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06 July, 2023 / International
HLPF 2023: Access to water and sanitation is a human right

HLPF 2023: Access to water and sanitation is a human right

“Our vision as sanitation workers is based on the consideration of access to clean water and sanitation as an essential human right.” J.L. Lingeri SGBASTOS / CGT RA Argentina
06 July, 2023 / International
HLPF 2023: We need a global shift towards renewable energy

HLPF 2023: We need a global shift towards renewable energy

"The shift toward renewable energy must take place through a clear and inclusive just transition." Zingiswa Losi, COSATU South Africa.
06 July, 2023 / International
HLPF 2023: Sustainable cities need workers to take care of them

HLPF 2023: Sustainable cities need workers to take care of them

"Social dialogue enables workers to participate in just transition plans of their cities that are good for people and the environment." Peggy Hessen Følsvik, LO Norway
06 July, 2023 / International
HLPF 2023: The clock is ticking for a new social contract based on SDG 8 and social dialogue

HLPF 2023: The clock is ticking for a new social contract based on SDG 8 and social dialogue

"Workers are the backbone of global efforts to save the planet." Akiko Gono, ITUC.
12 June, 2023 / turkmenistan

New Independent Reporting Reveals Ongoing Systematic Forced Labor and Corruption in Turkmenistan Cotton Harvest

ILO to Review Turkmenistan for Compliance with International Law Prohibiting Forced Labor
12 May, 2023 / kyrgyzstan

UNCONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS OF THE LAW ON NGOS SHOULD BE ABOLISHED.

On 17 May 2023, at 9:30 a.m., a session of the Constitutional Court of the KR will be held, at which the petition of the Human Rights Movement "Bir Duino - Kyrgyzstan" will be considered on recognition of paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 17 of the Law of the KR on Non-Profit Organizations as contradicting Articles 2 (Part 2), 8 (Part 1), 23 (Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5), 32 ( Parts 1, 2), 36 of the Constitution of the KR.
Article 36 of the Constitution of the KR guarantees everyone the right to freedom of association, which is the basic value of society and the State. This right may be restricted only for the purpose of protecting national security, public order, public health and morals, and protecting the rights and freedoms of people.
17 April, 2023 / kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: stop corrupt practices in oil and gas region, respect workers and their unions

Kazakhstan: stop corrupt practices in oil and gas region, respect workers and their unions

The ITUC demands that the government of Kazakhstan immediately implements ILO recommendations, restores the status of the Trade Union of Fuel and Energy Industry Workers as the recognised sectoral union and carries out reforms to tackle discrimination in the sector.
12 April, 2023 / International

Belarus: Trade union activity is not extremism!

The campaign "Trade Union Activity - Not Extremism!" was launched to draw international attention to the situation of workers’ rights in Belarus.
05 April, 2023 / uzbekistan
UZBEK COTTON HARVEST 2022: NO SYSTEMATIC FORCED LABOR OF PICKERS BUT GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF THE COTTON SECTOR PUTS FARMERS AND WORKERS AT RISK

UZBEK COTTON HARVEST 2022: NO SYSTEMATIC FORCED LABOR OF PICKERS BUT GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF THE COTTON SECTOR PUTS FARMERS AND WORKERS AT RISK

During the 2022 cotton harvest, Uzbek Forum monitors found no evidence of systematic, government-imposed forced labor for the second consecutive year. While this is a strong indication that efforts by the government to eliminate child and adult forced labor have taken hold, isolated incidents of forced labor and extortion to pay for the cotton harvest were identified in some districts with low populations and insufficient numbers of pickers and during the later stages of the harvest when less cotton in the fields makes recruitment of voluntary pickers more challenging. In general however, wages for pickers were sufficient to recruit adequate numbers to the fields, providing important supplementary income to rural communities.
07 March, 2023 / uzbekistan
Saida Mirziyoyeva comments on the law providing for criminal liability for involving teachers in forced labor

Saida Mirziyoyeva comments on the law providing for criminal liability for involving teachers in forced labor

The Senate approved the law, which provides for punishment up to criminal liability for involving teachers in forced labor. Saida Mirziyoyeva called it a big phenomenon in the field of education.