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Solidarity With Peru's National Strike For Democracy And Labour Rights
Monday, 22 July 2024, 4:04 am | ITUC
The ITUC strongly supports the national strike in Peru, taking place today, calling for the full restoration of democracy and respect for fundamental human and labour rights. More >>
ITUC Condemns Russian Attack On Children’s Hospital
Tuesday, 9 July 2024, 7:25 am | ITUC
Attacks across Ukraine have killed at least 27 people and injured dozens more, targeting civilian infrastructure and residential buildings. The ITUC strongly condemns the Russian missile strike on Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital in Kyiv. More >>
ITUC General Secretary Solidarity Visit To Israel
Friday, 5 July 2024, 4:02 am | ITUC
During a visit to Israel and affiliate Histadrut this week, ITUC General Secretary Luc Triangle pressed for a ceasefire, the increase of humanitarian aid for the people of Gaza, the return of all hostages and support of the rights of all workers in Israel ... More >>
ITUC Builds Alignment For Robust International Treaty On Corporate Accountability
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 4:08 am | ITUC
“The international trade union movement will continue to actively participate in this process and will demand the strongest possible treaty language. We need a binding treaty that holds corporations accountable and ensures justice for working people ... More >>
C190: Fifth Anniversary Of The Convention To Tackle Violence And Harassment In The World Of Work
Friday, 21 June 2024, 4:19 am | ITUC
C190 is the first international treaty to recognise the right of every person to a world of work free from violence and harassment, including gender-based violence and harassment. More >>
International Solidarity On World Refugee Day
Thursday, 20 June 2024, 4:38 am | ITUC
This World Refugee Day, 20 June, the ITUC stands in solidarity with the millions of refugees and people forcibly displaced by climate change, conflict, persecution, and violence. More >>
International Domestic Workers’ Day: Democracy And Decent Work For All Domestic Workers
Sunday, 16 June 2024, 4:30 am | ITUC
The ITUC demands democratic workplace rights for all domestic workers as it stands in solidarity with them this International Domestic Workers’ Day, More >>
Democratic Workers’ Rights Crumbling: 2024 ITUC Global Rights Index
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 6:45 pm | ITUC
The 2024 ITUC Global Rights Index makes for difficult reading – a clear and urgent wake-up call that the democratic values and fundamental rights agreed upon by most countries at an international level are crumbling. More >>
World Day Against Child Labour 2024: Urgent Action To End Child Labour
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 4:21 am | ITUC
“We urge all nations to improve their implementation of ILO Convention 182, on the worst forms of child labour and we urge the ratification of Convention 138 on Minimum Age by the 11 governments who have not yet done so”. More >>
Hong Kong: ITUC Condemns Prosecution Of Trade Unionists And Activists
Thursday, 6 June 2024, 4:45 am | ITUC
The ITUC strongly condemns the mass conviction of trade unionists and civil society activists in Hong Kong under the repressive National Security Law (NSL). More >>
Solidarity With Palestinian Workers
Thursday, 30 May 2024, 8:05 am | ITUC
The ITUC and Global Union Federations have reconfirmed their solidarity with Palestinian workers during a mission to the West Bank this week. More >>
Ukraine: ITUC Solidarity Visit
Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 4:51 am | ITUC
“Thousands have been killed, many more have been forced to flee, and thousands more live in areas temporary occupied by the aggressor where violations of international law, including the right to freely choose one’s trade union, are a daily reality. More >>
ITUC Statement: International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia And Transphobia 2024
Friday, 17 May 2024, 4:39 am | ITUC
To mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), trade unions pledge to organise, advocate and educate to counter the far-right, misogynist and anti-LGBTQI+ backlash at work, in society and globally. More >>
Argentina: Why We Stand In Solidarity With The Trade Unions In Their Fight For Democracy
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 4:47 am | ITUC
ITUC General Secretary Luc Triangle said that the Argentinian government is targeting the rights of the most vulnerable sectors of the population and key trade union rights, such as collective bargaining, that support greater fairness and equality in society, ... More >>
ITUC Calls For "systemic Shift" At UN Financing For Development Forum
Friday, 3 May 2024, 4:35 am | ITUC
The ITUC demands substantial changes in global financial strategies to better meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), after the conclusion of the United Nations’ Financing for Development Forum (FfD Forum). More >>
May Day 2024: Trade Unions For Democracy
Monday, 29 April 2024, 4:31 am | ITUC
The ITUC For Democracy campaign is about trade unions acting now to stop the alarming decline of democracy, and the simultaneous rise in attacks on workers’ rights. More >>
Myanmar: Khaing Zar Aung Expresses ”Honour And Sadness” For Global Rights Prize
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 2:32 pm | ITUC
Khaing Zar Aung told the ITUC: “I receive the 2024 Arthur Svensson prize with great honour and sadness, because while I am awarded, the working people of my country suffer." More >>
International Workers’ Memorial Day 2024: Action For Climate-Related Workplace Hazards
Monday, 22 April 2024, 7:52 am | ITUC
There is an urgent need for emergency preparedness to be integrated into workplace safety policies, in democratic consultation with workers’ trade unions. More >>
USA: Historic Union Victory At Volkswagen Factory An “Inspiration For Democracy At Work”
Sunday, 21 April 2024, 6:39 am | ITUC
The ITUC congratulates the workers at the Volkswagen car plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA for their historic vote to join the United Auto Workers (UAW). More >>
Argentina: ITUC Condemns IMF’s Praise Of Milei’s Disastrous Economic Policies
Saturday, 20 April 2024, 5:18 am | ITUC
The ITUC criticises the IMF’s endorsement of the austerity measures taken by the Argentinian President which have led to widespread social turmoil. The IMF and the other International Financial Institutions must support policies that strengthen, ... More >>