“We demand that the slaughter of Palestinian media workers – the suppression of living memory, in fact – be halted, and that those responsible for it be held accountable.”Read the full article
Every year, thousands of ships around the world reach the end of their lives. The vast majority meet their end in South Asia, where, every year, almost 70 per cent of the vessels are dismantled on just three beaches, often with no regard for the workers’ health and [...]Read the full article
Unions and many environmentalists want to see all waste workers – including waste pickers – in decent working conditions, while ensuring that upstream workers are not left behind.Read the full article
There are between 400,000 and 600,000 undocumented migrants in France. Most of them work. Through this photo report, these men and women share their daily realities.Read the full article
Despite having one of the most diverse media landscapes in Africa, Cameroon is also one of the most dangerous places to be a journalist on the continent, as the recent murders of Martinez Zogo and Jean-Jacques Ola Bébé demonstrate.Read the full article
“The same individuals who own the garment factories also hold positions in the parliament and cabinet. There is no representative of the workers in the parliament. The rulers are exploiting us.”Read the full article
With impoverished populations regularly engaging in artisanal gold mining, fatal accidents are becoming increasingly commonplace. Critics point the finger at negligent mining companies and inadequate oversight legislation.Read the full article
Hundreds of dockworkers at Greece’s largest port are demanding better working conditions and a new collective agreement. Ever since the Chinese state-owned enterprise COSCO became the majority owner of the Piraeus Port Authority, workers there have had fewer rights and [...]Read the full article
A key task for those elected is to rethink the development model that has been pursued for over 30 years, with appalling results. If we succeed in turning trade union proposals into public policy, the principles of ever more decent work will become a [...]Read the full article
Since the start of the armed conflict in Mali in 2012, mines and improvised explosive devices have claimed numerous lives every year. A rehabilitation centre in Bamako provides amputee survivors with custom-made prostheses and psychological [...]Read the full article
The 2026 World Cup is our chance to show why democratic values are better
Cathy Feingold:
As players from the US and around the world prepare for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, FIFA must improve its track record of turning a blind eye to authoritarians and ‘sportswashing’ human rights violations.Read the full article
Cathy Feingold:
As players from the US and around the world prepare for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, FIFA must improve its track record of turning a blind eye to authoritarians and ‘sportswashing’ human rights violations.Read the full article
From going months without payment to enduring harassment and extreme violence from rebel soldiers, the condition of low-income, state plantation workers in the conflict-hit areas of English-speaking Cameroon has been described as “extremely [...]Read the full article
In Turkey, tech companies are pushing back hard against any attempts to unionise, to prevent riders from being able to demand basic labour rights.Read the full article
The destruction of the port has only exacerbated food shortages, unemployment and economic hardship caused by government corruption and the Covid-19 pandemic. More recently, the obstruction of the investigation into the disaster has frozen the reconstruction and could awaken [...]Read the full article
“While there might be a recognition of the role that waste pickers play in urban systems now, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s actually translating into effective and inclusive policies.”Read the full article
With the world gradually moving away from coal, Pakistan continues to rigorously extract from its estimated three million tonnes of reserves. But primitive working conditions and poor enforcement of existing laws led to the deaths of at least 208 miners in [...]Read the full article
Since 2018, most of the murders of journalists no longer occur in countries where there is armed conflict. Now they happen in nominally peaceful nations. Neither criticism from those in power nor populist speeches assassinate journalists directly. However, they do worsen the environment for the [...]Read the full article
“The Palestinian labour market continues to present a grim picture. Unemployment is rampant and protection is failing. Stifled by occupation, it can meet neither the needs nor the aspirations of the Palestinian people.”Read the full article
Despite being so fundamental to society, waste sector workers are rarely thought about, or accounted for in policies. This is made disturbingly apparent when looking closer at the conditions they work in and the hardships they [...]Read the full article
“Workplaces in Pakistan are still unsafe as the government, the factory owners and the international brands have learnt nothing since the Ali Enterprises factory fire.”Read the full article
Despite the government’s stated intention to put an end to the practice, child labour remains a reality in Congo’s mining sector. In the absence of effective political coordination to address the problem, trade union, community and non-profit leaders are working to tackle the root causes as well [...]Read the full article
The fishing industry is one of the world’s most violent. With demand exploding and owners looking to cut costs, cases of forced labour on fishing vessels are multiplying.Read the full article
Since the 2011 revolution, Tunisia has experienced high levels of South-South migration flows, but this has been an immense challenge for a country that traditionally exports its workforce.Read the full article
Construction industry practices have come under scrutiny in many countries as governments set divergent — and not always clear — policies on the kinds of building projects that are considered essential work.Read the full article
Three years after France passed a law aimed at preventing companies from hiding behind their status as buyers in the event of human or environmental rights violations, the legislation continues to raise hope among NGOs, at the same time as revealing its [...]Read the full article
People in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo are living in fear of the Ebola virus spiralling out of control in this highly populated part of the world. Whilst the Congolese state struggles to organise a response of its own, anger and suspicion towards NGOs and international [...]Read the full article
In 2019, you no longer have to hang from scaffolding to risk your life while at work. Precariousness, stress and overwork can make you sick, and even kill you, at a much higher rate than workplace accidents.Read the full article
“Suddenly, demonstrations were banned, and there were serious violations of freedom of expression. Thousands of people have been sent to prison for messages they published on social media, accused of belonging to or spreading propaganda for terrorist [...]Read the full article
In India, where workers in the informal economy face precarious conditions, around 50,000 people die each year at their jobs. Labour legislation, currently under attack by the government of Narendra Modi, provides protection on paper but not in practice. And things could get [...]Read the full article
Brazil has experienced two unprecedented human and environmental disasters, in 2015 and 2019, caused by burst mining dams. Ever since, all those who live near similar dams live in fear of another disaster.Read the full article
Prison, the forgotten territory of the French Republic
Martine Kaluszynski:
In France, after several attacks and the increase in the number of prisoners who follow radical Islam, striking prison guards are denouncing their working conditions, which they consider outdated and, above all, dangerous.Read the full article
Martine Kaluszynski:
In France, after several attacks and the increase in the number of prisoners who follow radical Islam, striking prison guards are denouncing their working conditions, which they consider outdated and, above all, dangerous.Read the full article
“What’s on trial here aren’t just these two villains. It’s the courts that give reductions for ‘unjust provocations;’ it’s those who don’t implement the Istanbul Convention; it’s those who say women and men aren’t equal by their nature.”Read the full article
In the midst of an unprecedented economic crisis, Venezuela is gripped by gold fever. Venezuelans are flocking by the hundreds to the Orinoco Mining Arc and the environment is paying the price in the form of deforestation and mercury-polluted [...]Read the full article
As these workers are often employed by the caporalato (gangmasters) who run a system of minimum payment and maximum exploitation, the victims of labour exploitation are often unrecorded by official statistics.Read the full article
In our globalised economy, as consumers and citizens, we are increasingly confronted with the impact of our purchases on the lives and health of those who produce and make our food and day-to-day objects.Read the full article
The International Trade Union Confederation’s (ITUC) latest annual survey on workers’ rights around the world is published on 7 June.Read the full article
