Ruwan Subasinghe
@ruwansubasinghe.bsky.social
@itfglobalunion.bsky.social Legal Director. Board member of @ilawnetwork.bsky.social, Ethical Trading Initiative and @cornellilr.bsky.social's Global Labor Institute.
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www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news... This is how to conduct municipal (and national...) politics. Great to see so many names from sectoral unions and progressive lawyers represented in the transition committees.
NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announces transition committees
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Monday the creation of 17 transition advisory committees made up of more than 400 people.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news... This is how to conduct municipal (and national...) politics. Great to see so many names from sectoral unions and progressive lawyers represented in the transition committees.
Great to see #Bangladesh govt drop criminal cases against 48,000+ garment workers arrested during pay protests two years ago. But let's not forget that supplier companies (for major global brands) filed bogus criminal cases against their OWN workers.
www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-ne...
www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-ne...
Bangladesh: 'Massive victory' as mass criminal cases filed against 48,000 garment workers are dropped - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Check out this page via the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre
www.business-humanrights.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Great to see #Bangladesh govt drop criminal cases against 48,000+ garment workers arrested during pay protests two years ago. But let's not forget that supplier companies (for major global brands) filed bogus criminal cases against their OWN workers.
www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-ne...
www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-ne...
Only just got around to reading this landmark UK High Court judgment. BHP (UK) liable for the Fundão Dam collapse in 2015. Claim on behalf of 600k ppl valued at £36 bln. 'Rea;/substantial' connection btw parent company & UK entity established jurisdiction. 1/3
November 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Only just got around to reading this landmark UK High Court judgment. BHP (UK) liable for the Fundão Dam collapse in 2015. Claim on behalf of 600k ppl valued at £36 bln. 'Rea;/substantial' connection btw parent company & UK entity established jurisdiction. 1/3
Despite #COP30 failures on #fossilfuel phase-out, adaptation finance & NDCs, the Belem #JustTransition Mechanism is a BIG win for workers. TUs now have formal role in shaping JT policies via UNFCCC. 👏🏽TUs & civil soc! Decision point includes key pre-worker language 👇🏾
www.ituc-csi.org/G20-Leaders-...
www.ituc-csi.org/G20-Leaders-...
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Despite #COP30 failures on #fossilfuel phase-out, adaptation finance & NDCs, the Belem #JustTransition Mechanism is a BIG win for workers. TUs now have formal role in shaping JT policies via UNFCCC. 👏🏽TUs & civil soc! Decision point includes key pre-worker language 👇🏾
www.ituc-csi.org/G20-Leaders-...
www.ituc-csi.org/G20-Leaders-...
While disappointing that #G20 Declaration did not cover living wages, collective bargaining or the recommendations of the Expert Panel on Inequality, it does represent a major milestone - #JustTransition, human-centred AI, industrial policies, social protection & more. Big!
🌍 The #G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg marks a milestone for global solidarity. Trade unions welcome the declaration’s focus on tackling inequalities and applaud South Africa’s leadership in putting Africa’s priorities at the centre.
www.ituc-csi.org/G20-Leaders-...
www.ituc-csi.org/G20-Leaders-...
G20 Leaders' Summit: Trade unions welcome declaration and call for strong ambition to advance the fight against inequalities
The G20 Leaders' Summit, held on 22 and 23 November in Johannesburg, marked the culmination of a South African Presidency that advanced a progressive agenda and placed the priorities of Africa at the ...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:23 AM
While disappointing that #G20 Declaration did not cover living wages, collective bargaining or the recommendations of the Expert Panel on Inequality, it does represent a major milestone - #JustTransition, human-centred AI, industrial policies, social protection & more. Big!
Major win for migrant fishers around the world. States have a major role to play in operationalizing these Guidelines. We are call on retailers, brands and seafood buyers to embed the Guidelines in their responsible sourcing frameworks. A critical part of #HRDD.
#BizHumanRights
#BizHumanRights
✊Stronger protections for migrant fishers
The @ilo.org has adopted new guidelines to protect the many migrant fishers worldwide who face exploitation during recruitment — a major win for fair, transparent and safe work at sea.
Now governments and employers must act.
