FIGHTING FOr freedom of association every day
freedom of association is not a status – it is a process. It is a process of continually defending our rights and interests, of continuously striving to access more rights to strengthen our union for furthering and defending the interests of workers
FIGHTING FOr fARM WORKERS' RIGHTS TO FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION
It is through combination and association in trade unions, exercising collective bargaining power and collective representation, that farm workers can overcome and eliminate the vulnerability deliberately built into agricultural work by farmers, buyers, traders, food companies and supermarkets. Then working in agriculture – feeding the world – can finally be a good job.
Freedom of Association
Compilation of decisions of the ILO Committee on Freedom of Association [6th edition, 2018]
this collection of decisions of the Committee on Freedom of Association is a value resource for trade unionists to understand the broad scope of the right to freedom of association and how employer and government actions, requirements and intervention violate this right
FSPM Indonesia forms general tourism workers’ unions as a new way to rebuild strength
As agreed in their 8th Congress in January 2023, FSPM declared the establishment of its general individual-membership union, SPM Pariwisata (Independent Tourism Workers' Union), in the eight regions where it has members. The eight regions are Semarang, Yogyakarta,...
শ্রমিকের জন্য, শ্রমিকের দ্বারা এবং শ্রমিকের ট্রেড ইউনিয়ন- আন্তর্জাতিক শ্রমিক দিবস ২০২৩ এর স্বাধীন, গণতান্ত্রিক ট্রেড ইউনিয়নের গুরুত্বকে স্মরণ করি
২০২৩ সালের আন্তর্জাতিক শ্রমিক দিবসে, আমরা নিপীড়ন ও শোষণের বিরুদ্ধে স্বাধীন, গণতান্ত্রিক ট্রেড ইউনিয়নের লড়াই-সংগ্রাম; সাহসিকতার সাথে শ্রমজীবী মানুষের অধিকার, স্বার্থ এবং জীবিকা রক্ষা করাকে উদযাপন করি । শুধুমাত্র শ্রমিকের দ্বারা গঠিত, শ্রমিকের জন্য এবং শ্রমিকের কাছে...
trade unions of, for and by workers – recalling the importance of independent, democratic trade unions on International Workers’ Day 2023
On International Workers' Day 2023, we celebrate the struggle of independent, democratic trade unions against oppression and exploitation; courageously defending the rights, interests and livelihoods of working people. Only democratic trade unions formed by workers,...
Union on Trial in Cambodia: Judge and prosecution attack the right to strike
On the first day of the trial of seven trade union leaders of LRSU, the union of NagaWorld hotel and casino workers, the presiding judge in the municipal court focused on the union's decision to take strike action. The judge and prosecutor attempted to implicate the...
workers’ human rights on trial: the trial of seven women NagaWorld union leaders on February 21 could end the right to strike for all Cambodian workers
On February 21, 2023, seven women union leaders of the Labor Rights Supported Union of Khmer Employees of Naga World (LRSU) will appear in court to face charges related to the peaceful strike action launched by more than 3,000 NagaWorld workers on December 18, 2021....
Is this the future of work? Grab Philippines terminates delivery riders to silence concerns about insecurity and abuse
With all the talk about "the future of work", there is no doubt that tens of millions digital platform workers will be a vital part of that future. But will they have the fundamental human rights and freedoms that all workers are entitled to? Grab Philippines seems to...