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Myanmar: Meaningful Action “Urgently Needed” To Stop Further Crimes Against Humanity
Friday, 18 March 2022, 6:28 am | ITUC
A report by the UN Human Rights Council has exposed the scale of the violence systematically used by the military junta in Myanmar since its takeover in February 2021. Using interviews with victims, corroborated by satellite images and other data, the report ... More >>
Solidarity With Ukraine
Thursday, 17 March 2022, 6:56 am | ITUC
The ITUC and ETUC, with their Belgian affiliates, have rallied at the headquarters of the European Union in solidarity with Ukraine, in protest at the invasion and destruction by Vladimir Putin’s military and in support of welcoming all refugees. ... More >>
300m Jobs And Progress For Women By Investing In Care
Friday, 11 March 2022, 7:48 am | ITUC
The ITUC has welcomed the findings of a landmark report that shows investing in care would lead to transformative change in the world of work and restart progress for women, which has been stalled. Of the millions of people who have been forced ... More >>
International Women’s Day, 8 March: Invest In Care For More Decent Jobs For Women
Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 6:22 am | ITUC
The ITUC stands in solidarity with women workers celebrating International Women’s Day, 8 March 2022. Two years have passed since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, bringing along devastating consequences for people’s lives and livelihoods. We ... More >>
Plastic Pollution Treaty: Agreement Must Include All Workers In Plastics Life Cycle
Friday, 4 March 2022, 7:13 am | ITUC
The ITUC has welcomed the latest step to agree a global treaty to tackle the crisis of plastic pollution, but has demanded immediate action to ensure a just transition for working people. Nearly 200 countries agreed on a resolution that establishes ... More >>
Climate Change: IPCC Report Calls For Justice And Social Protection Now
Thursday, 3 March 2022, 7:19 am | ITUC
The latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) depicts the bleakest picture yet of the climate emergency. The report makes it clear that some thresholds to take action have been passed, leading to irreversible losses and ... More >>
Ukraine: Putin’s War Must Stop
Saturday, 26 February 2022, 6:34 am | ITUC
The ITUC and ETUC condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and demand that all Russian forces leave Ukraine immediately. The attack on Ukraine is a flagrant violation of international law and of Ukraine’s territorial integrity as a sovereign and democratic ... More >>
Russia-Ukraine: Step Back From Conflict And Open Real Dialogue
Wednesday, 23 February 2022, 7:24 am | ITUC
The ITUC and the ETUC call for an immediate end to hostilities and conflict in eastern Ukraine, and good-faith negotiations to resolve the crisis in the interests of the people. UN Secretary General António Guterres has described the decision by the ... More >>
UN Stuck: ITUC Petitions UN Chief To Urgently Update Palestine Database
Saturday, 12 February 2022, 6:38 am | ITUC
The ITUC has launched a petition calling on the United Nations human rights chief to urgently update the two-year-old database of companies operating illegally in Israeli settlements on Palestinian land. In February 2020, the UN Human Rights Office ... More >>
Make Safe And Healthy Work A Fundamental Right This International Workers’ Memorial Day – 28 April #IWMD22
Friday, 4 February 2022, 9:08 pm | ITUC
Workers’ unions are pressing their demand this International Workers’ Memorial Day #IWMD22 to finally make health and safety at work a fundamental principle and right. “It’s a no-brainer. Every working person should know that they have the ... More >>
Myanmar: Restore Democracy One Year After The Coup
Tuesday, 1 February 2022, 8:08 pm | ITUC
One year ago, 1 February 2021, democracy in Myanmar was violently crushed by a military coup. ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow said: “We will not rest until power is returned to the people in Myanmar, and we must use this anniversary to renew our ... More >>
Belarus: Only Dialog Can End The National Crisis
Wednesday, 26 January 2022, 7:14 am | ITUC
The only independent union association in Belarus – the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP) – has called for an all-inclusive national dialogue to overcome the “acute political and socio-economic crisis.” In a statement at ... More >>
Tunisia: Workers Facing Repression As Crisis Deepens
Wednesday, 19 January 2022, 6:29 am | ITUC
The ITUC has expressed serious concern over acts of anti-union repression by the authorities under the control of Tunisian President Kais Saied. The country has faced a growing crisis since Saied dismissed Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and seized ... More >>
Kazakhstan: ITUC Demands Inquiry Into Killings
Wednesday, 12 January 2022, 6:41 am | ITUC
The ITUC deplores the killing of more than 160 people in the recent violence in Kazakhstan and calls for a full, open and public inquiry into the circumstances of all the deaths, as well as the damage to public and private property. Those responsible ... More >>
Our Common Security
Wednesday, 5 January 2022, 6:44 am | ITUC
As a new year begins, the eyes of the world are rightly focused on the twin threats of the COVID-19 pandemic and accelerating climate change. A similar level of attention is required to the threats to peace on virtually every continent. People in many ... More >>
International Migrants Day: A New Social Contract For Migrants
Saturday, 18 December 2021, 6:31 am | ITUC
On International Migrants Day , 18 December, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) acknowledges the enormous contribution of migrants to economic, cultural and social life. We call for governments to ratify and implement the International Convention ... More >>
Myanmar: ITUC Condemns “Pure Evil And Butchery” Of Military Regime
Friday, 17 December 2021, 7:19 am | ITUC
The ITUC has written to the UN Secretary General to call for urgent action after a horrific escalation of violence by the military regime in Myanmar. There are credible reports of atrocities in several towns and villages as the regime rolls out a systematic ... More >>
Hong Kong: Lee Cheuk Yan Sentenced For Candlelight Vigil
Tuesday, 14 December 2021, 7:15 am | ITUC
Union leader Lee Cheuk Yan, along with seven others, has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for “inciting, organising and participating” in a candlelight vigil on the 4th of June 2020. The event, to commemorate the Tiananmen Square massacre ... More >>
World Women’s Conference: A New Social Contract For Recovery And Resilience – Grounded In Equality And Equity
Tuesday, 14 December 2021, 7:03 am | ITUC
The 4th ITUC World Women’s Conference will be held 13-14 December online with women trade union activists from around the world organising to advance gender equality and equity within the context of a global health, economic and social crisis and ... More >>
Unions Build Pressure To Adopt Convention For Domestic Workers
Saturday, 11 December 2021, 7:19 am | ITUC
Ten years after it was agreed, ITUC affiliates are building pressure on governments to ratify and implement the International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention 189 for domestic workers. C189 was negotiated in 2011 and requires that countries ensure ... More >>
