“Whereas: (1) Article 31 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union provides that every worker has the right to working conditions which respect his or her health, safety …
Annie Lennox: This is a seismic moment to tackle violence and sexual harassment around the world
I have spent years campaigning on social justice issues concerning the rights of women and girls. I feel driven by the conviction that it is essential to try, with the …
ITUC Global Trade Union Rights Index 2019 / L’indice CSI des droits dans le monde 2019 / 2019 Índice Global de los Derechos de la CSI
“Democracy is in crisis. The systematic dismantling of the foundations of workplace democracy and the violent repression of strikes and protests put at risk peace and stability. The 2019 Global …
Tailored Wages 2019: The state of pay in the global garment industry
The Tailored Wages report analyses responses from 20 top clothing brands about their progress in implementing a living wage for the workers who produce their clothes. It found that whilst …
La OIT debate que la salud en el trabajo sea considerado un derecho fundamental
La Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) quiere celebrar sus 100 años de vida con una declaración que recoja los cambios que se están dando en el mundo de trabajo con la revolución …
OPINION: Can a global treaty end gender-based violence at work? With workers it will.
Between June 10–21, the International Labour Organization (ILO) is meeting in Geneva to finalize a convention covering violence and harassment at work. The process creating this convention is important: The …
Activists unite to fight corporate SLAPP suits
Legal suits designed to drain the resources of citizens and rights groups, known as strategic litigation against public participation, work to silence those most affected by big business. “SLAPP suit” …
Corporate Commitments to Living Wages in the Garment Industry
This report investigates the commitments that 20 garment companies have made to paying living wages across their supplier network and analyses the actions they have taken to meet those commitments. …
Press Release: Rotterdam Convention discredited as chrysotile asbestos fails to be listed
The eighth Conference of Parties to the Rotterdam Convention, a United Nations treaty that requires dangerous substances listed by the Convention to be traded only with prior informed consent, is …
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