Global Rights Index 2026

The International Trade Union Confederation has created this index to help you better understand the status of worker rights and freedoms around the world. Their flagship report provides ratings for each nation on the degree of respect for workers' rights. It highlights the countries and regions where rights are deteriorating, provides an overview of global trends for workers, and explains the impact of conflicts on workers' rights. The platform also provides key news items, reports, statements, and other types of information that can help you to better understand the status of fundamental rights and freedoms around the globe.

The 2026 index underscores the mounting challenges facing a global labour movement that exists to protect the rights and interests of ordinary working people against the regressive policies of governments and businesses, highlighting the decline of worker rights due to the global erosion of democratic principles; the deployment of new technologies that control, monitor, discipline, and silence workers; and increasing violence against workers. Notably, the report examines attacks on the rights to free speech and assembly, which were reported in 50% of countries – a record high for the Index and an increase from 45% in 2025.