Tag:Trade Unions
Bangladesh
Bangladesh: ILO Puts Government On Notice To Improve Labour Conditions
The ITUC has called on the Bangladesh government to set up a transparent and effective monitoring mechanism for the implementation of the ILO road...
Bangladesh
A first person account: ‘I speak up for those who cannot’
Sixty million workers across the developing world rely on the garment industry for their livelihoods. The vast majority of these workers are women.
Jordan’s garment...
Finance and Economy
Sri Lankan trade unions campaign for hike in minimum wage
Sri Lankan trade unions have launched a joint campaign to demand a rise of 10,000 Sri Lankan Rupees in the monthly minimum wage of...
Human rights
India opposes reference of workers’ law to Hague
India, China, Russia, US are among 14 countries opposing ILO convention 87 on workers right to association being referred to the International Court of...
Agriculture policy
New tea law brews dissent
Trade unions are up in arms against the draft Tea (Development and Promotion) Bill, 2022 mooted by the ministry of commerce and industry to...
Human rights
New union-employer agreement in Sri Lanka addresses key worker rights
In a historic victory for the workers and their unions, the MoU establishes a bipartite dispute resolution mechanism by the unions and the forum...
Civil society
The Global Assault on Human Rights
By Ben Phillips
Human rights are under global assault. In 2021, the escalation of the worldwide siege on human rights included clampdowns on civil society...
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Voluntary Corporate Emissions Targets Not Enough to Create Real Climate Action
Companies’ emissions reduction targets should not be the sole measure of corporate climate ambition, according to a new perspective...
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Bangladesh witnesses longest heat wave in 76 years
Meteorologists said that Bangladesh is experiencing its longest heat wave in recorded history this April with forecasts showing no...
Two Challenges Before Microfinance
The rate of interest charged by microfinance institutions is high enough not to allow microfinance to bring about any...
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Voluntary Corporate Emissions Targets Not Enough to Create Real Climate Action
Companies’ emissions reduction targets should not be the sole...
Bangladesh witnesses longest heat wave in 76 years
Meteorologists said that Bangladesh is experiencing its longest heat...
