Sumários
Human rights, social justice and fieldwork in Gaza: an ethnographic perspective
18 Abril 2023, 16:00 • Rita Sousa
Human rights, social justice and fieldwork in Gaza: an ethnographic perspective
Invited speaker, Anelien Groten presented her fieldwork over the last two decades in Gaza, Palestine. The talk combined methological aspects: access to the field, fieldnotes, interviews, ethics and dignity in research with the social and political situtation in Gaza over the last 20 years.
Human Rights
28 Março 2023, 16:00 • Rita Sousa
A brief history on the Human Rights declaration.
Individual rights and cultural and communitary rights: tensions and overcomes.
The role of UN in the implementation of a Human Rights culture. Examples.
The role of international and regional courts.
Human rights and humanitarian action.
Social and labor justice
14 Março 2023, 16:00 • Rita Sousa
Where do social and economic rights come from?
ILO foundation
General Principles (1919):
1. Work/labor is not a commodity.
2. Rights of Association to employees and employers.
3. Salary should guarantee a reasonable standard of life.
4. Eight hour a day and 40 hours a week as standard.
5. Adoption of a weekly rest or at least 24h.
6. Abolish child labor and limitations on the youngers to guarantee education.
7. Men and women should receive equal remuneration.
8. Equitable economic treatment of all workers lawfully resident.
9. Each state should provide a system of inspection with men and women to ensure the enforcement of laws and regulations for the protection of workers.
New principles and guidelines focuses on all types of discrimination, poverty and the increase of workers living in poverty
A tense relation between globalization and social justice, ILO stresses the importance of a fair globalization and to have mechanisms to inforce labor rights and social dialogue worldwide.
New challenges: digitalization of work, displacement of population, enforcement of labor rights, participation of workers on social dialogue.