Mikhail Fridman is one of the wealthiest men in Russia and a close associate of Vladimir Putin. Among his many investments is a Georgian...

The repression against the independent trade unions in Belarus continues. Trade union leaders and local activists still get arrested. A...

In a brave statement of 28th April the Russian trade union confederation KTR declares full support for the jailed trade union leaders of...

Free and democratic trade unions in Belarus have been under pressure for decades. However, a series of searches and arrests the last...

The repression against the free trade unions in Belarus has escalated seriously. Today, 19th of April the leadership of the confederation...

The "Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights" for 2022 goes to the Liberian trade union for health workers NAHWUL...

ITUC (The International Trade Union Confederation) is a global workers' organization, but also a peace organization. The FNPR, the...

Last week, the Governing Body of the International Labour Organization (ILO), passed a resolution strongly condemning Russian aggression...

The International Labor Organization (ILO) decided on Wednesday to suspend its technical assistance to Russia until the end of the war in...

The ILO Committee of Experts calls on the government of Belarus to restore the rights and freedoms of workers without delay. It urges the...

Since Myanmar’s military illegally seized power on 1 February 2021, garment workers – the majority of whom are women – have been on the...

One of the Ukrainian confederations, KVPU, states: "We cannot stay with FNPR in one global organization. We demand the immediate...

Trade Unionism is far more than collective bargaining and social dialogue, it is the most important voice of working people against...

The free and independent trade unions in Belarus and Russia have made strong statements against Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Both...

Workers in key garment- and footwear-producing countries are, on average, receiving just half of the pay they need to achieve a decent...

The Burmese people ask the international community to stand up, to tighten sanctions, and to strangle the military junta and the...

One year into the attempted military coup, it is clear the private sector has failed to meet their human rights obligations. Businesses...

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has launched a new global database on trade agreements containing labour provisions, paving...

Kazakhstan is known for a systematic violation of core human and workers’ rights, as well as general lack of democracy in the country....

Lebanon’s restrictive and exploitative kafala (sponsorship) system traps tens of thousands of migrant domestic workers in highly abusive...