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Workers' rights

No matter the job, workers' rights are fundamental human rights, recognised as such by the United Nations and the International Labour Organisation.

This includes the right to join a trade union and bargain collectively, including taking strike action. It also relates to our freedom from forced labour/slavery and dignity at work, and much more. We campaign to ensure workers' rights are protected for all.

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Two illustrations side by side, the left one showing a family secure in a house as our right to social security dictates, versus how it really is with a person at a meeting with children struggling to get support.

Everyday Rights: Right v Reality Illustrations, by Edith Pritchett

Date: May 28 2026

Targeting the UK Brands in the Campaign for Garment Workers in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka

Date: February 26 2026

Pay Up Fifa 2022 Billboard in Kathmandu, Nepal, December 2022. Part of Amnesty International's campaigning work on migrant workers' rights ahead at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Saudi Arabia: confirmation as 2034 World Cup host 'will put many lives at risk'

Date: December 11 2024

Qatar: FIFA's 'shameful' World Cup legacy fund ignores exploited workers

Date: November 27 2024

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Amnesty demonstration calling for workers rights

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