Global Rights Index
{{short description|Assessment by the International Trade Union Confederation}}
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The Global Rights Index is a world-wide assessment of trade union and human rights by country. Updated annually in a report issued by the International Trade Union Confederation, the index rates countries on a scale from 1 (best) through to 5+ (worst). Ratings are based on 97 indicators derived from the labour standards of the International Labour Organization.{{cite web |title=ITUC Global Rights Index 2020 shows workers' rights violations occur too often in Central and Eastern Europe |url=https://www.ilo.org/budapest/whats-new/WCMS_749074/lang--en/index.htm |website=www.ilo.org |publisher=International Labour Organization |access-date=29 November 2020 |language=en |date=24 June 2020}} The annual index reports on violations of trade union rights, such as limitations on collective bargaining and the right to strike, inhibiting trade union membership, state surveillance, violence and killings against trade unionists and restrictions on freedom of speech.{{cite web |title=ITUC releases 2020 Global Rights Index, naming worst performing countries for protection of workers' rights - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre |url=https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/ituc-releases-2020-global-rights-index-naming-worst-performing-countries-for-protection-of-workers-rights/ |website=www.business-humanrights.org |access-date=29 November 2020 |language=en |date=23 June 2020}}
Ratings
The ITUC debuted the index in 2014.{{cite news |last1=Tharoor |first1=Ishaan |title=Map: The worst places in the world to be a worker |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2014/05/20/map-the-worst-places-in-the-world-to-be-a-worker/ |access-date=29 November 2020 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=20 May 2014}} It uses the following rating system to indicate the extent of trade union rights violations:
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| 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:{{cite web |title=2023 Global Rights Index |url=https://files.mutualcdn.com/ituc/files/2023_ituc_global_rights_index_en.pdf |access-date=18 July 2021 |publisher=International Trade Union Confederation |page=8}}
2025 Report<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2 June 2025 |others=ITUC |title=2025 ITUC GLOBAL RIGHTS INDEX |url=https://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/en__global_right_index_2025__final_web.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250602163914/https://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/en__global_right_index_2025__final_web.pdf |archive-date=2025-06-02}}</ref>
The 2025 index is the 12th Index the ITUC has created. In the report, it surveyed 151 countries and noted that, "In 2025, average country ratings deteriorated in three out of five global regions, with Europe and the Americas recording their worst scores since the Index’s inception in 2014." The report, reported that the worst region for rights in the world was the Middle East and North Africa.
= Highlights from the report: =
In 2025, the report noted that Argentina, Costa Rica, Georgia, Italy, Mauritania, Niger, and Panama recorded a worse rating than in 2024. However, Australia, Mexico and Oman improved on their rating.File:ITUC Global Rights Index 2025.png
== Top ten worst countries for working people ==
== Statistics of [[worker's rights]] violations ==
- 87% of countries violated the right to strike
- 80% of countries violated the right to collective bargaining
- 75% of countries excluded workers from the right to establish or join a trade union
- 72% of countries gave workers restricted or no access to justice.
- 74% of countries impeded the registration of unions
- 45% of countries restricted free speech and assembly
References
External links
- [https://www.ituc-csi.org/global-rights-index Global Rights Index]
- [https://www.globalrightsindex.org/en/2021 ITUC Global Rights Index 2023]
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