Domestic workers play an important role in the economy and they allow others to go out and earn money. Yet they remain invisible, unprotected and their contribution is often not recognised. New Delhi, India: Kuwari’s face lights up with pride as she writes her name in English. Born into […]
Recognition for India’s invisible workers
Domestic workers play an important role in the economy and they allow others to go out and earn money. Yet they remain invisible, unprotected and their contribution is often not recognised. New Delhi, India: Kuwari’s face lights up with pride as she writes her name in English. Born into […]
European Parliament adopts resolution on domestic work convention
Global March welcomes the adoption by the European Parliament of a resolution on the proposed International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention and Recommendation on the domestic work sector that is expected to be adopted by the International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland, on 16 June 2011. The resolution was adopted […]
ITUC publishes new global survey on violation of trade union rights
8 June 2011: Global March Governing Board member the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has published its 2010 Annual of Violations of Trade Union Rights. Colombia and the Americas maintain the lead in a grim record of murder and repression of workers involved in trade union activities in the latest world […]
World Day Against Child Labour 2011: Human Rights Watch urges adoption of new ILO convention on Domestic Work
Human Rights Watch (HRW) is one of the world’s leading independent organisations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. By focusing international attention where human rights are violated, the organisation aims to give voice to the oppressed and hold oppressors accountable for their crimes. HRW conducts rigorous, objective investigations and strategic, […]
Former child domestic worker addresses ILO committee on new convention
Geneva, 2 June 2011: Global March has launched a major online campaign to lobby for support for the proposed new convention on the domestic work sector at the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) annual conference (ILC) being held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 1 to 17 June 2011. As part of this campaign, […]
International Day of the African Child: 16 June 2011
The International Day of the African Child is celebrated all over the world on 16 June. On this day in 1976, thousands of schoolchildren took to the streets of Soweto, South Africa. In a march more than half a mile long, they protested the inferior quality of their education and […]
Eliminating Child Labour in Tobacco-growing
The Eliminating Child Labour in Tobacco-growing (ECLT) Foundation based in Geneva, Switzerland, has recently published its annual report for 2010. The report describes its programmes and achievements in five tobacco-growing countries in Central Asia and Africa: Kyrgyzstan, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. It also sets out its new strategic plan of action […]
G8: Freedom and democracy highlights but development promises still languish
The Leaders of the G8 countries met in Deauville, France on 26 and 27 May 2011 and reaffirmed their commitments to the values of freedom and democracy, and their universality in the G8 Declaration on Renewed Commitment for Freedom and Democracy, May 2011. G8 leaders envisaged financial aid of some $40 […]
International Consultation on Roadmap 2016 and the Garment-Manufacturing Sector
Nearly 100 representatives from multinational garment corporations, social audit firms, garment manufacturers, trade unions, civil society, government agencies and the United Nations attended the International Consultation on Roadmap 2016 and the Garment-Manufacturing Sector organised by Global March Against Child Labour. The one-day consultation was held in New Delhi, India, on 11 May 2011 […]