Human rights are a concept that every human being has rights universal, inalienable, whatever the positive law or other local factors such as ethnicity, nationality or religion.
On this year International Migrants Day, the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) stands to acknowledge and celebrate the invaluable contributions of millions of migrants worldwide. As a staunch advocate for social justice and human rights, (...)
The Federation of Somali Trade Unions (FESTU) and its 12 affiliated sector unions commend the signing of the country’s Federal Electoral Bill into law as a historic and tangible move towards the realisation of democratic rights of Somalis and ultimately, a stable and peaceful society.
Technological advances, artificial intelligence, automation and robotics are plunging the world of work today into unprecedented change. If this change promises to be beneficial for some under other skies, that is likely to strike a blow to others on the black continent, given that the (...)
The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa www.ituc-africa.org) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) conducted the preparatory meeting for the 2019 International Labour Conference (ILC). This year’s ILC will mark the (...)
The situation in Sudan ‘demands solidarity and action from all peace-loving people and human right activists,’ writes Explo Nani-Kofi, in a call for readers everywhere to take whatever action they can to stop the government’s genocidal actions.
MBABANE – Lawyers have petitioned the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) over the current judicial impasse.
Therefore they have called off their boycott of courts in the country in protest of the judicial crisis.
The boycott had began last week Friday after the lawyers met and resolved not (...)
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Basile Mahan Gahé, general secretary of Dignité, was transferred on Saturday morning from the capital, Abidjan, to a town in the north of the country. The ITUC has reiterated its grave concern for his welfare and has called for his immediate release.
Amnesty International Launches Iran Trade Union Rights Campaign
Amnesty International (AI) has launched a global campaign for worker’s rights in Iran, officially kicked off at a June 10 press conference at the ILO in Geneva organized jointly with IUF, ITF, Education International (EI) and (...)
Decent Work Convention Adopted for Domestic Workers
The Convention (189) on Decent Work for Domestic Workers was passed by a majority vote during the 100th session of the International Labour Conference (ILC). At exactly 11.44am, the President of the ILC, Prof. Pobert Nkili (Cameroun), (...)