International Court of Justice to issue advisory opinion on the right to strike
The International Court of Justice is set to issue an advisory opinion on the right to strike, which could clarify the legality of employees walking off the job. This opinion was requested by the International Labor Organization to resolve an internal dispute regarding one of its conventions. Although advisory opinions are not legally binding, they can significantly influence global labor regulations.
- ▪The advisory opinion will clarify whether employees have the lawful right to strike.
- ▪The International Labor Organization requested the opinion to settle a dispute over its convention on the right to strike.
- ▪The convention has been ratified by 158 countries and is part of international labor standards.
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Open this photo in gallery:The Peace Palace, which houses the International Court of Justice, in The Hague, Netherlands, in 2019.Peter Dejong/The Associated PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountThe United Nations’ top court is set Thursday to issue a landmark advisory opinion on the right to strike, clarifying whether employees are lawfully allowed to walk off the job.The 15 judges at the International Court of Justice were asked in 2023 by the International Labor Organization, a UN agency, to settle an internal dispute over whether one of the ILO’s conventions gives workers the right to strike.The convention has been ratified by 158 countries and is incorporated into UN labour standards, guidelines from the Organization for Economic…
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