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Qatar’s Labour Pains
Qatargate, the ITUC, the ILO and games of influence
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Exclusive: Showdown between Workers and Employers at the ILO: Workers and 36 Member States are asking the Governing Body to call upon the International Court of Justice to rule on the right to strike; Employers are accusing the ILO of partiality
Is the “right to strike” a fundamental labour right or not? Long-simmering and acrimonious discord on this question is boiling over at the International Labour Organization (ILO). The G|O can reveal that with the support of 36 Governments, a request by the Organization’s Workers’ Group to call upon
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#142 THE G|O BRIEFING, JUNE 15, 2023
Acrimonious disputes over LGBTQ rights rock the ILC—and are here to stay | China resumes construction of the future, literally, figuratively, and with Geneva on the map | Switzerland celebrates a successful first-ever Security Council presidency
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Profound cultural differences over LGBTQ protections rocked the ILO’s budget discussions, but they’re here to stay—and will probably intensify
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Between Qatar and the ILO, the limits of constructive engagement are being severely tested
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ILO further isolates Belarus
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Pressure mounts around Qatar's expected presidency of International Labour Conference
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#140 THE G|O Briefing, June 1, 2023
Pressure mounts around Qatar's expected presidency of International Labour Conference | WHO refocuses efforts | Slovenia and Belarus face showdown at the UNSC | What Western decline?
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#138 The G|O Briefing, May 18, 2023
Habemus Pope | Qatar's presidency of the Annual Labour Conference provokes consternation | For its 75th anniversary, a financially sustainable WHO | Delivering on nuclear disarmament in Hiroshima
The UN International Law Commission fiddles as the Earth burns
Dr. Bertrand Ramcharan | Faced with pressing challenges to the survival of the Earth and its inhabitants, it is now necessary to bring into our reasoning the concept of ‘instant jus cogens.’