared insights about …

ILO Committee on Freedom of Association 400th Report

Here is the most recent ILO CFA Report    

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