This 34-chapter open-access book brings together leading scholars to investigate recent conceptual shifts, research findings and policy debates on the informal economy. Well over half of the global workforce and …
Seafarers will get enhanced rights as key workers following a joint commitment made at today’s (9 July 2020) International Maritime Summit. Representatives from over a dozen countries including Norway, Denmark, …
Workers in nearly one in four member states of the United Nations are not legally protected from discrimination based on race and ethnicity, researchers said on Thursday, as global protests …
Worker’s Rights to Association and Assembly: A Future Agenda Friday, 17 July 2020 3pm – 4.30pm Geneva time/9am – 10.30am NY The traditional tools for asserting workers’ rights –trade unions, …
Civic Space und die Verteidigung der Demokratie Donnerstag, 16. Juli 2020 15.00 - 16.30 Uhr Genfer Zeit / 9.00 - 10.30 Uhr NY In der Zeit 2010–2019 erodierten Demokratie und bürgerliche Freiheiten…
Covid-19, soziale Bewegungen und friedliche Proteste 15. Juli 2020 15.00 - 16.30 Uhr Genfer Zeit / 9.00 - 10.30 Uhr NY Während die Sperrungen und Sofortmaßnahmen von Covid-19 traditionelle Formen von Protesten erstickt haben,…
Taking Stock: Mapping the Way Forward Tuesday, 14 July 2020 3pm – 4.30pm Geneva time/9am – 10.30am NY To commemorate the mandate’s 10 years of existence, the UN Special Rapporteur, …
Die Bekämpfung des Klimawandels und der Arbeitsrechte missbraucht für Sharan Burrow „zwei Seiten derselben Medaille“
Sharan Burrow admits to being worried. And with good reason. As general secretary of the International Trades Union Congress (ITUC), she represents around 200 million workers in 163 countries – …