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Stranded migrants need safe and dignified return, says independent UN rights panel

‘Left to die’ Citing reports of ill-treatment and torture “every single day in detention camps”, the UN Committee on Migrant Workers raised the alarm over facilities in Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia …

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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 …

ILO report on Youth Aspirations and the Future of Work

The report reviews “the literature on the concepts and drivers of aspirations; develops a conceptual framework that relates labour market conditions to aspirations; maps the existing survey-based evidence on the …

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Looking back to look ahead: A rights-based approach to social protection in the post-COVID-19 economic recovery

As the world faces the deepest economic recession since the 1929 Great Depression, social protection is again on the top of the international agenda, years after the adoption in 2012 …

The 2020 Draft UN Business and Human Rights Treaty–Steady Progress Towards Historic Failure

“It is not only appropriate, but essential, then, to seek to establish within the framework of the UN human rights system a universal normative platform to facilitate the evaluation and …

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SISTEMA DE CONTROL DE APLICACIÓN DE NORMAS INTERNACIONALES EN LA OIT. Importancia de la participación sindical

Compartimos con nuestros afiliados y afiliadas una presentación de #ILAWNetwork resúmen de los mecanismos de control de aplicación de Normas Internacionales en la OIT, con especial énfasis en el envío …

ILO calls on Belarus President to respect workers’ rights and freedoms amid protests

The Director-General of the International Labour Organization, Guy Ryder, has called on the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, to prevent human rights violations and “ensure full respect for workers’ rights …

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Extending social protection to informal workers in the COVID-19 crisis: country responses and policy considerations

“The COVID-19 crisis and its economic and social impacts are particularly harsh for workers in the informal economy and their families. Almost 1.6 billion informal workers are affected by the …

Global Supply Chains–Where Art Thou in the BHR Treaty?

Global supply chains affect every aspect of our lives. It is hard to overstate the impact of supply chains on the economy and people’s lives…. But there is not a …

A Practical Guide to Teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

“The year 2020 has brought unprecedented changes to the global economy and the world of work. On the 11th of March, the World Health Organization (WHO) characterized the novel coronavirus …

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