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	New info on the Clean Clothes Campaign website
		Labour rights violations reported by the Students and Scholars against Corporate Misbehavior (SACOM) include excessive overtime, under-payment or non-payment of overtime, forced signing of blank contracts, withholding pension and social insurance payments, exposure to dangerous toxins and unhealthy dormitory conditions
		Following their efforts to draw attention to rights violations at an Indian garment factory, the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) and the India Committee of the Netherlands (ICN) have been summoned to appear in a Bangalore court on June 25, 2007.
		With freedom of association banned in China, the workers lack any effective means to defend their rights.
	www.cleanclothes.org /new.htm (693 words)

	Calgary and District Labour Council - Labour Rights
		As a worker you have rights within the province of Alberta.
		These rights determine the hours of work, how much you get paid, your hours of work, which holidays you get paid for, termination pay, etc. This web page has been prepared by the Alberta Federation of Labour as part of a campaign to make younger workers aware of their rights in the workplace.
		Alberta Labour is responsible for enforcing the laws covering the minimum employment standards in Alberta.
	members.shaw.ca /cdlc/cdlclabourrights.htm (935 words)

	Choike - Global labour rights
		Traditionally, labour rights are the domain of trade unions and these have a long history of fighting for workers’ rights, mainly within a state, although there has been international co-operation among unions since the 19th century.
		The trade union demand that a labour rights clause should be included in international trade agreements triggers the response that linking trade and rights is unacceptable; trade instruments should not be used to assure respect for rights and the demand is supposedly a Northern ploy not supported by Southern workers.
		Labour rights in the apparel industry, where 75% of the 23 million workers in that sector are women, are basically a women's issue.
	www.choike.org /nuevo_eng/informes/1872.html (8259 words)

	AISGEF - Miscellaneous - Asian Social Forum Globalization and Labour Rights
		This attack on the labour rights of the workers is concommittant with the rise of the phenomenon of neo-liberal globalization and is growing intensification.
		For example, in South Korea in 1996 the labour laws were drastically changed to deprive the workers of their right to protest and to force the to meekly accept the exploitation of capital.
		National Labour Commission filled up with his own people who are to faithfully follow the ideological dictates of the ruling party, to look into the various aspects of the existing labour laws and recommend the changes desired for pre-exploitation of labour by the International and indigenous monopoly Capital.
	www.tradeunionindia.org /miscellaneous/forum.htm (2052 words)

	SOUTH ASIAN LABOUR RIGHTS CHARTER
		The UN Labour Rights Convention, that the Consultation resolved to formulate, was intended to codify universally acceptable norms and standards of human rights in the work place; to ensure the accountability of Trans-National Corporations, and to build effective non-trade linked mechanisms for the enforcement of Universal Labour Rights.
		He appreciated the proposal of UN Labour Rights Convention as a strategy to define, codify and enforce the labour rights from the view of the labour in developing countries.
		The consensus was to view the UN Labour Rights Convention as a non- trade-linked enforcement mechanism of labour rights and an affirmation of Universal Labour Rights.
	sacw.insaf.net /Labour/SALRC.html (3186 words)

	Woodiwiss: Globalisation, Human Rights, and Labour Law... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Thus, the current labour rights situation may be suggestive of future developments with respect to the human rights of the population at large.
		That is, rights occupy an important role in such texts not just because their presence is expected as part of the price of admission to the modern' or civilised' capitalist world, but also because their presence represents a claim to self-respect as well as sometimes to moral superiority vis a vis their former colonial masters.
		In the case of labour rights specifically, their coverage and content is configured so that, with a remarkable degree of precision, the state now meets the patriarchal obligations formerly acknowledged by what were once the most important sections of local capital.
	www.bsos.umd.edu /CSS97/papers/woodipap.html (12447 words)

	China: Harsh Sentences for Labor Activists (Human Rights Watch Press release, New York, May 10, 2003)
		Human Rights Watch called on China to drop all charges and to immediately release the two men.
		A copy of the activists' December 2002 indictment, obtained by Human Rights Watch, indicated the subversion charges were based on interviews the men gave to international media, contacts they had with Hong Kong-based human rights groups, and their alleged attendance at meetings of the China Democracy Party in 1998-99.
		Previous Human Rights Watch statements on the case can be found at http://www.hrw.org/asia/china.php (English) and http://www.hrw.org/chinese/ (Mandarin).
	www.hrw.org /press/2003/05/china051003.htm (543 words)

	WTO \| Understanding the WTO - Labour standards: highly controversial
		Labour standards are those that are applied to the way workers are treated.
		The term covers a wide range of things: from use of child labour and forced labour, to the right to organize trade unions and to strike, minimum wages, health and safety conditions, and working hours.
		They argue that the campaign to bring labour issues into the WTO is actually a bid by industrial nations to undermine the comparative advantage of lower wage trading partners, and could undermine their ability to raise standards through economic development, particularly if it hampers their ability to trade.
	www.wto.org /english/thewto_e/whatis_e/tif_e/bey5_e.htm (851 words)

