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U.S. accused of violating international labor laws, forced-labor protections in new complaint

Leaders representing a large number of U.S. trade unions filed a complaint with the United Nations’ labor agency Wednesday, arguing that the country under President Trump has violated international labor …

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AFL-CIO & SEIU Complaint to the ILO Committee on Freedom of Association Against the Government of the United States of America

The complaint focuses on the failures of U.S. labor law and policy including which have endangered the rights of workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes the fact that the …

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Comentarios a las memorias de OIT enviados por centrales sindicales Colombianas. Aplicación de los Convenios 144, 87, 98, 122, 177 y 159

Como es de su conocimiento, cada año las centrales sindicales tienen la posibilidad de enviar sus propios comentarios a las Memorias de cada Gobierno envía a la Comisión de Expertos …

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Collective-bargaining rights for platform workers

The pioneering Danish collective agreement on platform-based domestic workers has been vitiated by a misguided ruling by its competition authority. https://www.socialeurope.eu/collective-bargaining-rights-for-platform-workers/

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ORGANISING YOUTUBE: A novel case of platform worker organising

“In the last decade, YouTube has established itself as the largest video sharing platform worldwide. Used by more than 2 billion people regularly today, YouTube is not just a crucial …

YouTubers of the world, unite! – what happens when a grassroots, international creators’ movement and a traditional trade union join forces?

“Jörg Sprave built his first slingshot at the age of six but didn’t think of pursuing his hobby further until almost 40 years later. At that time Sprave, who holds …

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India: By elevating labour rights to human rights, the SC opens a door

The Covid-19 pandemic has created significant social and political upheaval. One casualty of this upheaval has been the protections and rights guaranteed under our Constitution and our laws to working …

Indonesia’s Parliament Approves Jobs Bill, Despite Labor and Environmental Fears

Indonesia’s Parliament gave final approval Monday to a sweeping jobs-creation bill that would loosen labor and environmental regulations, moves that critics say would harm workers and permit widespread deforestation. With …

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Peru Gobierno pretende restringir el derecho a la Negociación Colectiva en el Sector Público mediante la prórroga del Decreto de Urgencia No. 014 de 2020

Peru Gobierno pretende restringir el derecho a la NegociaciónColectiva en el Sector Público mediante la prórroga del Decreto de Urgencia No. 014 de 2020 que reglamenta y restringe la negociación …

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Geneva adopts what’s believed to be the highest minimum wage in the world, at $25 an hour

Voters in Geneva, Switzerland, have agreed to introduce a minimum wage in the canton that is the equivalent of $25 an hour — believed to be the highest in the …

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