What Difference Does a Union Make? Banana Plantations in the North and South of Guatemala

Non-unionised workers earn less than half the hourly pay of unionised workers and work 12 hours per week more. Non-union workers are 81 percent more likely to face verbal abuse …

Observación relativa al derecho de reunión pacífica del Comité de Derechos Humanos-PIDCP

El 17 de septiembre de 2020, el Comité de Derechos Humanos del Pacto Internacional de Derechos Civiles y Políticos de Naciones Unidas emitió la Observación General No. 37, relativa al …

Unions in the Fair Work Act Decade – and the Aftermath of ‘Change the Rules’

“The decade in which the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) has been in operation has continued to present challenges for the Australian union movement. Despite high hopes that the 2009 legislation’s support …

Government of Belarus steps up effort to suppress strikes

“The ITUC has documented more than 40 cases of independent union supporters being arrested, detained, intimidated and in several cases imprisoned, and many more have been rounded up in the …

Panel Review to Open on S. Korea-EU Dispute over ILO Conventions

A panel of experts will be convened next month to determine whether Seoul violated its free trade agreement with the European Union by postponing approvals of key international conventions on …

Unions boycott discussion on Labor Law amendments

Several unions and federations boycotted a meeting with garment industry and government representatives on September 15 to discuss amendments to the Labor Law that the unions say will harm the …

ISSUES UNDER THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: EMPLOYEE RIGHTS TO REFUSE TO WORK IN UNSAFE CONDITIONS, AND ISSUES FOR BARGAINING AND THOSE AFFECTING HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS

“In a nutshell, further elaborated in the following sections, the right of workers covered by the NLRA to be free from retaliation for engaging in concerted activities for mutual aid …

Will there be a sunrise for workers’ unions in India’s renewable sector?

“In the 2020 United States Presidential election campaign, Democratic candidate Joe Biden has announced a two trillion U.S. dollar clean energy plan which focuses on stable jobs in the renewable sector and …

Capacity building for effective social dialogue in the European Union

“The main objective of this report is to feed into the discussion on how Eurofound can contribute to supporting capacity building of social partners for effective social dialogue. The specific …

CSA realizó Reunión preparatoria para la elaboración de los comentarios a las Memorias anuales sobre Convenios Internacionales del Trabajo

El pasado viernes 4S la #ConfederaciónSindicalDeLasAméricas-CSA  con apoyo de #ILAWNetwork realizó una Reunión preparatoria para la elaboración de los comentarios a las Memorias anuales sobre Convenios Internacionales del Trabajo. La …

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