Cambodia: Union leader jailed - shocking abuse of human rights
Six months ago, a woman trade union leader from Cambodia was on her way home from Melbourne, where she attended the world congress of the...
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- May 9
- 2 min
A new bill to protect Indonesia’s domestic workers this month
Indonesia is the largest democracy in the world without a law to protect its domestic workers. That may be about to change, with a bill...
- Apr 30
- 2 min
IDWF and Elizabeth Tang receives The Arthur Svensson Prize 2023
The "Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights" 2023 is awarded to the "International Domestic Workers Federation"...
- Apr 26
- 5 min
Myanmar: trade unionists in the firing line
Martial law, amendments to the penal code and anti-terrorism laws allow trade unionists to be tried as if traitors. Many have been...
- Mar 29
- 3 min
Belarus: ILO tightens pressure over workers’ rights violations
The Lukashenko regime has continued the persecution of trade unionists, imprisoning several union leaders and staff in recent months and...
- Mar 8
- 2 min
Belarus authorities continue to crack down on union activists
Authorities in Belarus continue to crack down on what is left of the independent union movement in the country. Since the raids against...
- Mar 1
- 3 min
The dark side of IKEA
As a company based in Sweden, which is home to some of the world’s most powerful unions, you would think that IKEA would be an employer...
- Feb 16
- 3 min
Full-scale attack on Ukraine’s labour rights
Along with Russia's full-scale invasion which is unforgivable, Ukrainians are facing another threat: Since March 2022 workers have also...
- Feb 9
- 4 min
ILO mission after wave of killings of trade unionists
A team from the International Labour Organization (ILO) concluded last week a probe into labour rights in the Philippines after three...
- Jan 24
- 4 min
Release Belarusian trade unionists!
Since April 2022 the Belarusian government has been carrying out systematic repression against independent trade unions in Belarus. Till...
- Jan 11
- 3 min
Qatargate: What the scandal reveals about the global trade union movement
In early December, the newly-elected leader of the International Trade Union Confederation, Luca Visentini, was arrested in Brussels as...
- Jan 4
- 3 min
A new generation of union leaders could transform Armenia’s labour relations
The legacy of Soviet labour relations and legal obstructions to striking have left Armenian trade unions with a poor reputation and...
- Dec 20, 2022
- 2 min
The leaders of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions on trial today
In April and May 2022, a wave of searches and detentions of activists of the independent trade union movement swept through Belarus, and...
- Dec 6, 2022
- 2 min
The trial of the leaders of the BKDP starts soon
In April and May 2022, a wave of searches and detentions of activists of the independent trade union movement swept through Belarus, and...
- Nov 19, 2022
- 7 min
Qatar: the unfinished journey
Reports from the ground underline a continuous breach of the new labour legislation and abuses by unscrupulous employers. Work contracts...
- Nov 17, 2022
- 2 min
Report: Trade unions building peace
Two billion people live in conflict-affected countries, with 56 state-based conflicts in the world today. International humanitarian...
- Nov 9, 2022
- 2 min
New trials against Belarusian trade unionists – ILO wants to force Belarus to respect workers’ right
The overwhelming majority of the representatives of the three ILO Governing Body groups decided yesterday to force the government of...
- Nov 2, 2022
- 2 min
Dangerous to be business and human rights defender in Southeast Asia
People defending labour, land and environmental rights often experience strong backlash by both State and non-State actors and face high...
- Oct 27, 2022
- 2 min
Global Week of Action against adidas!
This week workers globally are demanding adidas negotiate with unions in actions taking place in over 20 cities. Most of adidas’...
- Oct 13, 2022
- 1 min
Nominations open for 2023 Arthur Svensson prize
We hereby invite unions all over the world to nominate candidates for next year's award of the "Arthur Svensson international prize for...
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