ILO CONVENTIONS: A FUEL OF OPTIMISM FOR WORKERS?
INTRODUCTION Work – whether you got it, need it, or depend on others to have it, work is central to your well-being. Work gives our lives purpose, dignity, and our…
DOMESTIC WORKERS AND THEIR RIGHTS
INTRODUCTION Domestic workers comprise a significant part of the global workforce in informal employment and are among the most vulnerable groups of workers. They work for private households, often without…
Recognizing the rights of domestic workers
Domestic work Domestic workers are one of the groups most vulnerable to exploitation, violence, harassment, and forced labour. International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition…
Domestic Work in India
Know more about Domestic Workers Rights, Wages, Laws in India. Domestic Workers in India: Domestic Workers (Registration, Social Security and Welfare) Act, 2008 was introduced to regulate payment and working…
Where are the Laws to Protect the Rights of Domestic Workers in India?
The rampant abuse faced by domestic workers urgently necessitates a national policy to provide social and economic protection Over 50 million people are employed as domestic helps across the country, with women…
Rights For Domestic Workers
Coinciding with the World Day for Social Justice on 20 February, the Employment and Social Protection Task Team, led by ILO, launched joint advocacy and communication on the theme of Rights for…
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AT WORK AND INTERNATIONAL LABOUR STANDARDS
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Convention No 1: A landmark for Workers’ Rights
100 years ago the first International Labour Conference adopted the first International Labour Standard – on working time. As the ILO celebrates this landmark moment, ILO Working Time specialist, Jon…
Millions of Indian workers stripped of their rights
State governments remove key labour laws to protect business interests at the expense of India’s impoverished workforce, denying them the little rights and protection they had . Analysis 1 April…
Labour Laws and Constitution of India
The Constitution of India is the touchstone for any Act passed in our country. The Constitution of India is the largest written constitution of the world. Each and every act which was…