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Global economic slowdown ‘to force more workers into poorly paid jobs’

International Labour Organization expects to see workers pushed into informal employment in 2023

The Guardian - UK

‘Civilised European nations’ sack striking workers, do they, Grant Shapps? What nonsense

The business secretary is trying to warp reality as part of the Tories’ culture war against NHS staff, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Soccer-World Cup 2022: how many migrant workers have died in Qatar?

Here is a look at migrant workers' rights issues in Qatar, which is hosting the 2022 World Cup from Nov. 20-Dec. 18:

Reuters

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UN warns of social unrest after ‘striking’ drop in global wages

International Labour Organization says real wages declined 0.9 percent in the first half of 2022.

Al Jazeera

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 2023: What is the annual UN event?

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is observed annually on December 2

Evening Standard

Before World Cup kicks off, has Qatar already lost at geopolitical football?

Drumbeat of international criticism on range of issues has bruised the tiny but enormously wealthy emirate, and further tensions lie ahead

The Guardian - UK

Gloves off in Malaysia’s modern slavery struggle

Malaysia has touted its employment law reform as a crackdown on modern slavery, but it could all unravel without a few fixes.

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50 Million Trapped In Slavery: Why This Canadian Entrepreneur Says Now Is The Time To Advocate For Them

The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates nearly 50 million people are trapped in slavery.

Benzinga

Gareth Southgate says Qatar migrant workers "united" in desire for World Cup to go ahead

The England manager insists FA are supporting calls for compensation fund to be created for workers as new report says progress is being made in Gulf state

Daily Mirror

Qatar workers’ welfare: ‘Reforms made but challenges remain’

Reforms have improved working and living conditions for hundreds of thousands of workers, ILO says in a new report.

Al Jazeera

World jobs boom halted by Ukraine war and recession risk, says ILO

UN body says economic and political crises threaten rise in jobs and hours worked after Covid pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Protecting Qatar’s migrant workers must not stop when World Cup ends – Amnesty

The tournament kicks off in exactly a month’s time.

The National (Scotland)

Time to improve migrants' housing

'It has been raining heavily and my house is now flooded," said a migrant worker who has been living in one of the largest construction workers' campsites on the east coast of Thailand for half a decade.

Bangkok Post

The gender pay gap, hard truths and actions needed

Asymmetries abound in India’s labour market and closing the gap is key to achieving social justice for working women

The Hindu

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France 24

European Commission proposes new rules to ban forced labour products

A new report from the UN's International Labour Organization (ILO) shows that more than 27 million people are engaged in forced labour around the world. This Tuesday, Brussels is announcing new rules to ban goods made with forced labour or those imported into the bloc. The ILO report also raised…

The Guardian - UK

Fifty million people now trapped in modern slavery in a ‘surge of exploitation’

New estimates say the past five years has seen 10m more people enslaved and millions more children forced into early marriage

Reuters

Modern slavery on the rise as crises fuel poverty - U.N. report

The number of people forced into modern forms of slavery has risen by a fifth in recent years to around 50 million on any given day amid a surge in poverty and other crises, the U.N. International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Monday.

The Guardian - UK

TUC reports government to UN body over attacks on right to strike

Exclusive: Union body complains to ILO over new law that allows companies to use agency workers to break strikes

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Al Jazeera

Myanmar trade unions facing extinction after coup, UN agency says

Groups assisting workers and migrants have faced violence and arbitrary arrest since February 2021 coup, report says.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar has 1.1 million fewer jobs after coup, COVID: ILO

Quality of jobs has also deteriorated, with more irregular hours and lower pay, International Labour Organization says.

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Two pilots killed in IAF aircraft crash in Rajasthan; no better time for sports in India than now, says PM Modi, and more

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The Hindu

Bhupendra Yadav promises better policies for migrants at ILO meet

The meeting will also discuss advancing roles of employers and trade unions in the post-pandemic scenario

The Hindu

Bringing MSMEs into inclusive and sustainable global value chains

These businesses are the ones that have faced the harshest of environments over the last few years

The Conversation

Workers' rights: how a landmark UN decision on safety and health will actually affect employees

In what has been called the “biggest moment for workers’ rights in a quarter of a century”, the International Labour Organization (ILO) adopted a safe and healthy work environment as one of its five fundamental principles and rights at work for all at its June 2022 international conference. This is…

The Conversation

Train strike: UK government's plan to replace strikers with agency workers failed in 2015 – it still won't work today

As the UK government faces the prospect of a summer of strikes, it has reintroduced plans to change the law so agency workers can be hired to replace striking workers. While this will not happen in time to prevent the impact of current transport worker strikes, the BBC has reported…

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