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Road Map For Sri Lanka
Saturday, 21 May 2022, 1:38 pm | ITUC
The ITUC is supporting the call of Sri Lanka’s trade unions for a broad-based interim government to be put in place until the end of this year to adopt a road-map to repair the country’s economy and to exercise full democratic rights. Several ... More >>
Belarus: ITUC Reaffirms Support For Unions Under Sustained Attack
Saturday, 21 May 2022, 1:36 pm | ITUC
The ITUC has restated its support for the independent trade unions in Belarus as the government there intensifies its attacks on the movement. Of the dozens of union leaders and officials detained in April, at least 10 remain in custody, with limited ... More >>
Trade Unions Stand In Solidarity With LGBTIQ Workers
Tuesday, 17 May 2022, 6:17 pm | ITUC
On 17 May, International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, the ITUC stands in solidarity with LGBTIQ workers, reaffirming its commitment to building respect and dignity for all workers, regardless of their sexual orientation, gender ... More >>
ITUC Condemns Killing Of Journalist By Israeli Security Forces
Friday, 13 May 2022, 8:14 pm | ITUC
The ITUC has condemned the killing of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and the wounding of producer Ali al-Samudi in Jenin, occupied Palestine, on 11 May. Ali Al-Samudi and a number of witnesses have blamed Israeli security forces for the shootings. ... More >>
Trade Unions And Peace Campaigners Call For Ukraine Cease Fire On Day Of Liberation
Sunday, 8 May 2022, 5:33 am | ITUC
The 200-million strong ITUC and the biggest global peace network, the IPB, have written personally to Presidents Putin and Zelensky urging them to mark Europe’s “day of liberation” – 8-9 May - by declaring a cease fire as a precursor to ... More >>
Unions And Development Cooperation Donors Emphasise The Importance Of Increased Support For Social Protection
Thursday, 5 May 2022, 6:16 am | ITUC
Trade unions have made a strong case for how official development assistance (ODA) can be used to achieve universal social protection. Discussions took place with development cooperation donors from the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) at the ... More >>
UN Committee: Lula Was Victim Of A Biased Judge
Saturday, 30 April 2022, 5:24 am | ITUC
The UN Human Rights Committee has concluded that former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva did not receive a fair trial in the judgment that led to his 580-day imprisonment. After six years of analysis, the international body established ... More >>
#IWMD22: Unions Call For Workplace Health And Safety To Become A Fundamental Right For Working People
Thursday, 28 April 2022, 6:15 pm | ITUC
As the number of workplace cases of COVID-19 shows, failures in health and safety at work can have catastrophic effects, not only on workers themselves and their families, but also on individual businesses and even whole economies. It is in the interests ... More >>
Quality Jobs And Collective Bargaining Must Be At The Centre Of The IMF And World Bank
Tuesday, 26 April 2022, 6:00 am | ITUC
The spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank have taken place under the dark clouds of war and the pandemic. With the world of work and multilateral cooperation in a deeply damaged state, trade unions call for a comprehensive ... More >>
Common Security 2022: Global Civil Society Leaders Set Out Path To Peaceful Progress
Friday, 22 April 2022, 5:46 am | ITUC
With the threat of a new cold war looming as war rages in Ukraine, a group of influential civil society leaders have launched a call to action to set the world on the path to peace based on the concept of common security. Forty years years ago, the Palme ... More >>
Belarus: KGB Detains Union Leaders
Thursday, 21 April 2022, 6:17 am | ITUC
At least fourteen leaders and officials of the independent trade union movement in Belarus have been detained by the country’s security service the KGB. Those detained include Aleksandr Yarashuk, President of the ITUC-affiliated BKDP, BKDP ... More >>
Climate Change: IPCC Report Confirms That Just Transition And Green Jobs Are Central To Success
Wednesday, 6 April 2022, 5:58 am | ITUC
“A litany of broken climate promises” is how UN Secretary-General António Guterres described the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), but their findings are clear that a rapid shift to renewable energy through just ... More >>
Guatemala: Death Threats Against Union Leader And Family
Saturday, 2 April 2022, 6:41 am | ITUC
The ITUC is calling on the government of Guatemala to provide immediate protection to trade union leader Carlos Mancilla and his family following a series of death threats. On March 31, Mr Mancilla and his family members received anonymous phone ... More >>
Hong Kong: Former Union Leaders Arrested As Repression Escalates
Saturday, 2 April 2022, 6:29 am | ITUC
The ITUC is calling for urgent action by governments following the latest attack on union activities by the authorities in Hong Kong. National security police raided the offices of the disbanded Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) , arrested ... More >>
World Women’s Conference Second Session: Equal Pay, Equity In Recovery, Just Transition, Women’s Leadership
Wednesday, 30 March 2022, 7:47 am | ITUC
The second session of the 4th ITUC World Women’s Conference will be held online, 30 – 31 March, putting a new social contract, grounded in equality and equity, at the centre of recovery and resilience. Women trade union activists from around ... More >>
ITUC Welcomes Election Of Gilbert Houngbo As ILO Head
Saturday, 26 March 2022, 7:01 am | ITUC
The ITUC has welcomed the election today of Gilbert Houngbo as the next director general of the International Labour Organization (ILO). The ILO’s Governing Body, made up of government, employer and worker representatives, elected Mr Houngbo from ... More >>
ITUC Warns Of Devasting Impacts Of Putin’s War Beyond The Borders Of Ukraine And Russia
Saturday, 26 March 2022, 6:45 am | ITUC
The ITUC condemns Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine and calls for peace, democracy and dialogue. The war is causing untold human suffering and destruction. More than 3.5 million people have fled the country in less than a month, bringing the total ... More >>
Bangladesh: Government Put On Notice To Improve Conditions Or Face ILO Investigation
Thursday, 24 March 2022, 6:46 am | ITUC
The government of Bangladesh has been put on notice: improve conditions for workers by November 2022 or face a Commission of Inquiry – the highest-level investigation that the International Labour Organization (ILO) can carry out into a country that ... More >>
Racial Justice For All: International Day For The Elimination Of Racial Discrimination, 21 March
Monday, 21 March 2022, 6:44 am | ITUC
Racism, xenophobia and discriminatory attitudes are on the rise globally. The socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate emergency and increasing threats to global peace and security are fuelling a wave of racism, xenophobic attacks, and ... More >>
Bangladesh: New Evidence Of Systematic Violations Of Workers’ Rights Exposes Inaction Of Government
Friday, 18 March 2022, 6:44 am | ITUC
New evidence of violations of workers’ rights in Bangladesh in three major economic sectors – the ready-made garment, shipbreaking, and leather sectors – reveals the impact of government inaction on the lives of working people. The report , released ... More >>