Read more: ⬇️
The @ilo.org has adopted new guidelines to protect the many migrant fishers worldwide who face exploitation during recruitment — a major win for fair, transparent and safe work at sea.
Now governments and employers must act.
Read more: ⬇️
Migrant Fishers to be Protected During Recruitment Under Landmark ILO Guidelines
ITF and ETF demand action from governments and industry to ensure “crucial step forward” for fishers The International Transp
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November 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Major win for migrant fishers around the world. States have a major role to play in operationalizing these Guidelines. We are call on retailers, brands and seafood buyers to embed the Guidelines in their responsible sourcing frameworks. A critical part of #HRDD.
#BizHumanRights
#BizHumanRights
Back at #UNForumBHR to amplify the voices of transport and all workers in global supply chains. Looking forward to exchanges with companies on how we can work together to ensure meaningful stakeholder engagement with trade unions in #HRDD exercises. Come find me!
#BizHumanRights
#BizHumanRights
November 24, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Back at #UNForumBHR to amplify the voices of transport and all workers in global supply chains. Looking forward to exchanges with companies on how we can work together to ensure meaningful stakeholder engagement with trade unions in #HRDD exercises. Come find me!
#BizHumanRights
#BizHumanRights
A major FT exposé finds rampant labour & human rights abuse in global #tuna supply chains.
For us at @itfglobalunion.bsky.social, this is nothing new.
Tuna is a USD40 billion industry. We need to address the root causes of this phenomenon head-on.
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#BizHumanRights #UNForumBHR
For us at @itfglobalunion.bsky.social, this is nothing new.
Tuna is a USD40 billion industry. We need to address the root causes of this phenomenon head-on.
1/5
#BizHumanRights #UNForumBHR
November 24, 2025 at 10:34 AM
A major FT exposé finds rampant labour & human rights abuse in global #tuna supply chains.
For us at @itfglobalunion.bsky.social, this is nothing new.
Tuna is a USD40 billion industry. We need to address the root causes of this phenomenon head-on.
1/5
#BizHumanRights #UNForumBHR
For us at @itfglobalunion.bsky.social, this is nothing new.
Tuna is a USD40 billion industry. We need to address the root causes of this phenomenon head-on.
1/5
#BizHumanRights #UNForumBHR
This week we were at the International Court of Justice in The Hague for the oral hearings on the request for an advisory opinion on the Right to Strike under ILO Convention 87.
The @ituc.bsky.social participated in these proceedings representing the workers of the world.
#RightToStrike
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The @ituc.bsky.social participated in these proceedings representing the workers of the world.
#RightToStrike
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October 8, 2025 at 12:56 PM
This week we were at the International Court of Justice in The Hague for the oral hearings on the request for an advisory opinion on the Right to Strike under ILO Convention 87.
The @ituc.bsky.social participated in these proceedings representing the workers of the world.
#RightToStrike
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The @ituc.bsky.social participated in these proceedings representing the workers of the world.
#RightToStrike
🧵1/10
…and that’s the end of Day 1 and what a day it was! We’re back tomorrow morning at 1030 to hear statements from nine States.
Protect the #RightToStrike!
Protect the #RightToStrike!
📣 Breaking update — Today, the ITUC addressed the International Court of Justice as the hearings on the #RightToStrike begin.
⚖️ ITUC is making the case that strike rights must be enshrined in international law to protect workers’ voices and democracy.
🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/Ws1PrYi #ForDemocracy
⚖️ ITUC is making the case that strike rights must be enshrined in international law to protect workers’ voices and democracy.
🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/Ws1PrYi #ForDemocracy
October 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
…and that’s the end of Day 1 and what a day it was! We’re back tomorrow morning at 1030 to hear statements from nine States.
Protect the #RightToStrike!
Protect the #RightToStrike!
Reposted by Ruwan Subasinghe
🍉 Ruim 250.000 mensen trokken vandaag een Rode Lijn voor Gaza. Een overweldigende 5 kilometer lange lijn, met daarin veel FNV-ers. Bedankt dat jullie je #grenzeloossolidair toonden met al die burgers, hulpverleners en journalisten die in Gaza hun leven niet zeker zijn. ❤️
www.fnv.nl/over-de-fnv/...
www.fnv.nl/over-de-fnv/...
