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China and South Korea on ITUC list of six worst countries in the world for workers

19/06/2014

Brussels-based workers’ rights organisation the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has released details of the “worst countries in the world” for labour rights in a new report. It used 97 different metrics to rank countries, including wages, working conditions, and collective bargaining rights. It listed China and South Korea among...

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