Heading in the Wrong Direction: ‘Global Britain’ and ILO Standards on Industrial Action

Global Britain’ is the ambitious term used by the UK Government for describing Britain’s place in the world after Brexit. Attempts at definition have focused on its critical role as a defender of …

ETUI: The right to strike – country factsheets (35 Countries)

The right to strike varies considerably across Europe, often with specific rules and restrictions imposed on public service workers. The European Trade Union Institute has produced 35 country factsheets that …

TUC reports government to UN body over attacks on right to strike

The UK’s main union body has reported the government to the UN’s labour standards organisation for alleged attacks on workers’ right to strike. The Trades Union Congress (TUC) said ministers …

UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination – Concluding Observations on Zimbabwe

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) evaluated Zimbabwe in its recent review found: “The Committee is concerned that legislation to protect labor rights and prevent discrimination …

Tribunal Federal Laboral emitió sentencia contra Saint Gobain

El Tribunal Federal Laboral -de nueva creación con la reforma laboral- emitió una sentencia condenatoria en contra de la empresa Saint Gobain, quien fue denunciada por violar los “derechos humanos …

Starbucks illegally withheld raises from union workers, labor board says

Starbucks illegally withheld wages and benefits from thousands of unionized baristas, the National Labor Relations Board alleged in a complaint Wednesday. The complaint arrives during a campaign by the coffee …

Legislating to Rebuild Worker Power: The Industrial Relations Reforms We Need from the Albanese Labor Government

“Industrial relations reform has been a highly contested area of Australian public policy for the last 30 years. But let’s focus on the period since the last Labor Government brought …

Social Contracts and Informal Workers in the Global South

“Social Contracts and Informal Workers in the Global South draws on the accounts of informal workers, who represent over 60 per cent of the global workforce, to advocate for radically …

Maroc. Répression antisyndicale dans les centres d’appels

Lorsque Ayoub Saoud veut se rendre à son travail au centre d’appel Casablanca B2S, vingt agents de sécurité lui barrent la route. Ils lui refusent, ainsi qu’à six autres employés, l’accès …

Ukraine could abandon key labour principle as part of EU drive

The Ukrainian government intends to abandon its long-held principle of consulting trade unions and employers’ associations over policy as part of the country’s drive to join the EU, draft plans …

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