“This report documents attacks against vaccination workers, paramedics, nurses, doctors, midwives, patients, community volunteers, and drivers and guards, in violation of longstanding human rights and humanitarian law norms to protect and respect health care in conflict. Apart from the immediate
ILO | Purchasing practices and working conditions in global supply chains: Global Survey results
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and its constituents, at the 105th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC), discussed the need to further assess working conditions deficits as well as governance issues that may hinder the achievement of decent work
ILO | Violence and Harassment Against Women and Men in the World of Work
This report from the ILO has three related objectives: to show the role that trade unions play in addressing violence at work; to share learning, promote discussion and enhance the role of trade unions in the elimination of violence and
ILO | Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (C190)
The International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention and Recommendation on ending violence and harassment against women and men in the world of work was adopted on 21 June 2019 in Geneva at the International Labour Conference has been applauded by the
ILO | Violence and Harassment Recommendation, 2019 (R206)
The International Labour Organization (ILO) Recommendation on ending violence and harassment against women and men in the world of work accompanies C190. Together they create new global standards for establishing workplaces safe from gender-based violence and harassment.
ILO, WHO: Social protection floor for a fair and inclusive globalization
A high-level panel headed by the former President of Chile, Michele Bachelet, delivered this ground-breaking report to UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, arguing that a social protection floor could boost economic growth and enhance social cohesion. Social protection – and in
ILO: World Social Protection Report (2017-2019)
Universal social protection is essential for realizing the human right to social security for all, advancing social justice and promoting inclusive growth, and accelerating progress towards achieving the globally agreed 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals
END GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN THE WORLD OF WORK
Feminists in the 1990s achieved a truly monumental breakthrough when they secured the formal recognition of women’s rights as human rights, and of violence against women as a human rights violation. This work continues, in new ways, as gender-based violence
Impunity Remains: Attacks on Health Care in 23 Countries in Conflict
“This report documents attacks against vaccination workers, paramedics, nurses, doctors, midwives, patients, community volunteers, and drivers and guards, in violation of longstanding human rights and humanitarian law norms to protect and respect health care in conflict. Apart from the immediate
Indigenous Agricultural Workers
The National Center for Farmworker Health sheds light on the typically unrecognized indigenous population that works in agriculture. Focusing on Latin American indigenous groups, this document highlights the demographics, working conditions, health, and discrimination of indigenous workers.
Infographic: Women in Politics in Latin America
Americas Society and the Council of Americas depict the progression of females at the legislative level. North and South America hold a higher percentage of females in congressional seats, at 28.9%, than the international average.