Workers’ rights collapse across the world: ITUC Global Rights Index 2025
Workers’ rights are in free fall across every continent, according to the 2025 ITUC Global Rights Index, with Europe and the Americas recording their worst scores since the Index began in 2014. Just seven countries now have the top rating of 1 for their respect for workers’ rights, compared with 39 rated 5. If the […]
113th Session of the International Labour Conference
The International Labour Organization will hold its 113th annual International Labour Conference in Geneva from 2–13 June 2025. Government, employer and worker delegates from the ILO’s 187 Member States will address important world of work matters such as possible new international standards on the protection of workers against biological hazards in the working environment, decent […]
Cambodia steps up labour dispute resolution efforts
In collaboration with the ILO-Korea Partnership Programme, Cambodia drives social dialogue, capacity building, and sustainable industrial relations. Labour relations policies should be viewed not just as tools for conflict management but as strategic instruments to boost productivity and national economic competitiveness, participants heard at a recent workshop held by the ILO-Korea Partnership Programme, in collaboration […]
May Day 2025: Take back democracy from the billionaire coup
This May Day 2025, the global trade union movement is taking this message to the streets: There is an alternative to the billionaire vision of the world. As inequality deepens and democracy is undermined by a tiny elite, working people are rising up with a bold, hopeful plan for a just future – a vision […]
Creating decent, productive and remunerative jobs will carry Bangladesh reforms forward
Amidst a major socio-political transition, Bangladesh marks the International Workers’ Day, also known as May Day or Labour Day. This is typically a day to celebrate work, and appreciate the social contract that guides, governs, and ensures rights and responsibilities at work – rights for dignified, respectful, just employment in good working conditions. This year’s […]
International Women’s Day 2025: Women’s labour rights are human rights
On International Women’s Day, the ITUC stands in solidarity with women workers, their trade unions and all progressive allies around the world, in the struggle for gender equality, women’s rights, and social and economic justice for all. Within the current context of rising authoritarianism, a surge in far-right political forces, attacks on democracy and shrinking […]
Strike is the hope of Nexperia workers
For three days, during the non stop days of strikes of Nexperia, the machines inside the factory have not been humming because workers decided not to operate them. The hum of production is deafening to the already deaf capitalist Nexperia and its general manager Gareth Hughes. When they decided to strike, what they wanted to […]
ACV-CSC International Together with KSBSI Hold Evaluation and 2025 Program Plan
JAKARTA – ACV-CSC International Belgium together with its Asian partner, the Confederation of All Indonesian Trade Unions (KSBSI) held the 2024 Program Evaluation agenda and 2025 Work Plan in Jakarta on March 6-7, 2025. The evaluation agenda and preparation of the 2025 work program plan together aims to evaluate the work program that has been […]
Joint work plan developed to improve access to remedies for migrant workers from South-East Asia to Japan
ACV-CSCIASIA.ORG, Bangkok – The collaborative effort by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) addresses issues faced by the migrant workers deployed to Japan. A new regional joint work plan has been developed to enhance access to remedies for migrant workers from South-East Asia deployed to Japan. This […]
A family’s tragedy, a company’s promise
Imran Hossain used to live with his parents in the Dombaria village of Cumilla District. Considering his parents advanced age, he decided to take a job, so that they could retire peacefully under his care. In 2018, he joined ABM Fashion and moved to Gazipur, a hub of garment factories in Bangladesh. “He was the […]
