{"id":8439,"date":"2026-05-21T15:02:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8439"},"modified":"2026-05-21T15:02:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:02:12","slug":"united-nations-top-court-says-right-to-strike-is-protected-by-a-key-labor-treaty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8439","title":{"rendered":"United Nations\u2019 top court says right to strike is protected by a key labor treaty"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>By MOLLY QUELL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) \u2014 The United Nations\u2019 top court issued a landmark advisory opinion on the right to strike on Thursday, finding that a cornerstone labor treaty protects the ability of workers to walk off the job.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8437\">Supreme Court dismisses Alabama\u2019s bid to execute inmate with borderline intellectual disability<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0International Court of Justice\u00a0was asked in 2023 by the International Labor Organization, a U.N. agency, to settle an internal dispute over whether one of the ILO\u2019s conventions gives workers the right to strike.<\/p>\n<p>Advisory opinions aren\u2019t legally binding but carry significant weight. The decision could have a worldwide impact on labor regulations, enshrining the right to strike in labor standards and international trade agreements.<\/p>\n<p>The word \u201cstrike\u201d never appears in the 1948 Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize Convention, but the ICJ\u2019s 14 judges found walkout actions are covered under the other guarantees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe protection of the right to strike is encompassed in the freedom of association,\u201d court president Yuji Iwasawa said, reading out the ruling in the Great Hall of Justice in The Hague.<\/p>\n<p>The convention has been ratified by 158 countries and is incorporated into a variety of employment guidelines and standards, including those from the United Nations, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and various international trade agreements.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8435\">Congressional committee asks telecoms to do more to prevent scams as losses surge<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The United States is a member of the ILO, but hasn\u2019t ratified the convention.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>International labor law expert Paul van der Heijden said that the advisory opinion from the ICJ gives workers an important tool when their actions face legal opposition. This decision \u201cis important when you go to court,\u201d he told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>The judges were careful to note that in some cases, the right to strike may be restricted. The opinion \u201cdoes not entail any determination on the precise content, scope or conditions for the exercise of that right,\u201d Iwasawa said.<\/p>\n<p>A number of U.N. agencies can ask the ICJ to weigh in on legal questions and issue advisory opinions. Last year, the court said in a\u00a0landmark advisory opinion\u00a0that countries could be in violation of international law, if they fail to take measures to protect the planet from\u00a0climate change.<\/p>\n<p>During hearings in October, the court in The Hague heard from 18 countries and five international organizations, including the ILO, with a number of other countries submitting writing arguments.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The majority of participants favored the right to strike, a protection which is already granted in most European countries.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8433\">OC\u2019s first veterans cemetery should cost less than previously expected, new study finds<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Nations\u2019 top court issued a landmark advisory opinion that says the right to strike is protected by a cornerstone labor treaty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8438,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-based-on-facts-either-observed-and-verified-directly-by-the-reporter-or-reported-and-verified-from-knowledgeable-sources","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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