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#RatifyC190 Without Delay
Friday, 25 June 2021, 6:29 am | ITUC
On 25 June, the ILO’s robust and landmark instrument, the Violence and Harassment Convention (C190), comes into force two years after its adoption. To date, Argentina, Ecuador, Fiji, Namibia, Somalia and Uruguay have ratified it, and the ITUC is calling ... More >>
ILO Conference Adopts Strong Pandemic Call To Action
Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 6:16 am | ITUC
The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) annual International Labour Conference (ILC) has concluded with the adoption of a strong and coherent response to the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan, which was adopted with the unanimous ... More >>
Scandalous Child Labour Figures Shame The World
Friday, 11 June 2021, 6:01 am | ITUC
For 20 years, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has been calculating the figure every four years through household surveys. The 2016-2020 figure estimates that 160 million children were in child labour globally – almost one in ten of ... More >>
Minimum Global Tax Rate: A Positive Step But Concerns Remain
Wednesday, 9 June 2021, 6:01 am | ITUC
Confirmation that Europe has just had its chilliest Spring in years is cold comfort for the planet, amid rising greenhouse gas levels which will bring negative impacts for generations to come, UN weather experts said on Tuesday. “Europe had its coldest More >>
Myanmar: International Community Must Oppose New Attack On Union By Military Junta
Saturday, 5 June 2021, 6:08 am | ITUC
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) is calling on world governments to oppose the latest attack on trade unionists by the military regime in Myanmar Passports were cancelled and arrest warrants issued for several senior members of ... More >>
ITUC General Council Begins 2022 Congress Preparations And Tackles Rights Abuses
Friday, 4 June 2021, 6:08 am | ITUC
The ITUC General Council meeting, 26-27 May, confirmed that the 5th ITUC World Congress will now take place from 17 – 22 November 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. The decision to postpone the Congress from July was taken in order to provide for the highest ... More >>
Hong Kong: Lee Cheuk Yan Given Further Jail Sentence For Pro-democracy Protest
Saturday, 29 May 2021, 5:36 pm | ITUC
Lee Cheuk Yan, General Secretary of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for ‘inciting, organising and participating in an unauthorised assembly’ on 1 October 2019. This is in addition to an 18 month ... More >>
Tokyo Olympics: IOC Must Review COVID-19 Protocols With Players’ Unions And Experts
Friday, 28 May 2021, 6:27 am | ITUC
The ITUC is calling for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to fix the deeply flawed COVID-19 protocols it has published for the Tokyo Olympics, through engagement with sports players’ unions and pandemic experts. An article published on 25 May ... More >>
COVID-19: 98% Of World’s Workers Not Getting The Basic Support They Need
Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 5:39 am | ITUC
A new global study from the ITUC and UNI Global Union has found that 98% of the world’s workers are not getting the sick pay, wage replacement and social benefits they need to address the challenges of COVID-19. This ground-breaking global analysis ... More >>
ITUC Welcomes WHO Independent Panel Report
Thursday, 13 May 2021, 6:22 am | ITUC
The ITUC welcomes the far-reaching and essential recommendations of the Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPPR) , chaired by Helen Clark and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Immediate and longer-term action is needed by revitalised ... More >>
Violence In Israel And Palestine Must Stop
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 6:37 am | ITUC
The ITUC is calling for an immediate cessation of violence in Israel and Palestine, and urgent talks through the UN and the Middle East Quad to tackle the immediate causes of the violence and the underlying injustices from the Israeli occupation. ... More >>
US Administration’s Support For COVID-19 Vaccines’ TRIPS Waiver A Huge Step Forward
Friday, 7 May 2021, 6:15 am | ITUC
The announcement by the Biden administration that it will support the waiver of WTO TRIPS rules for COVID-19 vaccines is a major step towards bringing the pandemic under control. The waiver, proposed by India and South Africa, has support from many ... More >>
Colombia: Duque Government Must End Violence Against Protestors
Thursday, 6 May 2021, 6:02 am | ITUC
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) is expressing its support for the people of Colombia as they face a brutal crackdown by the government of President Iván Duque. Working people in Colombia, led by an alliance of trade unions and social ... More >>
International Workers’ Memorial Day
Wednesday, 28 April 2021, 5:40 am | ITUC
As workers around the world who have lost their lives to workplace accidents and disease are commemorated on 28 April, trade unions are pressing two key demands to save lives. Occupational health and safety must be given the status of a fundamental ... More >>
Military Spending Rises To US$2 Trillion As Urgent Needs Remain Unmet
Tuesday, 27 April 2021, 5:58 am | ITUC
New figures on military expenditure from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reveal an increase in military spending of 2.6% worldwide last year, to a total of US$ 1,981 billion. Sharan Burrow, ITUC General Secretary, said: ... More >>
ITUC May Day Statement: Job Creation And The New Social Contract
Saturday, 24 April 2021, 5:30 am | ITUC
On the 1 May, workers across the world will be celebrating the achievements of nearly 200 years of trade union activity and putting forward their demands for decent work and sustainable development. With more than 250 million jobs lost last year to the ... More >>
Governments Fail To Live Up To Paris Agreement Promises And Put Planet Stability At Risk
Thursday, 22 April 2021, 5:19 am | ITUC
An analysis by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has found that most new climate plans submitted by governments under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change lack sufficient ambition, Just Transition plans and social dialogue. In total ... More >>
New Social Contract: ITUC Report Makes Economic Case For Social Protection
Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 5:51 am | ITUC
A new report for the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) shows that there is a strong economic, as well as moral and public health, case for governments to introduce universal social protection. Investments In Social Protection And Their ... More >>
Myanmar: National Unity Government Must Be Recognised
Tuesday, 20 April 2021, 6:19 am | ITUC
The ITUC has welcomed the formation of a national unity government in Myanmar and called for it to be formally recognised by the United Nations, governments and inter-governmental bodies as the legitimate government of Myanmar. The government is composed of parliamentarians ... More >>
Hong Kong: Union Leader Lee Cheuk Yan And Four Others Imprisoned
Saturday, 17 April 2021, 5:15 am | ITUC
Lee Cheuk Yan, General Secretary of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions, has been sentenced by a Hong Kong court to 18 months in prison for organising and participating in pro-democracy events in August 2019 . Four other democracy defenders ... More >>
