Enforcing Migrant Workers’ Labour Rights:
Lessons from Trade Unions
February 23, 2023
8:30 – 10.00am Brussels | 3:30-5.00pm Manila | 6:30-8.00pm Sydney
Please join the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), Migrant Justice Institute, Solidarity Center, the ILAW Network and MIDEQ for a global discussion on the ways in which unions are successfully supporting migrant workers to achieve labour justice.
Around the world, migrant workers are routinely subject to exploitation and forced labour, including wage theft. Unions can play a critical role in holding employers and supply chain businesses to account, and ensuring migrant workers can obtain redress. Hear from unions about their strategies and recent achievements in recovering unpaid wages of migrant workers in different regions of the world.
Confirmed speakers
Philipp Schwertmann, Arbeit und Leben DGB/VHS (Germany)
Kıvanç Eliaçık, DISK (Turkey)
Edwin Atema, FNV (Netherlands)
Vivienne Wiles, CFMMEU (Australia)
Shiella Estrada | Pinay Careworkers Transnational (Hong Kong)
Bassina Farbenblum, Migrant Justice Institute (Australia/global)
Irem Arf, ITUC - Moderator
About the Project
Following our 2021 report on promising global initiatives to address wage theft, Migrant Justice Institute, in partnership with Solidarity Center, the ILAW Network and MIDEQ, is undertaking new research and advocacy around effective laws and systems aimed at wage recovery. With input and advice from advocates globally, we will continue to develop policy models and reform recommendations based on detailed empirical and legal research into best practices around the world. Future webinars will present these findings and introduce new and successful initiatives to recover workers’ wages. Please see the project webpage for more information and to sign up for updates on webinars and new research.