Global Rights Index
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The Global Rights Index is a world-wide assessment of
right to strike, inhibiting trade union membership, state surveillance, violence and killings against trade unionists and restrictions on freedom of speech.[2]
Ratings
The ITUC debuted the index in 2014.[3] It uses the following rating system to indicate the extent of trade union rights violations:
| Rating | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 5+ | No guarantee of rights due to the breakdown of the rule of law |
| 5 | No guarantee of rights |
| 4 | Systematic violations of rights |
| 3 | Regular violations of rights |
| 2 | Repeated violations of rights |
| 1 | Sporadic violations of rights |
2023 rankings
According to data collected from 2023 across 149 countries, in terms of violations of trade union rights, the ITUC rated the following as the worst for working people:[4]
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Eswatini
- Guetemala
- Myanmar
- The Philippines
- Tunisia
- Turkey
References
- ^ "ITUC Global Rights Index 2020 shows workers' rights violations occur too often in Central and Eastern Europe". www.ilo.org. International Labour Organization. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "ITUC releases 2020 Global Rights Index, naming worst performing countries for protection of workers' rights - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre". www.business-humanrights.org. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ Tharoor, Ishaan (20 May 2014). "Map: The worst places in the world to be a worker". The Washington Post. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "2023 Global Rights Index" (PDF). International Trade Union Confederation. p. 8. Retrieved 18 July 2021.