Blog post Four years after Rana Plaza, union action prevents a potential repeat At 5 pm on Wednesday 5 April, a two-storey brick structure adjoining the Ananta Apparel factory on Elephant Road, Dhaka collapsed.
Blog post Top 10 worst countries for workers’ rights Key findings of the ITUC Global Rights Index 2017: a must read for companies wanting to safeguard workers' rights in their global supply chains.
Blog post Expressing support for sacked Madagascan dock workers We write to the Madagascan government to raise concerns about the unfair dismissal of 43 dock workers in the container port of Toamasina.
Blog post Are G20 business and human rights commitments worth the paper they’re printed on? How seriously should we take G20 leaders’ declarations on modern slavery and human rights due diligence if trade union rights are repressed?
Blog post Human rights defenders, civic space and the links to modern slavery The right to freedom of association and freedom of expression are central to combatting modern slavery and child labour.
Blog post Great British inventions: trade unions and collective bargaining When the United Kingdom ratified ILO Convention No.98 on the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining.
Blog post Paying living wages is easier if companies and trade unions work together Not only is paying a living wage part of the ETI Base Code of labour standards, it is also part of the responsibilities on business set out in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
Blog post Charting the rise of a women-only trade union in India How trade unions can help improve the fabric of communities as well as workers' lives.
Blog post Workers’ Memorial Day: As we remember the dead, unions continue to fight for the living “Remember the dead and fight for the living” is the slogan for International Workers’ Memorial Day – commemorated every year on 28th April.