Category: Staff & Labour

The UNTWO has highlighted the severe impact the pandemic could have on livelihoods in Small Island Destinations where tourism accounts for a large proportion of total exports. It warns that women and informal workers are particularly vulnerable to falling tourist numbers.

New web portal provides updated information on hotels which respect trade union rights.

London, in terms of hotel workers, is now one of the most ‘unethical’ tourist destinations in the world.

Madhu Rajesh joins ITP from Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP), where she is currently Director of Partnerships & Development.

Workers are demanding direct employment with Holiday Inn, an end to piece rates, an hourly wage and defined working hours, and an end to unpaid overtime.