Violence at work

ILO: Landmark treaty to protect domestic workers
21/Jul/2011 News
Summary: The new Convention thus outlines global labour standards for up to 100 million domestic workers worldwide....
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CHAD: Demobilised child soldiers need help with re-integration
23/Jun/2011 News
Summary: The next step to be taken after demobilising child soldiers is to reintegrate them into society says the UN SRSG...
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LIBYA: Govt forces committed war crimes, says UN human rights panel
2/Jun/2011 News
Summary: A UN human rights commission ordered to investigate allegations of human rights abuses in Libya, has officially...
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CHILD LABOUR: Child domestic workers - the dawn of a new Convention? (part 2)
27/May/2011 News
Summary: The International Labour Conference is preparing to vote on a new global instrument to ensure decent work for...
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BURKINA FASO: Texting to help child domestic workers
13/May/2011 News
Summary: Sending text messages via cellphones is one of the most effective ways of passing information to a mass audience....
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QATAR: Govt drafts anti-trafficking law
9/May/2011 News
Summary: The anti-human trafficking law includes clauses for crimes against women, children and people with special needs...
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INDIA: Govt bans child labour in circuses
25/Apr/2011 News
Summary: The court's decision followed a petition lodged by the Indian children's rights group, Save the Childhood...
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LIBYA: Schoolboy conscripts shot by Gaddafi forces for refusing to fight
18/Apr/2011 News
Summary: Children as young as 15 are being used by security forces to regain control of Misurata, and threatened with...
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SOMALIA: Children shoe-shine in a war zone
18/Apr/2011 News
Summary: Street children forced to shoe-shine for a living, face the constant risk of being killed in cross fire, but are...
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