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ANND: The Labor market and employment in Lebanon

A publication in Arabic by the Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND) tackling the issue of employment policies in Lebanon. Since independence and until now, Lebanon has not seen an...

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Joint Submission to the OHCHR on The realization of the right to work and the enjoyment of all human rights by women, with an emphasis on the empowerment of women

This Joint Submission to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) by Defend Job Phillippines...

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Protecting the rights of small fishers in Pakistan

The Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) launched a campaign across the Sindh province of Pakistan to promote the rights of...

Zi Teng issues statement on 14th International Day to end violence against sex workers

Women and ESCR Working Group member Zi Teng, a “sex workers concern group...

British Columbia Teachers' Federation v. British Columbia, 2016 SCC 49

The Supreme Court of Canada upholds the right to collective bargaining for teachers’ union

On 10 November 2016, in a decisive victory for workers’ rights, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) upheld the constitutional right to the freedom of association {S. 2 (d)}, delivering a 7-2 decision in favor of the British Columbia Teacher’s Federation (BCTF), the labour union that represents all public school teachers in the province of British Columbia (BC).

AccountabiliTea

This website is a holistic resource providing information and updates on the exploitation of tea planation workers in Assam, India working for Amalgamated Plantations Private Limited (APPL), which is...

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Amnesty International report on labor abuse in Indonesian palm plantations

Amnesty International’s new report, titled the The Great Palm Oil Scandal, Abuses Behind...

The Great Palm Oil Scandal: Abuses Behind Big Brand Names

This report investigates labour exploitation on plantations in Indonesia that provide palm oil to Wilmar, which is the world’s largest processor and merchandiser of...

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Women’s Work Counts: Feminist Arguments for Human Rights at Work

The feminist and human rights approaches discussed in Women’s Work Counts: Feminist Arguments for Human Rights at Work...

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Briefing papers on land, work and health launched by Women and ESCR Working Group in Arabic

On August 31, ESCR-Net’s Working Group on Women and ESCR launched a series of briefing papers in Arabic.

The briefing papers present specific and systemic challenges to the realization of women’s ESCR in practice and explore progressive approaches to the application of a

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