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Oxfam Files Formal UN Complaint Against Amazon, Walmart’s ‘Systematic Human Rights Violations

Oxfam, which aims to fight inequality and poverty globally, announced Thursday it had submitted a formal complaint against both companies to the United Nations’ Working Group on Business & Human Rights, …

ILO Report: Violence and harassment in the world of work-Trade union initiatives, strategies and negotiations since the adoption of the Convention on Violence and Harassment (No. 190) and its Recommendation (No. 206), 2019

This report is a collection of trade union initiatives and strategies preventing, addressing, and eliminating violence and harassment in the world of work. It focuses on measures introduced since the …

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Access to information on climate change and human rights – Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change

Of note, the report finds: 34. States should provide information to workers and trade unions on the types of climate-driven occupational safety and health hazards occurring by sector, as well …

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Heat at work: Implications for safety and health

Heat stress can immediately impact workers on the job, leading to illnesses such as heat exhaustion, heatstroke, and even death. In the longer term, workers can develop serious and debilitating …

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UNSR Report: Contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences

“In the present report to the General Assembly, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, considers the role of workers’ organizations in preventing workers …

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Webinar: Applying International Labour Standards to the Informal Economy

Please join us for a webinar on our new publication, Applying International Labour Standards to the Informal Economy. Discussants include colleagues from ILAW, WIEGO, ITUC and ACTRAV. The ILO has estimated that over 60 …

July 10, 2024

ILO Report – Profits and poverty: The economics of forced labour

“US$236 billion. This is the obscene level of annual profit generated from forced labour in the world today. This figure reflects the wages or earnings effectively stolen from the pockets …

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ILO Policy Brief: From global care crisis to quality care at home: The case for including domestic workers in care policies and ensuring their rights at work

“The ILO has issued a new policy brief urging governments, workers’ and employers’ organizations to ensure domestic workers have access to labour rights and social protection. Publication of From global …

Advancing FOAA Rights of Informal Economy Workers

March 4, 2024
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Centrales sindicales y ILAW Network piden a la Corte Constitucional en Colombia acabar con la negociación colectiva con NO sindicalizados

En Colombia la Corte Constitucional ha admitido una demanda contra la figura de los “Pactos Colectivos”, por medio de los cuales las empresas negocian directamente con trabajadores no sindicalizados, incluso …

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