The International Court of Justice (ICJ) commenced advisory opinion hearings on the right to strike under International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 87 on Monday.

The court will advise as to whether workers and their organizations have a right to strike under the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 ( No. 87 ). The Convention has been globally recognized , with 158 countries ratifying it, and proceedings have drawn broad participation, with 21 nations and organizations expected to take the stand and 31 written statements already submitted to the ICJ Registry.

Pre-hearing arguments have come from both employers and workers. Paapa Danquah, representing the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), asserted that the right to

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