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Apr 22, 20214 min read
A Call for Urgent Action on Myanmar
Trade unions can only fully and freely function in democracies. It is also true that democracy cannot be complete without trade unions....
Apr 9, 20212 min read
The independent trade unions in Belarus is awarded the Arthur Svensson Prize
The «Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights» for 2021 is awarded to the independent trade union movement in Belarus,...
Mar 19, 20212 min read
Racism is a trade union issue
Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown into sharp relief the need to urgently uproot and dismantle systemic inequalities...
Feb 24, 20213 min read
Workers' rights under threat as online work surges
Digital labour platforms have increased five-fold worldwide in the last decade according to the ILO’s latest World Employment and Social...
Feb 12, 20214 min read
Trade Unions and the Struggle for Democracy
Unless assuming power and relinquishing it are based on the will of the people, government cannot be legitimate. Although they have...
Feb 3, 20212 min read
Increased repression in Belarus - prison sentences for strikes
Tens of thousands of people have taken part in strikes and demonstrations in the country since Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory in...
Feb 1, 20212 min read
Thousands of slaves in Brazil
Forced labour, an exhausting working routine, degrading conditions, and debt servitude are some of the characteristics of what is termed...
Jan 13, 20213 min read
Pandemic wage theft
As employment sectors became impacted by COVID-19, many migrant workers were forced to accept poorer terms and conditions of employment,...
Jan 4, 20219 min read
The unions kept us strong through 2020
Amid the devastation and misery brought by the pandemic, workers across the world was the core of the resistance, calling to account...
Dec 8, 20203 min read
New digital platform shines light on labour rights issues in fashion supply chains
Based on cheap prices, speed, and maximising profits, the fashion industry has long been built on poverty wages, exploitation and...
Nov 30, 20203 min read
Solidarity with Filipino workers' fight
In the darkest time since the end of the dictatorship of President Marcos in 1986, the trade union movement in the Philippines has come...
Nov 17, 20203 min read
India: Brutal attack on workers’ ability to safeguard their rights
BJP-led Central government has actively excluded trade unions from pre-legislative consultations on drafting the new labour codes,...
Nov 11, 20202 min read
We need a binding treaty to to end corporate impunity
Negotiations on a legally binding instrument were recently held in Geneva. If adopted, the instrument will make companies legally liable...
Nov 5, 20202 min read
The situation of trade unions in Myanmar
Trade unions in garment factories in Myanmar are systematically hampered in their work. New trade unions at garment factories in Myanmar...
Oct 29, 20202 min read
Nominations are open for the Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights 2021
We hereby invite unions all over the world to nominate candidates for next year's award of the Arthur Svensson international prize for...
Oct 20, 20202 min read
Child labor on the rise in the cocoa industry
The world’s chocolate companies depend on cocoa produced with the aid of more than 1 million West African child workers, according to a...
Oct 13, 20202 min read
Farmworkers in South Africa take to the streets
The Commercial Stevedoring Agricultural & Allied Workers (CSAAWU) took to the streets of Robertson winery 7th of October. The winner of...
Oct 8, 20203 min read
New global index shows catastrophic failure to tackle inequality
Very low spending on public healthcare, weak social safety nets and poor labour rights meant the majority of the world’s countries were...
Sep 25, 20205 min read
Labour Rights Defenders are Human Rights Defenders
Labour rights activism makes societies fairer by addressing the imbalance of power between corporations and workers and improving working...
Sep 22, 20201 min read
Thousands of Colombians protest against economic policies
Nearly five thousand Colombians showed up to protest on Monday, taking a stand against the current economic crisis and recent incidents...
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