13 August 2022 16:31
FIFA 2022 World Cup: 100 days - a decent work legacy for migrant workers in Qatar?
In the 100-day countdown for a decent work legacy, the SC standards, enforcement mechanisms and implementation capacity which included the involvement of migrant workers in the process through the Workers Welfare Forums, should be enacted across the country and through all construction projects.Lee mas...
25 July 2022 07:30
An Indonesian migrant worker in Malaysia who was caned after being wrongly convicted for being an illegal alien was acquitted by the Tawau High Court in Sabah on 22 July.
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19 July 2022 06:15
Various trade unions, human rights groups and civil society organisations closed ranks to condemn the whipping of migrant worker Sabri bin Umar at the Tawau Prison in Malaysia. The groups said that the whipping has been carried out despite a pending appeal. Lee mas...
15 July 2022 01:09
Doha – a federation of more than 20 Filipino community organisations in Qatar has proven once again that the spirit of ‘bayanihan’ is alive in many Filipino residents in the country, as fourteen (14) member-organisations supported and participated in the federation’s outreach program this year benefiting distressed overseas Filipino workers sheltered at Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO)’s facility.Lee mas...
11 July 2022 15:14
A recent public hearing organised by the Sports Committee of Germany’s federal parliament once again highlighted the challenging human rights situation in Qatar, host of this year’s World Cup.
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23 May 2022 06:46
The Global Unions reiterate their commitment to pursue Global Compact on Migration (GCM) implementation strategies that promote social, racial, gender, economic and climate justice. We stand ready to work with states to advance a new social contract, and an inclusive recovery that puts people over profit. We therefore express our disappointment that the Progress Declaration on the implementation of the GCM fails to include a strong commitment to international labour standards that are fundamental to ensuring that migrant workers’ human and labour rights are respected. The Progress Declaration was adopted today by governments convened at the First UN International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) from 17-20 May.
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16 May 2022 12:43
Del 17 al 20 de mayo, se llevará a cabo la Primera Revisión Global del Pacto Mundial de las Naciones Unidas sobre Migración. Este evento tendrá lugar en la sede de las Naciones Unidas, en Nueva York. El Movimiento Sindical presenta una demanda clara a los Estados miembros reunidos en Nueva York,Lee mas...
20 April 2022 08:52
Con el cierre de la Expo2020, la ICM lanzó su informe titulado "Exponiendo lo Invisible", que analiza el legado de la Expo sobre la situación de los trabajadores migrantes en el sector de la construcción de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos y la posibilidad de generar reformas laborales positivas y duraderas en el país.Lee mas...
14 April 2022 07:31
BWI held a two-day forum on migrant workers’ rights and the legacy of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar at t its 2022 Global Sports Conference.Lee mas...