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ICJ Considers Right to Strike in Historic Hearing
10/8/2025
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Story summary
- International Court of Justice (ICJ) began hearings on the right to strike under ILO Convention No. 87 on October 6, 2025.
- International Labour Organization (ILO) requested an advisory opinion on whether the Convention includes this right, not raised since 1932.
- Paapa Danquah of ITUC argues the right is essential; Roberto Suárez Santos of IOE says it is not recognized.
