Platform labour in search of value: A study of workers’ organizing practices and business models in the digital economy

Based on a literature review and in-depth interviews with a range of stakeholders — representatives from academia, global trade union federations, traditional and new-age trade unions working with platform workers, …

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ILO: Resolution concerning the second recurrent discussion on social protection (social security)

Here is the Report of the Recurrent Discussion Committee: Social Protection (social security): https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—ed_norm/—relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_804457.pdf Here is the ILO Resolution: https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—ed_norm/—relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_806099.pdf

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ILO Report – Making decent work a reality for domestic workers: Progress and prospects ten years after the adoption of the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189)

“Since the adoption of the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189), domestic workers have gained legal protection in many countries. For too many domestic workers, however, decent work has not …

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MARITIME HUMAN RIGHTS RISKS AND THE COVID-19 CREW CHANGE CRISIS A TOOL TO SUPPORT HUMAN RIGHTS DUE DILIGENCE

“The maritime industry is responsible for transporting more than 80 per cent of global trade of goods, such as automobiles, bulk commodities, chemicals, wood products, iron and steel, garments and …

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Does the IFC still have the leverage to push for labour rights?

“On Saturday 10 April 2021, a meeting was held between the company management of Karot Power Company LTD – a special-purpose vehicle incorporated in Pakistan and majority-owned by China Three …

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ILO Report: Working from Home – From Invisibility to decent work

“Though working from home has long been an important feature of the world of work, the institutions that govern the labour market are rarely designed with the home as a …

INFORME No. 89/21 PETICIÓN 5-12 INFORME DE ADMISIBILIDAD TRABAJADORES MINEROS DE CANANEA Y SUS FAMILIARES MÉXICO

La parte peticionaria alega la responsabilidad internacional del Estado por la violación de los derechos humanos de ochocientos veintiocho trabajadores mineros sindicalizados que laboraban en la mina Cananea y de …

ILO Committee on Freedom of Association Report (2021)

The ILO Committee on Freedom of Association released its latest report, including cases on Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Jordan, Korea, Madagascar, Pakistan and Romania.

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ILO Report: The role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work

The report offers a comprehensive picture of the experience of workers and businesses on online web-based and location-based platforms, drawing on surveys and interviews with some 12,000 workers and representatives …

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ILO Committee of Experts Annual Report 2021

 Application of International Labour Standards 2021 Addendum to the 2020 Report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations International Labour Conference 109th Session, 2021 https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—ed_norm/—relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_771042.pdf

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