The Republic of Korea has recently ratified a new ILO Convention, the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health, Convention No. 187. This ratification will bring this important international labour standard designed to promote a “preventive safety and health culture” into force in the next 12 months. Continue reading ‘Republic of Korea ratifies ILO Safety and Health Convention’
Archive for March 27th, 2008
India pushes for worker rights in Gulf
Published March 27, 2008 asia , global , governments , workers Leave a CommentTags: indian workers, labor abuse, migrant workers, minimum wage, recruiters, unskilled workers, workers in the Gulf
By Barbara Surk and Sebastian Abbot
Oil-rich Gulf nations, already facing labor protests, are getting new pressure from India, which wants them to pay minimum wages for unskilled workers. The move by India – which has 5 million workers in the Gulf, making it the largest source of migrants – is the strongest push yet by workers’ home countries to win better conditions for their citizens. In the past, countries focused on maintaining the flow of billions of dollars workers send home every year, not their welfare. Continue reading ‘India pushes for worker rights in Gulf’
