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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).
The List of countries by child labour rate provides rankings of countries based on their rates of child labour. Child labour is defined by the International Labour Organization (ILO) as participation in economic activity by underage persons aged 5 to 17. Child work harms children, interferes with their education, and prevents their development.
The 2005 Labour Law was amended in 2013, which provided Saudi police and labor authorities with the power to enforce the provisions of the Labor Law against undocumented laborers. [109] Punishments included both detention and deportation. [109] The 2005 Labour Law was again amended in 2015, introducing more extensive labor protections.
With 33 million child labourers, India stands 5th in world's worst countries for child labour.
By ratifying this Convention No. 182, a country commits itself to taking immediate action to prohibit and eliminate the worst forms of child labour, including slavery, child prostitution, use of children in criminal activities, and dangerous labour. The Convention is enjoying the fastest pace of ratifications in the ILO's history since 1919.
Many of the new laws regarding child labor, Mast says, are focused on “increasing penalties, mandating workers’ rights education, and expanding the legal remedies available to victims of ...
Many labor unions are also asking for increased environmental regulation, [32] and increased oversight of cooperative banks. [33] One important issue for Costa Rica unions is passage a new labor law. [34] Former president Laura Chinchilla vetoed it, but Solís appears to want the issue passed, as do many members of the Legislative Assembly. [33]
The country ranks relatively poorly in the 2019 Best Countries for Women, highly discriminates against its women and fosters gender inequality through enduring laws and practices.