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Jun 7 2012 9:33PM
Human rights at work: annual report shows we really must do better

A new report out this week records a year's worth of violations of fundamental human rights for working people. Breaches of the ILO's eight core conventions (banning forced and child labour as well as discrimination at work, and...

Jun 7 2012 8:41PM
Amnesty International: China must investigate veteran dissident's death

7 June 2012 China must investigate veteran dissident's death Activists have called for an investigation into Li Wangyang's death “ Li Wangyang was a tireless human rights campaigner who suffered at the hands of the government - his...

Jun 7 2012 10:49AM
Children jailed in Syria for their father's alleged crimes

This action is now closed. Thank you to the thousands of you who responded. Last month, eight-year-old Osama Hamada was arrested in Syria. He was taken from his home during a raid by security forces, along with his ten-year-old brother...

Jun 7 2012 9:01AM
Gambia's food crisis and its dictator's lavish lifestyle.

Please find below a link to a story written by the International Network of Street Paper's Gambian correspondent which contrasts Gambia's current food crisis with President Jammeh's extravagance. http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile...

Jun 6 2012 6:47PM
Employers attack workers' rights at ILO

Trade unions expressed outrage at the actions of the employers’ group at the International Labour Organisation Conference for blocking any debate and discussion on some of the worst cases of worker rights violations at the meeting in...