October 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🍉 Ruim 250.000 mensen trokken vandaag een Rode Lijn voor Gaza. Een overweldigende 5 kilometer lange lijn, met daarin veel FNV-ers. Bedankt dat jullie je #grenzeloossolidair toonden met al die burgers, hulpverleners en journalisten die in Gaza hun leven niet zeker zijn. ❤️
www.fnv.nl/over-de-fnv/...
www.fnv.nl/over-de-fnv/...
2 million people out for Italy's general strike against the #GazaGenocide & the unlawful Sumud Flotilla interception.
CGIL rejected the Guarantee Commission's unlawful strike ruling by relying on the exception for action in defence of constitutional principles.
Solidarity.
CGIL rejected the Guarantee Commission's unlawful strike ruling by relying on the exception for action in defence of constitutional principles.
Solidarity.
BREAKING: “October 3 will be a day of strike, with hundreds of initiatives in different Italian cities in support of the Global Sumud Flotilla, of peace, and to reaffirm international law,” CGIL, Italy’s largest trade union declares...
October 6, 2025 at 12:21 AM
2 million people out for Italy's general strike against the #GazaGenocide & the unlawful Sumud Flotilla interception.
CGIL rejected the Guarantee Commission's unlawful strike ruling by relying on the exception for action in defence of constitutional principles.
Solidarity.
CGIL rejected the Guarantee Commission's unlawful strike ruling by relying on the exception for action in defence of constitutional principles.
Solidarity.
Within minutes of the Sumud Flottilla being intercepted, Italy's largest union CGIL calls general strike.
Union states that since strike is to protect constitution & to protest serious OSH threat to crew/activists, notice requirements for essential services do NOT apply.
#Gaza #FlotillaGaza
Union states that since strike is to protect constitution & to protest serious OSH threat to crew/activists, notice requirements for essential services do NOT apply.
#Gaza #FlotillaGaza
October 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Within minutes of the Sumud Flottilla being intercepted, Italy's largest union CGIL calls general strike.
Union states that since strike is to protect constitution & to protest serious OSH threat to crew/activists, notice requirements for essential services do NOT apply.
#Gaza #FlotillaGaza
Union states that since strike is to protect constitution & to protest serious OSH threat to crew/activists, notice requirements for essential services do NOT apply.
#Gaza #FlotillaGaza
Great to see the UN SG's report on #JustTransition refer to @itfglobalunion.bsky.social & @ituc.bsky.social submissions in context of human rights frameworks for a JT.
PARA 47: right to strike should be protected in transition-related decision-making!
LINK: www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
PARA 47: right to strike should be protected in transition-related decision-making!
LINK: www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
www.ohchr.org
September 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Great to see the UN SG's report on #JustTransition refer to @itfglobalunion.bsky.social & @ituc.bsky.social submissions in context of human rights frameworks for a JT.
PARA 47: right to strike should be protected in transition-related decision-making!
LINK: www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
PARA 47: right to strike should be protected in transition-related decision-making!
LINK: www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
The #ICJ has published the schedule for the oral hearings on the advisory proceedings relating to the Right to Strike under ILO C87 from 6-8 Oct 2025.
First morning will see ILO, trade unions & employers take the floor.
Hearings will be live-streamed.
#ProtectTheRightToStrike
First morning will see ILO, trade unions & employers take the floor.
Hearings will be live-streamed.
#ProtectTheRightToStrike
September 30, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The #ICJ has published the schedule for the oral hearings on the advisory proceedings relating to the Right to Strike under ILO C87 from 6-8 Oct 2025.
First morning will see ILO, trade unions & employers take the floor.
Hearings will be live-streamed.
#ProtectTheRightToStrike
First morning will see ILO, trade unions & employers take the floor.
Hearings will be live-streamed.
#ProtectTheRightToStrike
Solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla.
International crimes must end and the Palestinian people must see justice & peace.
Israel must respect international law by allowing the Flotilla safe passage & by ending the criminalisation of crew, volunteers & humanitarian activists.
International crimes must end and the Palestinian people must see justice & peace.
Israel must respect international law by allowing the Flotilla safe passage & by ending the criminalisation of crew, volunteers & humanitarian activists.
