1. ITUC Survey and Global Rights Index
2017

2. ITUC Survey
Database with information on violations in law and practice across countries
Compiled through legal analysis and responses to a questionnaire sent to all ITUC affiliates
Available online: survey.ituc-csi.org

3. Content Freedom of Association Collective Bargaining Right to Strike
Anti-union discrimination

4. Relevant facts Name person (if possible) and/or union concerned
Date/timeline/location of incident(s)
Description of the incident
Who is responsible? Company/sector? Which government institution?
Steps taken at national or international level?
Further consequences or implications of the violation?
Isolated incident or part of a pattern of abuses?

5. ITUC Global Rights Index
141 countries rated from 1-5 based on degree of respect for collective labour rights
Numerical presentation of information in the Survey
Information for each country coded against 97 indicators
More detailed information on methodology under survey.ituc-csi.org

6. 2016 Findings
82 countries exclude certain groups of workers from labour law
Over two-thirds of countries have workers who have no right to strike
More than half of all countries deny some or all workers collective bargaining
Number of countries which deny or constrain free speech and freedom of assembly increased from 41 to 50
Percentage of countries where workers are exposed to physical violence and threats increased by 44 per cent (from 36 to 52)

7. 2016 Findings (continued)
The ten worst countries for working people this year are Belarus, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Guatemala, India, Iran, Qatar, Turkey and the UAE
Middle East and North Africa remains the world’s worst region when it comes to fundamental rights at work

8. Contribute to the Survey
Send information on violations whenever they happen to
Information can be sent in any format (news article, , report)
Respond to the ITUC questionnaire

9. How to collect information
Record complaints/violations reported by your affiliates throughout the year
Send questionnaire to affiliates
Collect testimony through interviews at workplaces
Check media sources and verify information