UNHRC Resolution: Right to Privacy in the Digital Age

In a resolution on the right to privacy in the digital age, the UN Human Rights Council called upon all States to respect and protect the right to privacy, including in …

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 …

UK: TUC complains to UN watchdog over ‘undemocratic’ UK anti-strike law

“The Trades Union Congress has lodged a complaint with the UN’s labour standards body claiming the UK government flouted the watchdog’s orders over its newly enforced “undemocratic” anti-strike law. Paul Nowak, the …

UN Special Rapporteur Report: Protection of the labour and human rights of migrant workers

In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Felipe González Morales, outlines the main activities undertaken during the reporting period since his most recent report …

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 Committee on the Freedom of Association Report

Here is the June 2023 Full CFA Report: https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—ed_norm/—relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_885247.pdf

ILO: Migrant workers’ rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining

“Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining (FACB) are fundamental rights of universal scope that should apply to all workers – including migrant workers – without distinction. In …

U.S. employers have gone from opposing international labor standards to hiding behind them. Now a complaint is trying to stop U.S.-style union busting from taking over the world

Earlier this month, a group of U.S. unions–the AFL-CIO, SEIU, and Workers United–filed a complaint with the International Labour Organization’s Committee on Freedom of Association. In the filing, they convincingly argue …

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)

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