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Les États du Golfe figurent parmi les pires pays au monde pour les droits des travailleurs, alors que les travailleurs touchés par les mesures d’austérité en Europe ont été confrontés à la détérioration la plus marquée des normes du travail, selon l’Indice CSI des droits dans le monde 2015.     L’Indice CSI des droits dans le monde classe 141 pays à partir de 97 indicateurs internationalement reconnus, afin de

As the fire started, workers in the rubber footwear factory were trapped on the second floor as bars on the windows stopped them from getting out. There was a lack of fire exits and staff had not received proper fire training.   72 workers were killed, and the death toll may go up as bodies remain on the second floor of the burned-out factory.   The fire is though to

Qatar has been given until November to reform its kafala system of modern slavery and bring its labour laws into line with international standards, after a decision of the International Labour Organization’s Governing Body. Government blocs from Asia, Africa and Latin America refused to back calls for immediate action by worker and employer representatives. EU/Nordic governments and the USA supported the worker and employer position.   Sharan Burrow, ITUC General

Par décision du conseil d’administration de l’Organisation internationale du travail (OIT), le Qatar s’est vu accorder jusqu’à novembre pour procéder à la réforme de son système de visa par parrainage ou kafala, un régime qui s’apparente à de l’esclavage moderne, et mettre sa législation du travail en conformité avec les normes internationales. Plusieurs blocs de gouvernements d’Asie, d’Afrique et d’Amérique latine ont refusé d’appuyer les appels en faveur de mesures

ILO and H&M sign unique agreement on sustainable global supply chains in the garment industry   New partnership will address industrial relations, wages, capacity building for social partners and skills development in global supply chains of the garment industry.   Press release | 15 September 2014     GENEVA AND STOCKHOLM – The International Labour Organization (ILO) and H&M have forged a unique partnership to promote sustainable global supply chains

FILIPINO WORKERS DEPORTED IN ‘SAUDISATION’ FALL-OUT By Estrella Torres   The Saudi government’s nitaqat or ‘Saudisation’ policy may have created jobs for Saudi citizens, but its implementation continues to bring great misery to undocumented foreign workers.   A woman calls on the Filipino government to help her sister Maria, a domestic worker in Saudi Arabia, get repatriated to the Philippines during a demonstration in Manila on 19 April, 2013 (AP

Pressure on Cambodia’s government to respect workers’ rights is mounting, with the ITUC, Global Union Federations UNI and IndustriALL and 30 major retail and garment companies calling on Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to launch an investigation into the killing and wounding of striking workers on 2 and 3 January, and to respect fundamental workers’ rights, including freedom of association, and set up a proper process for setting the minimum

Working people and their families need an urgent shift in policies by leaders to investment in jobs, a minimum wage on which people can live and social protection.     The ITUC Global Poll of 13 countries found 87 percent of people say their wages are falling behind the cost of living or stagnant. One out of eight respondents said they are struggling financially and can no longer pay for

Cambodian government must investigate killings and increase minimum wage 13.01.2014    IndustriALL Global Union and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) calls for the Cambodian government to act immediately to investigate the killing of four garment workers during strikes on 3 January, release all 23 detained unionists, and set a minimum wage on which workers and their families can at least meet their basic needs.   On 10-13 January, IndustriALL

Major ILO programme has been developed with the government, workers and employers in Bangladesh, in response to a number of accidents that have hit the country’s ready-made garment industry.   DHAKA – The Government of Bangladesh (GoB) and the International Labour Organization have launched a major initiative – including a new Better Work programme -aimed at improving working conditions in the ready-made garment (RMG) industry in Bangladesh.   The three-and-a-half