“As any trade unionist will tell you, there is no right to organize without the right to strike! The two are inseparable foundations of any functional and fair industrial relations system. Congratulations to the many advocates who argued the point so brilliantly before the ICJ, and to the ITUC for its steadfast commitment to this case,” said Christy Hoffman, General Secretary of UNI Global Union on the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion on the right to strike.
Background: The United Nations’ highest court ruled on Thursday that workers and their unions have the right to strike under a landmark international labour treaty, issuing a landmark advisory opinion. By 10 votes to four, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that “the right to strike of workers and their organizations is protected” under the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87).
The full text of the Advisory Opinion is available here. A summary of the Opinion can be found here.
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