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2025 ITUC Global Rights Index: Despite marginal gains, systematic attacks on workers persist in Asia-Pacific

The 2025 ITUC Global Rights Index reveals that Asia-Pacific showed continued marginal improvements from its worst rating on record in 2022, but is remains second worst region in the world for workers.

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ITUC-Asia Pacific: World fails to end child labour by 2025 deadline

ITUC-Asia Pacific raised the alarm that governments in Asia and the Pacific have failed to meet the global target to eliminate all forms of child labour by 2025, with more than 86 million children still working across the region.

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ITUC-Asia Pacific welcomes the adoption of the ILO Resolution on Palestine

The ITUC Asia-Pacific welcomes the adoption of the resolution upgrading Palestine’s status within the International Labour Organization (ILO) from a liberation movement to a non-member observer State.

Press Statement

BREAKING: ILO invokes Article 33 on Myanmar; ITUC-Asia Pacific hails decision and calls for global action

In a landmark decision, the 113th International Labour Conference (ILC) has adopted the resolution invoking Article 33 of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Constitution concerning Myanmar.

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Dangerous illusion of democracy: ITUC-Asia Pacific slams Myanmar military's sham elections

The ITUC-Asia Pacific strongly condemns the recent announcement by Myanmar’s military junta to lift the state of emergency on 31 July 2025, while moving forward with plans to hold so-called “elections” under its illegitimate rule.

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Asian and Arab trade unions build cross-border solidarity to advance fair migration

Trade unions from across Asia and the Middle East gathered in Jakarta in a show of cross-border solidarity to combat forced labour and strengthen protections for millions of migrant workers driving the region’s economies.

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Bharat Bandh: India’s workers rise in unprecedented unity against anti-labour policies

In one of the largest coordinated strike actions in global labour history, more than 250 million workers, farmers, and informal sector workers across India mobilised on 9 July in a nationwide Bharat Bandh.

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India: ITUC-Asia Pacific demands justice for the workers killed in Telangana factory explosion

ITUC-Asia Pacific expresses grave concern and strong condemnation over the catastrophic explosion at Sigachi Industries Pvt. Ltd. in Telangana, India on 30 June 2025.

Press Statement

2025 ITUC Global Rights Index: Despite marginal gains, systematic attacks on workers persist in Asia-Pacific

The 2025 ITUC Global Rights Index reveals that Asia-Pacific showed continued marginal improvements from its worst rating on record in 2022, but is remains second worst region in the world for workers.

Press Statement

ITUC-Asia Pacific: World fails to end child labour by 2025 deadline

ITUC-Asia Pacific raised the alarm that governments in Asia and the Pacific have failed to meet the global target to eliminate all forms of child labour by 2025, with more than 86 million children still working across the region.

Press Statement

ITUC-Asia Pacific welcomes the adoption of the ILO Resolution on Palestine

The ITUC Asia-Pacific welcomes the adoption of the resolution upgrading Palestine’s status within the International Labour Organization (ILO) from a liberation movement to a non-member observer State.

Press Statement

BREAKING: ILO invokes Article 33 on Myanmar; ITUC-Asia Pacific hails decision and calls for global action

In a landmark decision, the 113th International Labour Conference (ILC) has adopted the resolution invoking Article 33 of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Constitution concerning Myanmar.

Press Statement

Dangerous illusion of democracy: ITUC-Asia Pacific slams Myanmar military's sham elections

The ITUC-Asia Pacific strongly condemns the recent announcement by Myanmar’s military junta to lift the state of emergency on 31 July 2025, while moving forward with plans to hold so-called “elections” under its illegitimate rule.

News

Asian and Arab trade unions build cross-border solidarity to advance fair migration

Trade unions from across Asia and the Middle East gathered in Jakarta in a show of cross-border solidarity to combat forced labour and strengthen protections for millions of migrant workers driving the region’s economies.

News

Bharat Bandh: India’s workers rise in unprecedented unity against anti-labour policies

In one of the largest coordinated strike actions in global labour history, more than 250 million workers, farmers, and informal sector workers across India mobilised on 9 July in a nationwide Bharat Bandh.

Press Statement

India: ITUC-Asia Pacific demands justice for the workers killed in Telangana factory explosion

ITUC-Asia Pacific expresses grave concern and strong condemnation over the catastrophic explosion at Sigachi Industries Pvt. Ltd. in Telangana, India on 30 June 2025.

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