	Oxfam Australia :: Offside! labour rights report
		Labour Rights and Sportswear Production in Asia examines how sports brands are tackling the problem of sweatshops in their industry with a particular focus on workers’ freedom to form and join trade unions.
		Ultimately, a bigger challenge remains to persuade sports brands to make sure human rights are respected right across their supply chain.
		Everyone has the right to fair pay and conditions at work and the right to work together to achieve them.
	www.oxfam.org.au /campaigns/labour/06report/index.html (239 words)

	Resolution on South Asian Labour Rights Charter
		The labour organisations in different regions have to articulate their interests in a coordinated and united way, irrespective of their international affiliation, and move towards a genuine regional and international solidarity.
		The labour movements in South Asia have to establish closer cooperation amongst themselves on an organised basis in order to be able to effectively face the present challenges.
		Establishment of Labour Rights Commissions in all South Asian countries and a South Asian Labour Rights Commission at the SAARC level to monitor the labour rights situation and the implementation of laws.
	www.sacw.net /Labour/Resolution.html (1157 words)

	Thai Labour Campaign (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The right to freedom of association and the right to form and join trade unions are fundamental human rights covered in the United Nations International Bill of Human Rights, or the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
		However, typically labour rights and human rights are not a part of the same discourse.
		In Thailand and a majority of nations in the world, workers human rights of freedom of association and right to join and form trade unions are violated with alarming frequency.
	www.thailabour.org /wnews/041207-2.html (566 words)

	EUI - AEL - Labour Rights (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The contributors to this volume argue that international agreements and institutions are of central importance if labour rights are to be protected in a globalized economy.
		While there is a strong rhetorical commitment to labour rights, at least on the part of the US and the EU, the substance of what has been achieved to date is hardly impressive.
		The role of the International Labour Organization is central and the authors explore some of the options that are open to governments, civil society, and the labour movement in the years ahead.
	www.iue.it /AEL/CollectedCourses/LabourRights.shtml (320 words)

	CSR Web - Human rights, labour and security: key players and links (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It presently focuses on the rights of people who are particularly vulnerable to exploitation of their labour, notably women, children, migrant workers, and indigenous peoples.
		The desire to improve labour conditions reflects a concern for basic human rights and an acknowledgement that there is room for improvement in the adoption and implementation of codes of conduct that reflect internationally agreed standards.
		HRW investigates and exposes human rights violations and holds abusers accountable; challenges governments and those who hold power to end abusive practices and respect international human rights law; and enlists the public and the international community to support the cause of human rights for all.
	www.iblf.org /csr/csrwebassist.nsf/content/a1a2a3c4.html (3869 words)

	GN Online: ILO for basic global rules in labour rights protection
		The ILO's core labour standards include the right to organise and engage in collective bargaining, the right to equality at work, the abolition of child labour and the abolition of forced labour.
		Bahrain in particular, he said, is a regional model of workers' rights, with full-fledged trade unions that include women and migrant rights in their scope.
		Time-bound labour contracts negotiated multilaterally, he added, would offer the UAE and other GCC nations the dual advantages of offering a measure of protection for the workers, and calming the fear that expatriate workers would shift the traditional outlook of the country.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=98330 (990 words)

	Labour Behind the Label - Home
		Labour Behind the Label is a campaign that supports garment workers' efforts worldwide to improve their working conditions.
		The letter also calls upon the IOC to work together with the PlayFair 2008 organisations to develop and implement proposals to ensure labour rights compliance throughout all Olympics merchandise supply chains in China and elsewhere.
		The IOC is currently planning to take an approach which is exclusively company-based and leaves no room for the workers concerned to involve trade unions and worker support groups.
	www.labourbehindthelabel.org (528 words)

	National Union of Public and General Employees - Labour Rights
		The United Food and Commercial Workers Canada has become the first union to win the right to challenge the government on behalf of unorganized workers, including migrant farm workers, who lack the means to fight for their Charter rights in the courts.
		The three-million-member Canadian Labour Congress says the lockout of 5,500 employees by CBC management sets a misguided example for the future of labour relations in Canada and the outcome of the dispute could have long-term implications for the way public policy is set in Canada.
		Human rights encompassing labour rights and pay equity were at the forefront of the second full day of activities of the Canadian Labour Congress convention in Montreal this week.
	www.nupge.ca /labour_rights/Labour_rights.htm (6463 words)

	afrol News - Malagasy labour rights "inoperative"
		Although labour rights are guaranteed by the Malagasy constitution, labour legislation is "very rarely applied and the government very rarely takes any notice of union representatives," the survey concludes.
		The Labour Ministry mediated the dispute and ordered the benefits to be paid and that no sanctions were to be taken against the strikers.
		Further, the right to strike is recognised by Malagasy legislation, although workers first have to exhaust conciliation, mediation and arbitration procedures.
	www.afrol.com /articles/12853 (788 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Asia-Pacific \| Campaign for World Cup labour rights
		Labour activists throughout Asia are taking advantage of the final countdown to the World Cup to highlight the exploitation of children and adults in sports-related industries.
		A coalition of labour groups have charged that many companies involved in official sponsorship contracts for the World Cup and companies producing sports goods are failing to implement basic labour rights, while others continue to use child labour.
		One group, the Global March against Child Labour, has highlighted cases in India and Pakistan, in which young children are employed to stitch footballs.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_2010000/2010235.stm (262 words)

