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European Corporations Abuse the Rights of Working People in America’s Southern States
European corporations are two-faced when it comes to respecting working people’s freedom of association and workers’ rights....
Oct 22, 20193 min read


Qatar dismantles kafala system of modern slavery
Qatar has announced sweeping reforms to its labour market, with a view to ending the kafala system and marking a momentous step forward...
Oct 18, 20193 min read


Teacher unionist gunned down by masked men in the Philippines
Yesterday teacher unionist Zhaydee Cabañelez was gunned down by 4 masked men, leaving her in critical condition with two gunshot wounds...
Oct 16, 20192 min read


Ecuador: What led to the uprising?
Mass anti-government protests have paralysed Ecuadoran transportation and other services for more than a week. Protesters are angry over...
Oct 11, 20194 min read


Brutal repression of trade union demonstrations in Eswatini
More than 30 people have been injured as police opened fire on demonstrators during a public sector strike action in former Swaziland. ...
Oct 9, 20193 min read


Poultry Workers and Allies Organize after Anti-Immigrant Raids
On August 7 the poultry towns of central Mississippi suffered the largest workplace raid in the U.S. since 2006. Some 680...
Oct 7, 20193 min read


The US is taking action on forced labour in Malaysia's rubber glove industry. Will the EU follow?
Guest blog by Andy Hall Rampant forced labour and exploitation of Asian migrant workers making gloves for medical use in factories in...
Oct 3, 20194 min read


Victory for Foodora riders strike - collective agreement in place
Foodora workers, known for cycling around Norwegian cities in shocking pink outfits as they deliver food from restaurants, have emerged...
Oct 1, 20193 min read


Is your phone tainted by the misery of the 35,000 children in Congo's mines?
Demand for minerals like lithium, cobalt, copper, and nickel is expanding as companies race to produce the technology needed to support...
Sep 30, 20192 min read


European Wine Monopolies: Where Are Your Ethical Standards?
Farm workers in Western Cape, South Africa marched to the embassies of Norway and Sweden to demand the redressal of the inhumane...
Sep 25, 20193 min read


Abductions targeting workers' rights defenders in Zimbabwe
More than 50 trade union leaders and opposition activists have been abducted in the middle of the night, many of them tortured, in...
Sep 23, 20192 min read


Confined, beaten and denied leave - but not seen as a slave in India
Bonded labour is India's most prevalent form of slavery, with about 18 million people working without pay in fields, brick kilns, rice...
Sep 20, 20192 min read


World Cup Has Been Built on the Violation of Human Rights
A report by German broadcaster WDR recently pushed FIFA to admit for the first time that the governing soccer organization did, in fact,...
Sep 18, 20193 min read


U.S.: The 10 Worst States For Workers Are ‘Right To Work’, While The 10 Best Are Not
If you are looking for the best states for workers, steer clear of “right to work” states, says a new study. The Oxfam America report...
Sep 16, 20192 min read


Mass Sentencing of Labour Activists and Journalists in Iran
Less than a year after workers’ rights activists in southwestern Iran publicized evidence that Intelligence Ministry agents had tortured...
Sep 13, 20193 min read


New harassments and threats against Philippine teacher unionists
The number of violations and open hostility to some trade unions have increased under the Duterte administration. The ‘war on drugs’,...
Sep 12, 20193 min read


Farm workers paying the prize for cheap South African wine
Systembolaget, the Swedish government-owned alcohol monopoly, promises fair conditions – but it also uses its purchasing power to put a...
Sep 10, 20199 min read


Delivery riders on strike - repairing bicycles for free
142 delivery riders is Oslo, Norway, for the company Foodora are on strike as they demand that the company agrees to a collective...
Sep 6, 20192 min read


ILO video on workers’ rights in Bangladesh goes viral
An ILO video featuring three young women trade union leaders has gone viral on YouTube. The 3.45 minute advocacy film tells the inspiring...
Aug 28, 20191 min read


NutriAsia Workers Illegally Arrested, Falsely Charged and Jailed for Exercising Right to Strike
Few hours after the strike commenced on July 6, at about 9:30am, while they were cooking breakfast, combined forces of Philippine ...
Aug 27, 20194 min read
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