The ‘worst countries in the world to work in’

The world’s worst places to work, according to The International Trade Union Confederation

The report comments that countries with the rating of five are the worst countries in the world to work in. Although in some cases these countries have laws in place to protect workers, in practice they are not enforced, leaving workers exposed to “autocratic regimes and unfair labour practices”. 

India, which last year was criticised for labour abuses by the UN’s Human Rights Council, was also awarded a five.

The ITUC also has a category of “five-plus” for countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia and Syria, where law and order has broken down.

An explaination of what a ranking of 5 and 5+ mean (http://www.ituc-csi.org)

Other countries that have faced criticism for their treatment of workers includes Russia, which was awarded a two; Brazil, whose workers have been subjected to “slave conditions” was given a three. The report called into question how widespread the scale of abuse was in these two countries.

Countries in the developed world also came in for criticism by the ITUC. The UK was given a score of three and America four. France, Uruguay and South Africa were among those countries that were given high marks for worker protection, all receiving a one. The only country to get the top mark of zero was Denmark.   

A full version of the report can be seen here.