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ITUC General Council Takes Steps Towards 2022 Congress
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 8:15 pm | ITUC
The ITUC General Council, at its meeting 30 November - 2 December, has taken the next steps towards the 5th ITUC World Congress, which will take place in November 2022 in Australia. The Council discussed the first draft of the Congress statement, ... More >>
Human Rights Day: Stand For Filipino Workers’ Rights
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 8:07 pm | ITUC
This Human Rights Day, 10 December, the global union movement’s focus is on the Philippines where there is a systematic campaign against labour and human rights defenders. President Duterte has overseen a brutal reign of terror, with countless ... More >>
UN Blocks Recognition Of Brutal Regimes In Myanmar And Afghanistan
Tuesday, 7 December 2021, 7:41 am | ITUC
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has welcomed a decision by a United Nations credentials committee to postpone a decision about who will represent Afghanistan and Myanmar at the UN. The move effectively blocks the Afghan Taliban ... More >>
Hong Kong Civic Society Decimated: Enough Is Enough
Friday, 3 December 2021, 8:50 pm | ITUC
The ITUC is calling on the Chinese authorities to immediately repeal the national security law in Hong Kong and to release prisoners detained under it as evidence grows that the law is being used to dismantle independent civil society. A recent ... More >>
Indonesian Unions Celebrate Critical “Omnibus” Law Victory
Thursday, 2 December 2021, 7:34 am | ITUC
“Thank you for actively helping the Indonesian labour movement win this judicial review,” said Said Iqbal, president of the KSPI, in a message to the ITUC and everyone who has supported their fight against the “omnibus” law. The law stripped away ... More >>
#PalestineDay: ITUC Calls On UN To Update List Of Companies Backing Illegal Settlements
Monday, 29 November 2021, 6:16 am | ITUC
To mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People , 29 November, the ITUC has written to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, calling on him to support the resolution to regularly update the UN database of companies operating ... More >>
Amazon: Workers Shine Bright On Black Friday To #MakeAmazonPay
Friday, 26 November 2021, 8:04 pm | ITUC
Working people across the world are leading a coalition taking action today to build pressure on Amazon to improve its treatment of its employees, the environment and the tax system. Amazon workers and activists in over 20 countries and across six ... More >>
Farm Laws: Indian Unions Say Victory Part Of Wider Social Movement
Thursday, 25 November 2021, 7:32 am | ITUC
The decision by the India government to repeal three controversial farm laws is a major victory for working people that has prompted a mass movement in the country, according to unions there. On 19 November, the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, ... More >>
#RatifyC190: Workers Rise Across The World To End Gender-based Violence And Harassment In The World Of Work
Thursday, 25 November 2021, 7:21 am | ITUC
On 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, trade unions across the world will take action for the right of everyone to a world of work free from violence and harassment. They will maintain this action for 16 ... More >>
UAE Labour Law Reforms Fail To Address Abuses Of Workers’ Rights
Tuesday, 23 November 2021, 6:34 am | ITUC
New labour laws due to be implemented in February 2022, touted to be the biggest update to the UAE’s labour relations, fail to meet international standards for workers’ rights. Lack of consultation with workers and the absence of social dialogue ... More >>
New Era Of Transparency For The ILO And Qatar In Support Of Workers’ Rights
Saturday, 20 November 2021, 7:39 pm | ITUC
The ILO and Government of Qatar have published a new report on health and safety provisions for workers in Qatar demonstrating a new level of openness and transparency in support of workers’ rights. The report is a new marker of progress since the ... More >>
Bangladesh: Government Uses Excuses And Delay Tactics To Deny Workers Their Rights
Friday, 19 November 2021, 7:06 am | ITUC
The government of Bangladesh reported little to no progress to the ILO Governing Body on the road map to improve workers’ rights agreed earlier this year. It used delaying tactics and is continuing to put the lives of working people at risk: 35,000 ... More >>
COP26: Jobs Plans With Just Transition Essential To Implementation Of Glasgow Agreement
Wednesday, 17 November 2021, 8:03 am | ITUC
The COP26 climate agreement acknowledged the science, recognised the gaps to realise the 1.5C target and embedded the call for Just Transition but the compromises made in Glasgow fall short on ambition, finance, responsibility and inclusion. COP27 must ... More >>
Cambodia: Rong Chhun Praises “Solidarity Between Workers”
Wednesday, 17 November 2021, 7:06 am | ITUC
Rong Chhun has thanked the ITUC and everyone who showed him solidarity during his detention, and he has called on workers and unions to keep up the pressure on the Cambodian government. The president of the Cambodian Confederation of Unions (CCU) ... More >>
UN Human Rights And Business Treaty – US And EU Must Step Up
Saturday, 6 November 2021, 6:43 am | ITUC
The ITUC and Global Union Federations are calling on the US and the European Union to fully support negotiations leading to a binding UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights. The unions are also critical of business associations for their lack of commitment ... More >>
Governments At COP26 Pledge Support For Just Transition
Saturday, 6 November 2021, 6:35 am | ITUC
Governments at COP26 declared support for Just Transition through green growth, decent work and economic prosperity as economies move towards net-zero emissions. The declaration signed by fourteen governments and the European Commission pledged ... More >>
Bangladesh: Abuse Of Workers’ Rights On Increase, Warns ITUC
Thursday, 4 November 2021, 7:03 am | ITUC
Labour rights are deteriorating in Bangladesh, despite government promises to commit to an International Labour Organization (ILO) road map for reform. While the last 18 months of the Covid-19 pandemic have been a period of crisis for workers, the ... More >>
G20 Leaders Declaration: Action On Jobs And Just Transition Must Drive Recovery
Tuesday, 2 November 2021, 6:57 am | ITUC
High level consensus from G20 leaders urgently requires national action plans to create jobs with Just Transition. The convergence of crises: inequality, the global pandemic and the climate emergency has exposed workers to the greatest social and ... More >>
Israel’s Designation Of Palestinian Human Rights Groups As Terrorists Is Outrageous
Saturday, 30 October 2021, 6:17 am | ITUC
The ITUC and Global Union Federations condemn the designation by Israel of six Palestinian human rights groups as terrorist organisations. Palestinian, Israeli and international human rights experts have joined the widespread criticism of the move. Sharan Burrow, ... More >>
UN Climate Summit Glasgow: Just Transition Is The Pathway To Climate Ambition
Friday, 29 October 2021, 7:00 pm | ITUC
Unions are warning world leaders attending COP26 in Glasgow on Sunday 31 October that lack of action to reduce global emissions with Just Transition measures puts at risk economic and political stability. Working people face a convergence of crisis ... More >>