	Human rights principles for companies - Amnesty International (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Their employees and other people with whom they work are entitled to rights such as freedom from discrimination, the right to life and security, freedom from slavery, freedom of association, including the right to form trade unions, and fair working conditions.
		Human rights are designed to protect the inherent dignity of the human person, regardless of her or his culture or background, and by their very nature are universal.
		All companies should ensure that all employees are able to exercise their rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, as well as a fair means of collective bargaining without discrimination, including the right to form trade unions and to strike.
	web.amnesty.org /library/index/engACT700011998?open&of=eng-398 (3479 words)

	the bubble » labour rights
		In retrospect, itâs clear that these labour actions were a response to the tightening noose of free market reforms that were eliminating jobs, stagnating wages and rolling back worker benefits and job security.
		Some 26 years after the adoption of a landmark global UN treaty on the rights of women, no country in the world has achieved total equality between the sexes both in law and in practice.
		In a 2004 statement to mark the anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Committee said discriminatory laws remain in many of the 178 States that are parties to the pact.
	thebubble.ca /v1/magazine/wordpress?cat=7 (339 words)

	Labor Rights in Colombia
		In response, American labor unions and human rights groups have launched solidarity campaigns aimed at holding corporations accountable for their practices in Colombia and calling for a moratorium on arms shipments until the country's human rights record improves.
		As human rights organizations, journalists, labor and civic leaders in both the United States and Colombia have pointed out, there is serious cause for concern that this steady flow of arms from the United States to Colombia is dramatically worsening the status of labor rights in the country.
		Of greatest concern are the alarming links between the official Colombian military and the ultra-right wing paramilitary organizations of the AUC (United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia), who are responsible for 90% of trade union assassinations in Colombia (and a majority of political killings in general).
	henningcenter.berkeley.edu /gateway/colombia.html (2355 words)

	Oxfam - Trade - Offside: Labour rights and sporswear production in Asia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		FILA has failed to adequately address serious labour rights abuses when they have been brought to the company’s attention and since February 2005 has ignored multiple attempts by labour rights groups and trade unions to communicate with the company about labour issues.
		Governments have a responsibility to ensure that labour rights are protected by properly enforced state legislation.
		Recently the company has cooperated with trade unions to address issues in at least one factory in Cambodia and has expressed willingness to cooperate with trade union and labour rights groups to ensure workers are educated in their trade union rights.
	www.oxfam.org.uk /what_we_do/issues/trade/offside_sportswear.htm (2073 words)

	Labor Rights and Labor Movements - Social and Economic Policy - Global Policy Forum (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Working conditions should be protected by well-enforced rules — rules that guarantee workers the right to organize, to have limits on their work day, to be paid a minimum wage, to enjoy social security and more.
		Lack of labor rights combined with poverty and local corruption have produced a major increase in debt bondage slavery in poor countries.
		To enhance public image among customers and labor rights organizations, companies have agreed to open their factory doors to the Fair Labor Association, an NGO that monitors and works with corporations to improve working conditions.
	www.globalpolicy.org /socecon/inequal/labor/index.htm (3602 words)

	Globalisation and Labour Rights (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Economic globalisation poses major challenges for labour with increasing problems of unemployment, reduction of social security and informalisation of work.
		The course is primarily for mid-career trade union members, and other individuals involved in the promotion of human/worker/labour rights.
		The Certificate course comprises four modules analysing the impact on labour of global, national and local policies, institutions and processes associated with globalisation as well as a rights-based response to these challenges.
	www.iss.nl /tprogrs/glr.html (346 words)

	TRADE-U.S.: Central America Deal Must Boost Labour Rights - Report
		While recognising that the instruments have not solved the basic problem of the lack of rights and rule of law for workers in the region, the report says that they reversed the most egregious violations of rights and threats to lives and have also arguably prevented many more such abuses.
		Unlike Jordan, which has reasonably good labour laws and relatively effective enforcement, ''Central American countries have glaring weaknesses in their laws, inadequate enforcement, and judicial systems that fall short of any reasonable standard for the rule of law,'' she wrote.
		Such rights should include freedom of association, the right to collective bargaining, protections against child labour, freedom from forced labour and acceptable conditions of work with respect to minimum wages, hours of work, and occupational safety and health.
	www.ipsnews.net /interna.asp?idnews=16151 (966 words)

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