Argentina, Panama Among Worst for Workers’ Rights

Colombia, Mexico, Guatemala and Peru also identified as countries with serious and systematic abuses, including killings.

By Narayan Ammachchi

Published Jun 30, 2026

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Argentina, Panama Among Worst for Workers’ Rights

Argentina, Panama and Ecuador are among the 10 worst countries in the world for workers’ rights, according to the latest Global Rights Index published by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).

The three Latin American nations joined Belarus, Egypt, Eswatini, Myanmar, Nigeria, Tunisia and Turkey in the lowest-ranked category of the annual survey.

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Narayan Ammachchi

News Editor for Nearshore Americas, Narayan Ammachchi is a career journalist with a decade of experience in politics and international business. He works out of his base in the Indian Silicon City of Bangalore.