“This report demonstrates that projects funded by International Financial Institutions (IFIs) often undermine the livelihoods and health of women, men, and sexual minorities (SGMs). One major reason is that the …
Labor And Trade: Prioritize The Workers
In 1947, the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom led 20 other countries to negotiate the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). The agreement strove to promote economic …
ITUC Legal Guide – Telework
More than 59 countries have introduced telework as a measure to ensure social distancing in order to contain the spread of COVID-19. Even countries that did not introduce lockdown measures …
Fashion companies want cheaper goods—and it’s garment workers who are paying
US and European fashion companies canceled a huge volume of orders from their suppliers after Covid-19 hammered sales earlier this year. The consequences were far-reaching. Many of those factories are in low-wage …
Resilience and Women Micro-Entrepreneurs: COVID-19 and Beyond
On behalf of SEWA Bharat and UN Women, we’re pleased to invite you to attend a webinar on November 2, 2020, at 6.30 PM IST/8 AM EST titled “Resilience and Women Micro-Entrepreneurs: COVID-19 …
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Fratelli Tutti: Pope Francis’ Encyclical and Implications for Labour Law
On 3 October 2020, Pope Francis signed his encyclical, Fratelli Tutti – on fraternity and social friendship. This sets forth his vision of what is needed to inspire a ‘rebirth’ of ‘fraternity …