Challenges in Implementation of Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 due to COVID-19 and plea of force majeure

Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) is considered a significant milestone in realizing the rights of seafarers. Before MLC there have been treaties and recommendations of International Labour Organisation (ILO) for …

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Towards mandatory due diligence in global supply chains

“The Covid-19 pandemic has once again exposed the fragility of global supply chains and the enormous risks to human and labour rights in a highly interconnected global economy that is …

Business Views on Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Regulation: A Comparative Analysis of Two Recent Studies

https://doi.org/10.1017/bhj.2020.10

Workers’ rights seen crumbling as coronavirus threatens further setbacks

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Labour rights are being eroded worldwide as more countries deny workers the ability to strike, unionise and negotiate better terms, a global trade union said …

INDICE CSI DES DROITS DANS LE MONDE 2020: Les pires pays au monde pour les travailleurs et les travailleuses

“L’édition de 2020 de l’Indice CSI des droits dans le monde dénonce la rupture du contrat social alors que les violations des droits des travailleurs et des travailleuses n’ont jamais …

CSI ÍNDICE GLOBAL DE LOS DERECHOS 2020: Los peores países del mundo para los trabajadores y las trabajadoras

“La ruptura del contrato social queda expuesta en el Índice Global de los Derechos de la CSI 2020, con el mayor nivel de violaciones de los derechos de los trabajadores …

2020 ITUC Global Rights Index: The World’s Worst Countries for Workers

“The breakdown of the social contract is exposed in the 2020 ITUC Global Rights Index with violations of workers’ rights at a seven-year high. The trends by governments and employers …

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Informal work during the pandemic: when essential activities are the most precarious

“According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), two billion people – more than 61 per cent of the world’s employed population – work in the informal economy. Though their work, …

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Discussion of ILO C190 on Gender Based Violence and Harassment in the World of Work

In commemoration of the first anniversary of the adoption of ILO Convention 190, this webinar will provide an overview of the main components and language of ILO C190, and discuss …

June 18, 2020
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Advancing Gender Justice on Asian Fast Fashion Supply Chains Post COVID-19- Guidance from ILO’s Convention 190 on its First Anniversary

“One year ago, women trade unionists, workers, and allies from around the world celebrated adoption of the ILO Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (C190) at the ILO Centennial Anniversary. C190 …

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