Belarus: Where democracy is not a right

Belarus – which literally means [land of the] White Rus – is a landlocked eastern European nation. Population: under 10m. Capital city: Minsk. Governed by: Alexander Lukashenko, the first and …

Colombia: Apuntes sobre el piso de (des) protección social

El fuerte debate que ambienta la estructuración del denominado piso de protección social, incluido en el Decreto 1174 del 2020, que reglamentó el artículo 193 del Plan Nacional de Desarrollo …

ITUC for New Social Contract between workers, government and business.

“Implementing a New Social Contract would make sure that that rights are respected, jobs are decent with minimum living wages and collective bargaining, social protection is universal, due diligence and …

Labor Law Must Include All Workers

“In January of this year, we published a comprehensive set of recommendations for reforming U.S. labor law. Although the recommendations were extensive, the theory that lay behind them was straightforward: …

Talleres virtuales: “Relaciones entre la Unión Europea y América Latina” para analizar el impacto de los TLC

El martes 22 de septiembre inician una serie de mesas redondas virtuales para analizar los posibles efectos sociales, medioambientales y políticos de los Tratados de Libre Comercio suscritos o en …

Corte Suprema de Colombia condena a Avianca pagar indemnización al sindicato ACDAC (ITF) por provocar desafiliación masiva

La Sala Laboral de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Colombia, en sentencia del pasado 16 de septiembre estudió un recurso extraordinario de casasión interpuesto por ACDAC el sindicato de …

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 …

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