The ITF stands in unwavering solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla and all those sailing with the sole humanitarian objective of delivering lifesaving aid to Gaza.
www.itfglobal.org/en/news/itf-...
www.itfglobal.org/en/news/itf-...
September 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla.
International crimes must end and the Palestinian people must see justice & peace.
Israel must respect international law by allowing the Flotilla safe passage & by ending the criminalisation of crew, volunteers & humanitarian activists.
International crimes must end and the Palestinian people must see justice & peace.
Israel must respect international law by allowing the Flotilla safe passage & by ending the criminalisation of crew, volunteers & humanitarian activists.
Some much needed good news coming from #Belarus. After years of unjust imprisonment, independent trade union leader Yarashuk and other activists have been released. Solidarity!
🚨 #Belarus trade union leaders freed – but forced into exile.
After 3.5 years in prison, Aliaksandr Yarashuk & others were dropped at the Lithuanian border with no passport, no belongings, just their prison clothes.
➡️ www.ituc-csi.org/Belarus-ITUC...
After 3.5 years in prison, Aliaksandr Yarashuk & others were dropped at the Lithuanian border with no passport, no belongings, just their prison clothes.
➡️ www.ituc-csi.org/Belarus-ITUC...
September 18, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Some much needed good news coming from #Belarus. After years of unjust imprisonment, independent trade union leader Yarashuk and other activists have been released. Solidarity!
With growing consensus that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, workers of conscience are taking action to oppose ongoing international crimes. In this piece, I look at the position under international law of various strike modalities being deployed.
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September 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
With growing consensus that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, workers of conscience are taking action to oppose ongoing international crimes. In this piece, I look at the position under international law of various strike modalities being deployed.
elitshanews.org.za/2025/09/18/f...
elitshanews.org.za/2025/09/18/f...
The UN Fact-Finding Mission for #Sudan conclude that the SAF and RSF are committing war crimes and crimes against humanity. Horrific details of gender-based violence on a mass scale.
Arms embargo now. Support the ICC. Hold perpetrators accountable.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Arms embargo now. Support the ICC. Hold perpetrators accountable.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
“A war of atrocities:” Sudan civilians deliberately targeted, UN Fact-Finding Mission reports international crimes on large-scale
GENEVA – Rival forces in Sudan are deliberately targeting the devastated nation’s civilian population, committing atrocities including war crimes on a large scale, the Independent International Fact-F...
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September 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The UN Fact-Finding Mission for #Sudan conclude that the SAF and RSF are committing war crimes and crimes against humanity. Horrific details of gender-based violence on a mass scale.
Arms embargo now. Support the ICC. Hold perpetrators accountable.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Arms embargo now. Support the ICC. Hold perpetrators accountable.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
One of the reasons I've been off this app for a few weeks!
Great to have adopted consensual tripartite recommendations on the future of railway labour at the @ilo. First time in 31 years. Future tripartite action also on the cards.
DRAFT conclusions: www.ilo.org/resource/rec...
Great to have adopted consensual tripartite recommendations on the future of railway labour at the @ilo. First time in 31 years. Future tripartite action also on the cards.
DRAFT conclusions: www.ilo.org/resource/rec...
September 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
One of the reasons I've been off this app for a few weeks!
Great to have adopted consensual tripartite recommendations on the future of railway labour at the @ilo. First time in 31 years. Future tripartite action also on the cards.
DRAFT conclusions: www.ilo.org/resource/rec...
Great to have adopted consensual tripartite recommendations on the future of railway labour at the @ilo. First time in 31 years. Future tripartite action also on the cards.
DRAFT conclusions: www.ilo.org/resource/rec...
Really happy to report that @itfglobalunion.bsky.social has entered into a legally-binding agreement with fashion retail giant #ASOS to protect transport workers’ rights in the company's supply chains. This is meaningful stakeholder engagement in action.
#BizHumanRights #HRDD
#BizHumanRights #HRDD
ITF and ASOS have signed a landmark agreement to protect transport workers’ rights across the fashion destinations' supply chain. This will raise the bar for the transport workers who keep ASOS’s operations moving, from seafarers to warehouse and logistics workers.
www.itfglobal.org/en/news/asos...
www.itfglobal.org/en/news/asos...
