Status of Decent Work and Workers' Rights: A Study of Seven Industrial Sectors in Chattogram The purpose of the study was to see the pertaining situation of worker rights from a decent work lens. We have studied seven industrial sectors from Chattogram such as readymade garments, construction, healthcare, restaurant, aluminum, beauty parlor, and transportation (three-wheelers). We carried out a survey with samples from workers and businesses, spanning all seven sectors. About 400 workers are surveyed at random. Twenty KII are conducted to gather qualitative data from stakeholders, including employers, TU leaders, academicians, CSO, journalists, Government agencies, etc. Furthermore, three FGDs are conducted, two of which involved workers and one of which involved firms and stakeholders. Mehr Details
Guidelines for a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all The guidelines are meant to provide non-binding practical orientation to Governments and social partners with some specific options on how to formulate, implement and monitor the policy framework, in accordance with national circumstances and priorities. Mehr Details
Gender Pay Gaps in Global Supply Chains: Findings from Workplaces in Bangladesh, Colombia, Morocco, Thailand, and Turkey This report presents the findings of studies in five countries to test the Anker Research Institute’s new methodology for measuring the size and determinants of gender pay gaps at workplaces in global supply chains. Mehr Details
Away morality – profits against human rights: The calculated foul play of the sports industry Higher, faster, further – almost everything is developing in this direction in the sports industry, especially in professional football: From player salaries to sponsorship issues to the numbers of sports and fan articles produced. The human rights of the tens of thousands of workers, who often toiled in Asia or Central America under unworthy working conditions and to starvation wages for the major sports brands, fall by the wayside. With this brochure, we look behind the scenes and show from different perspectives how the sports industry and sporting goods manufacturers exploit people. Mehr Details
The market-oriented human being Just 20 years ago, two-thirds of Germans had a full-time job with compulsory social security. It is 38% today. Almost half of them are already working in insecure jobs. How does this impermanence and competition change us humans and our social relationships? Are we on the way for the whole person to become a commodity? Read more …
