Despite some recent reforms, an estimated 2.1 million migrant domestic workers continue to risk severe labour exploitation in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (hereinafter “GCC”).
EMERGE Practice Brief: Lessons in Good Practice from Work with Men and Boys for Gender Equality
Engendering Men: Evidence on Routes to Gender Equality (EMERGE) is a two-year project to build an open repository of accessible evidence and lessons for working with men and boys for gender equality. Useful for those designing and implementing projects, programs, and
Ending Gender-Based Violence in the World of Wok in the United States
A report that discusses a myriad of sectors in the service industry, food processing industry, amongst others. In addition, workers stories are shared to further explain the experiences of exploitation and abuse.
Ending Violence and Harassment Against Women and Men in the World of Work
Focusing on trade organizations such as Asia Floor Wage Alliance, CENTRAL Cambodia, Global Labor Justice, etc and the violence drawn out by popular clothing companies such as Walmart, Gap, and H&M.
Ending Violence and Harassment At Work; The Case For Global Standards
Focusing primarily on domestic workers, garment workers, fishers, farm workers, and migrant workers, this report provides government practices and recommendations on ending gendered-based violence.
Engaging Men in Public Policies for the Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls
The purpose of this report is to review impact-evaluated programs that engage men in the prevention and elimination of VAWG. This report does not attempt to map all of the interventions in LAC in the field of engaging men. Rather,
ESCR-net Webinar: Unpaid Care Work
Exploited Labour Migrant Workers in Italy's Agricultural Sector
This report focuses on foreign national migrant workers form sub-Saharan Africa, north Africa and Asia, employed in low-skilled/ temporary/seasonal jobs within the agricultural sector in Italy. Amnesty International found that within Italian farms, many were violating labour rights and carrying
ITUC | Facilitating Exploitation: A review of Labour Laws for Migrant Domestic Workers in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
Despite some recent reforms, an estimated 2.1 million migrant domestic workers continue to risk severe labour exploitation in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (hereinafter “GCC”).
Fighting Violence Against Women in Politics: the Limits of Legal Reform
In 2016, Jo Cox was fatally shot and stabbed multiple times during her term as British Labour Member of Parliament. This is just one of many cases across the world in which women in politics are targeted through assassination attempts,
Garment Worker Sector Focus
There are currently 60–70 million garment workers worldwide; 75% are women. The vast majority are engaged in informal employment, which the ILO has defined as “all remunerative work (i.e. both self-employment and wage employment) that is not registered, regulated or