A version of this article was first published here on Dejusticia’s Global Rights Blog.
How linked are working class organizations to human rights and overall human development? The International Trade Union Confederation recently published its annual global rights index (ITUC), which rates countries by aggregating 97 indicators and sorting them into one of five rankings. At one end are those countries that do not guarantee labor rights due to breakdown of the rule of law, while at the other are those who rarely have labor rights violations. The index thus identifies which are the worst and the best countries for workers to live, as shown by the map in Figure 1.
Figure 1