ASOS and ITF team up to protect workers’ rights with new transport supply chain agreement
Landmark deal extends ASOS’ commitment to workers’ rights into global transport and logistics.ASOS, the global fashion destination, has signed a legally-binding agreemen
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September 17, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Really happy to report that @itfglobalunion.bsky.social has entered into a legally-binding agreement with fashion retail giant #ASOS to protect transport workers’ rights in the company's supply chains. This is meaningful stakeholder engagement in action.
#BizHumanRights #HRDD
#BizHumanRights #HRDD
The UN IICI on the OPT report concludes that Israel is committing #genocide in Gaza, namely the prohibited acts under Art.2 (a)-(d) of the Genocide Convention.
The international community has no place to hide. All States must exercise their common obligation to prevent & punish genocide.
The international community has no place to hide. All States must exercise their common obligation to prevent & punish genocide.
It’s official: the United Nations Commission of Inquiry concludes Israel is committing genocide.
The UN body calls on nations to stop sending weapons to Israel, ensure people within their jurisdiction aren’t aiding or inciting the genocide, and hold those who are accountable.
The UN body calls on nations to stop sending weapons to Israel, ensure people within their jurisdiction aren’t aiding or inciting the genocide, and hold those who are accountable.
September 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The UN IICI on the OPT report concludes that Israel is committing #genocide in Gaza, namely the prohibited acts under Art.2 (a)-(d) of the Genocide Convention.
The international community has no place to hide. All States must exercise their common obligation to prevent & punish genocide.
The international community has no place to hide. All States must exercise their common obligation to prevent & punish genocide.
Congrats to #Korea's unions for securing some major labour law reforms:
- Expansion 'employer' definition to cover those with effective control over work conditions;
- Union membership for workers outside employment rel'ship;
- Expansion of scope of right to strike...
& more!
- Expansion 'employer' definition to cover those with effective control over work conditions;
- Union membership for workers outside employment rel'ship;
- Expansion of scope of right to strike...
& more!
✊ Big win for workers in #SouthKorea!
After 10+ years of organizing, unions have won historic reforms to TULRAA — a turning point for labor rights:
🔹Employers can’t hide behind subcontracting
🔹Strikes no longer mean crushing damages
🔹Layoffs & restructuring now count as disputes
🔗 buff.ly/hqs9wmN
After 10+ years of organizing, unions have won historic reforms to TULRAA — a turning point for labor rights:
🔹Employers can’t hide behind subcontracting
🔹Strikes no longer mean crushing damages
🔹Layoffs & restructuring now count as disputes
🔗 buff.ly/hqs9wmN
August 27, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Congrats to #Korea's unions for securing some major labour law reforms:
- Expansion 'employer' definition to cover those with effective control over work conditions;
- Union membership for workers outside employment rel'ship;
- Expansion of scope of right to strike...
& more!
- Expansion 'employer' definition to cover those with effective control over work conditions;
- Union membership for workers outside employment rel'ship;
- Expansion of scope of right to strike...
& more!
Reposted by Ruwan Subasinghe
The International Commission of Jurists has sent a communication to the International Court of Justice to urge the Court to investigate allegations relating to statements attributed to ICJ Vice-President Sebutinde in South Africa v. Israel 👇
shorturl.at/zKqWp #IndependenceOfTheJudiciary
shorturl.at/zKqWp #IndependenceOfTheJudiciary
August 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The International Commission of Jurists has sent a communication to the International Court of Justice to urge the Court to investigate allegations relating to statements attributed to ICJ Vice-President Sebutinde in South Africa v. Israel 👇
shorturl.at/zKqWp #IndependenceOfTheJudiciary
shorturl.at/zKqWp #IndependenceOfTheJudiciary
NBIM - a component of the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund - will not invest in #Caterpillar over the use of the company's bulldozers by Israeli authorities 'in the widespread unlawful destruction of Palestinian property'.
Capital strategies needed where govts fail.
Capital strategies needed where govts fail.
August 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
NBIM - a component of the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund - will not invest in #Caterpillar over the use of the company's bulldozers by Israeli authorities 'in the widespread unlawful destruction of Palestinian property'.
Capital strategies needed where govts fail.
Capital strategies needed where govts fail.