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U.S. Rated Alarmingly High in Global Survey of Worst Places for Workers’ Rights
… The United States lags far behind other nations in protecting workers’ rights, according to a new survey from the International Trade Union Confederation ( ITUC ). The rankings are based on 97 internationally recognized indicators and standards to assess where workers’ rights are best protected, in law and in practice. ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow said: … and employers on notice that unions around the world will stand together in solidarity to ensure basic rights at work. In the map above, nations in red have the worst workers’ rights ratings while lighter-shaded nations are rated …