Hong Kong: UN Rights Body calls for end to repression of unions
In a wide-ranging report on violations of civil liberties in Hong Kong, the UN Human Rights Committee has called on the authorities to end their repression of trade unions.
Ukraine: While workers defend the country, parliament turns against them
Ukraine’s Parliament has passed two bills that obliterate workers’ rights to collective bargaining and other fundamental labour protections, and allow employers to put up to 10% of their workforce on “zero hour” contracts leaving them without any control over their working lives.
Workers’ demands reflected in the UN HLPF Ministerial Declaration: Now it’s time to act
The Ministerial Declaration of the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) contains many key workers’ demands. But more ambition is needed to rescue the SDGs with a New Social Contract.
Belarus: ITUC condemns liquidation of independent trade unions
The regime of Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus has brought the formal process of abolishing the country’s independent trade union movement to its conclusion.
