A/71/385
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom
of peaceful assembly and of association
Summary
The present report examines the exercise and enjoyment of the rights to
freedom of peaceful assembly and of association in the workplace, with a focus on
the most marginalized portions of the world’s labour force, including global supply
chain workers, informal workers, migrant workers, domestic workers and others.
Contents
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I.
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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II.
Conceptual framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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III.
Challenges to workers’ rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association: global
pressures on workers’ rights and State response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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A.
Migrant workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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B.
Women workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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C.
Domestic workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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International legal framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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International and regional human rights instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Conclusions and recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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