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Free Lee Cheuk-yan

Free Lee Cheuk-yan is an international campaign led by the global trade union movement, calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Lee Cheuk-yan, a lifelong champion of workers’ rights and democracy in Hong Kong.

Belarus is not a “paradise” for workers: Special Rapporteur

New York (27 October 2025) – A UN expert today expressed concern about the human rights situation of workers in Belarus.

Air Samarkand faces difficulties paying staff salaries

Reports have surfaced that nearly 50 Russian nationals have not received salaries from Uzbekistan’s Air Samarkand airline for three months. The company confirmed the issue, citing unexpected expenses that created “financial challenges” and pledging to prioritize repayment of wage arrears.

ARBITRARY POLICE BRUTALITY AGAINST FARMERS IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH A SUSTAINABLE COTTON SECTOR

Azizjon Tojiboev and Gairatjon Khairullaev, successful and hardworking farmers from Rishton district of Fergana region, became victims of senseless and illegal arbitrary violence at the hands of local police officers.

Trade union leaders Aliaksandr Yarashuk and Hennadz Fiadynich Released

On 11 September, 52 political prisoners were released in Belarus. Among them were two key figures of the independent trade union movement: Aliaksandr Yarashuk, Chair of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP), and Hennadz Fiadynich, former head of the Belarusian Radio and Electronics Industry Workers’ Union (REP).

Social protection plays a key role in countering climate change impact but countries most impacted by the climate crisis are the least prepared

Governments must do more to utilize universal social protection to adapt to and mitigate the impact of climate change and achieve a just transition, according to a new ILO report.

UZBEK FARMER: “I WOULD LIKE THE TRUTH TO BE TOLD.”

Many farmers are tired of injustice, but they are afraid to speak out. I don’t know what might happen to me tomorrow, but if I am put in prison or disappear, consider the hokim of the Shahrisabz district, Samad Khasanov, responsible for it”, said Kudratov.

Casting a light on dependent contractors: a new statistical and increasingly important category

While dependent contractors have long existed as a group of workers, they have only been made visible in official statistics recently.

The relationships between workers and the economic units for which they work are complex and changing. These work relationships cover various dimensions, including work arrangements, forms of employment, the degree of workers’ autonomy in decision-making, the level of economic risk they are exposed to, etc. Work relationships are closely related to workers’ status in employment.

Violence against health workers in Kyrgyzstan sparks calls for protections and social dialogue

(4 August, 2025) In July, a disturbing incident in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, highlighted the growing threat of violence against health workers in the region. After a doctor asked the noisy relatives of a patient to calm down, he was physically attacked. Rather than the perpetrators being detained, it was the doctor who was taken into custody by police. The attackers filed a counterclaim accusing the physician of verbal abuse, and a court sentenced the assaulted doctor to three days of administrative arrest.

Fighting for the safety of Kyrgyzstan’s healthcare heroes

How a union leader is championing the rights of health workers.