The International Labour Organization launched a commission of inquiry on Wednesday into complaints that Venezuela is violating standards including freedom of association and workers’ rights to organize. The last such ILO investigation involved Zimbabwe in 2008 and there have been only 12 in the past 60 years, including on forced labor under Myanmar’s military junta.
Zimbabwe
Name
Zimbabwe
ISO
ZW
Region
Africa
Risk
Deforestation
Yes
Transhipment
Yes
Labour Rights & H&S
Yes
Environment
No
Biodiversity
No
Forest Area
Land Area
38,685,000
ha
Forest Area
13,749,600
ha (35.5%)
ILO sets up rare inquiry into Venezuelan workers' rights
Reuters, 21 Mar 2018