Category: workers

Global Initiative for Industrial Safety (GIFIS) Launches Pioneering Manifesto for Worker Safety

11 September 202419 September 2024 Editor No Comments

Dubai, 10 September 2024 – The Global Initiative for Industrial Safety (GIFIS) has unveiled its Manifesto for Global Industrial Safety, a comprehensive blueprint aimed at enhancing worker safety through the adoption of advanced technologies. Developed in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Lloyd’s Register Foundation, the Global Manufacturing and Industrialization Summit (GMIS),…

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Forced Labour Profits Surge

23 April 202423 April 2024 Editor No Comments

Profits and Poverty: The Economics of Forced Labour Forced labor, a blight on humanity’s conscience and a grave violation of fundamental rights, continues to plague our world, with a recent ILO report revealing a disturbing surge in profits garnered from this nefarious practice. The latest report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) exposes the stark…

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Covid-19 impact: Nearly half of the global workforce at risk of losing livelihoods

30 April 202030 April 2020 Editor 3 Comments

The continued sharp decline in working hours globally due to the COVID-19 outbreak means that 1.6 billion workers in the informal economy – that is nearly half of the global workforce – stand in immediate danger of having their livelihoods destroyed, warns the International Labour Organization.

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