Workers’ rights degraded globally by the crackdown on union action (ITUC)

The news. On 31 May, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) published its annual report on the state of workers’ rights worldwide. The 2026 edition reveals a global degradation, particularly through violations of the freedom of assembly and association and attacks against trade unionists, while 109 countries (out of 151 studied) still obstruct access to justice. According to the ITUC, this trend is exacerbated by the actions of governments in major countries, for instance in the Uni