WORLD Policy Analysis Center

The rights to social protection and decent work are always critical but take on new urgency amid #COVID19. To mark #HumanRightsDay, we’re sharing findings from our new study, which analyzes protections for these rights in 193 constitutions: 54% of constitutions guarantee a right to some form of social protection 23% explicitly protect income during unemployment and illness, respectively 31% guarantee safe working conditions... To learn more about constitutional rights to social protection and decent work globally, check out our maps: https://bit.ly/37MZfDy, factsheets: http://worldpolicycenter.org/decentworkfactsheet and http://worldpolicycenter.org/incomeprotectionfactsheet, & new journal article: https://bit.ly/33ZCYRJ.

Ensuring everyone has the opportunity and time to vote matters to good policy. If you are in the US, please vote in the upcoming election (Nov 3rd). Questions about registering, checking your registration, or how to vote? Use vote.org or http://ow.ly/srel50BUYJg

Despite rigorous studies showing that racial/ethnic minorities are less likely to be contacted for a job interview in countries around the world, nearly HALF of countries don’t prohibit #discrimination in hiring based on race/ethnicity: https://bit.ly/3edRYhg

Racial and ethnic #discrimination at work is a persistent problem that contributes to unequal opportunities, yet 24% of countries globally have NO protection from discrimination at work based on race/ethnicity: https://bit.ly/3edRYhg

Globally, women are more likely to work in undervalued fields including care roles. More than half (53%) of countries do NOT explicitly guarantee equal pay based on sex between workers in different roles that require the same level of skills https://bit.ly/2VXtBxZ

Women face #discrimination at work in many ways, limiting the economic opportunities of individuals as well as society. If women were to be employed at the same level as men, we would add trillions to the global GDP https://bit.ly/2VXtBxZ

Millions of migrants are at risk of exploitation and abuse, but only 38% of countries have some protection from #discrimination at work based on migrant status. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3ffjmwl