Labor

Bahrain: Migrant Workers Denied Pay, Right to Travel

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:43:47 -0800

(New York) - Bahrain's Labor Ministry should hold employers who withhold wages and passports from migrant employees accountable, Human Rights Watch said today. Both practices are illegal under Bahraini law, but authorities do little to enforce compliance.

Freedom to Create Associations

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:57:00 -0700

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Freedom to Create Associations

A Declarative Regime in Name Only

Freedom to Create Associations

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:57:00 -0700

This 45-page report says that local representatives of the Interior Ministry often refuse to accept registration papers when a group's objectives or membership displeases the authorities. Moroccan law permits new associations to come into being simply by registering with local authorities, rather than by requiring prior authorization. The law obliges officials to accept the registration papers.

Olympic Congress: Monitor Host Countries on Rights

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:24:51 -0700

(New York) - The Copenhagen Olympic Congress should create a permanent mechanism to monitor human rights in host countries before, during and after Olympic Games, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch, which has submitted a proposal to the Congress, is particularly concerned about potential abuses in Russia, host for the 2014 Sochi Winter Games.

Human Rights Watch Comments to the Office of the US Trade Representative Concerning the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:52:13 -0700

United States: Adopt Stronger Laws for Child Farmworkers

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:16:44 -0700

Dear Members of the House Committee on Education and Labor,

Some Thoughts for Labor Day

Angela Heimburger — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:46:36 -0700

Labor Day? Let's be real. The last thing on our minds this weekend is labor rights. Whether we're fortunate enough to have a job or worrying about how to get one in today's economy, we'll focus more on this summer's last hurrah than on the Tuesday- morning-after travails.

Decent Work for Domestic Workers

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:38:40 -0700

Summary and Key Recommendations

Human Rights Watch and Anti-Slavery International welcome the International Labour Organization's attention to decent work for domestic workers, and the decision of the ILO Governing Body to place decent work for domestic workers on the agenda of the 2010 International Labour Conference.

Letter on Rights for Migrant Domestic Workers

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:52:28 -0700

H.E. Ghazi al-Shubaikat

Minister of Labor

Ministry of Labor

Amman

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Dear Minister al-Shubaikat,

Obama's Chance to Shift Gears on Colombia

María McFarland, senior researcher, Americas Division — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:55:37 -0700

Published in The Huffington Post