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Modern Slavery Figures Show The ‘Urgent Need’ For A New Social Contract
Tuesday, 13 September 2022, 6:16 am | ITUC
A new global estimate that 49.6 million people are in modern slavery on any given day has shown the need for immediate international action to end this scandal. Global Estimates of Modern Slavery: Forced Labour and Forced Marriage from the ILO, Walk ... More >>
World Day For Decent Work: Wage Justice
Wednesday, 7 September 2022, 7:19 pm | ITUC
This year’s World Day for Decent Work, 7 October, is dedicated to the millions of workers around the world seeking wage justice. Rampant inflation, driven by profit-gouging by powerful corporations that control energy, transport, food and other vital commodities ... More >>
International Youth Day: Young People Can Help Build A New Social Contract
Saturday, 13 August 2022, 6:37 am | ITUC
Many young people who were affected by the COVID-19 shutdown are still trying to get their place back in the labour market. For too long, work for young people has been characterised by insecurity, low wages, inadequate or no access to social protection ... More >>
Hong Kong: UN Rights Body Calls For End To Repression Of Unions
Friday, 29 July 2022, 6:42 am | ITUC
In a wide-ranging report on violations of civil liberties in Hong Kong, the UN human rights Committee has called on the authorities to end their repression of trade unions. It specifically called for the government to repeal the National Security Law (NSL), ... More >>
Ukraine: While Workers Defend The Country, Parliament Turns Against Them
Friday, 22 July 2022, 6:59 am | ITUC
Ukraine’s Parliament has passed two bills that obliterate workers’ rights to collective bargaining and other fundamental labour protections, and allow employers to put up to 10% of their workforce on “zero hour” contracts leaving them without ... More >>
Workers’ Demands Reflected In The UN HLPF Ministerial Declaration: Now It’s Time To Act
Tuesday, 19 July 2022, 6:09 am | ITUC
The Ministerial Declaration of the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) contains many key workers' demands. But more ambition is needed to rescue the SDGs with a New Social Contract. This year’s HLPF focused on “building back ... More >>
Belarus: ITUC Condemns Liquidation Of Independent Trade Unions
Saturday, 16 July 2022, 6:27 am | ITUC
The regime of Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus has brought the formal process of abolishing the country’s independent trade union movement to its conclusion. Through a sham court process the government is deregistering the Belarusian Congress of Democratic ... More >>
Belarus: ITUC Demands Immediate End To Anti-union Trials And Access To Imprisoned Union Leaders
Friday, 8 July 2022, 6:52 am | ITUC
This month, the trials are due to continue in the Supreme Court of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP) and its affiliates: the Belarusian Independent Trade Union (BNP), the Union of Radio and Electronics Workers (REP), the Free Trade ... More >>
Trade Unions Call On The HLPF To Show The Ambition Needed To “Rescue” The SDGs
Wednesday, 6 July 2022, 6:56 am | ITUC
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has submitted its demands to the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) set out in the report ‘A New Social Contract for a Gender-Transformative Agenda’. This year’s ... More >>
Unions Report In ITUC Survey That 50 Governments On Track To #RatifyC190
Tuesday, 21 June 2022, 7:40 pm | ITUC
By the end of 2023, 50 governments will have ratified C190, according to trade unions surveyed from 79 countries across the world and recent assessments. With Central African Republic , El Salvador and Peru being the latest to have ratified C190, we ... More >>
World Refugee Day: We Demand Solidarity, Better Support And Social Dialogue
Tuesday, 21 June 2022, 5:46 am | ITUC
20 June On this World Refugee Day, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) reaffirms its commitment to peace and solidarity with the refugees across the globe. The global refugee crisis is getting worse with conflict and war, severe climate ... More >>
Key Outcomes Of ILO Conference
Saturday, 18 June 2022, 5:56 am | ITUC
A number of key decisions taken at the annual International Labour Conference in Geneva, which ended last week, will benefit workers worldwide and support those struggling for fundamental rights in countries where violations are flagrant. The decision by ... More >>
ILO: Major Breakthrough On Occupational Health And Safety
Saturday, 11 June 2022, 6:11 am | ITUC
10 June 2022 Working people around the world are set to benefit directly from the decision today at the International Labour Conference (ILC) to recognise occupational health and safety as the fifth fundamental principle and right at work. The change ... More >>
Belarus: Government Intensifies Anti-union Crackdown As ILO Meets
Saturday, 11 June 2022, 5:58 am | ITUC
The Lukashenko regime’s crackdown on independent trade unions has intensified, with the country’s attorney general petitioning the Supreme Court to terminate the activities of several union organisations and seeking to criminalise legitimate ... More >>
Tunisia: Government’s Dismissal Of Judges An Affront To Fundamental Rights And The Rule Of Law
Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 6:35 am | ITUC
In a new threat to freedom and the rule of law in Tunisia, the government has unilaterally dismissed 57 judges. The sackings ignore the frameworks regulating the work of the judiciary and its representative bodies, and deprive the judges of the right to object ... More >>
4 June: Tiananmen Square Massacre Candlelight Vigil
Saturday, 4 June 2022, 7:57 pm | ITUC
With the human rights of the people of Hong Kong under sustained attack by the Chinese Communist Party, it is more important than even to mark the anniversary of the massacre in Tiananmen Square. Between 15 April and 4 June 1989, peaceful protestors took to ... More >>
Colombia: ITUC Demands Free And Fair Presidential Elections
Thursday, 26 May 2022, 6:22 am | ITUC
The ITUC has expressed its deep concern over serious allegations of illegal interference in the electoral process by a number of employers in Colombia. According to several complaints received by the ITUC, workers have been threatened with dismissal if they ... More >>
ITUC Welcomes Conclusions Of Global Conference On The Elimination Of Child Labour
Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 6:19 am | ITUC
The ITUC has welcomed the conclusions of the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour, but called on governments to redouble their efforts to eliminate the scourge of child labour. The Conference , held in Durban, South Africa, the 15 ... More >>
ITUC’s Gender-transformative Agenda For Recovery And Resilience
Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 6:08 am | ITUC
The International Trade Union Confederation has published the outcomes of the 4th ITUC World Women’s Conference that will act as a “milestone” for future work and a blueprint for unions to drive change. The document contains concrete recommendations ... More >>
Global Compact For Migration: Good Intentions, But Weak On Labour Standards
Tuesday, 24 May 2022, 5:53 am | ITUC
Global trade unions have welcomed the good intentions of the first International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) but have criticised the forum’s weak commitments to labour standards. ... More >>
