WORKERS INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE
– JUSTICE FOR ALL –
We are a multi-disciplinary team that consists of solicitors, lawyers, social workers, mental health professionals and rights campaigners.
We promote a society in which all people are accorded equal respect and dignity, and their human rights are upheld, protected and fulfilled by the State through their participation, membership and active involvement in decisions affecting their lives.
We use human rights and international labour law for social change.
We are a union that represents domestic workers.
We use advocacy, assessment, intervention and litigation to help.
We campaign for better working conditions, pay, and access to public services.
SERVICES
IWJU is an international union dedicated to advocating
EMPLOYMENT
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We provide support and advice on numerous employment issues.
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We aim to maximise access to legal advice and representation. Social Justice.
Social Care
Support
We provide assistance, support, and advocacy to victims of modern slavery.
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TRAINING
We have a range of courses designed for all levels of learners.
JUSTICE DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN;
JUSTICE MUST BE WON.
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Migrant Domestic Workers subjected to modern day slavery
Protestors holding banners calling for the abolishment of Lebanon's controversial kafala sponsorship system. © 2019 Adib Chowdhury / SOPA Images/Sipa via AP Images
Lebanon: Blow to Migrant Domestic Worker Rights
(Beirut) – Lebanon’s State Shura Council, the country’s top administrative court, delivered a sharp blow to migrant domestic worker rights by suspending the implementation of a new standard unified contract, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. The standard unified contract, which the Labor Ministry adopted on September 8, 2020, included new protections for migrant domestic workers, including vital safeguards against forced labor, and would have been an important first step toward abolishing the abusive kafala (sponsorship) system.
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