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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 >>
ITUC General Council Takes Steps Towards 2022 Congress
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 8:15 pm | ITUC
The ITUC General Council, at its meeting 30 November - 2 December, has taken the next steps towards the 5th ITUC World Congress, which will take place in November 2022 in Australia. The Council discussed the first draft of the Congress statement, ... More >>
Human Rights Day: Stand For Filipino Workers’ Rights
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 8:07 pm | ITUC
This Human Rights Day, 10 December, the global union movement’s focus is on the Philippines where there is a systematic campaign against labour and human rights defenders. President Duterte has overseen a brutal reign of terror, with countless ... More >>
UN Blocks Recognition Of Brutal Regimes In Myanmar And Afghanistan
Tuesday, 7 December 2021, 7:41 am | ITUC
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has welcomed a decision by a United Nations credentials committee to postpone a decision about who will represent Afghanistan and Myanmar at the UN. The move effectively blocks the Afghan Taliban ... More >>
Hong Kong Civic Society Decimated: Enough Is Enough
Friday, 3 December 2021, 8:50 pm | ITUC
The ITUC is calling on the Chinese authorities to immediately repeal the national security law in Hong Kong and to release prisoners detained under it as evidence grows that the law is being used to dismantle independent civil society. A recent ... More >>
Indonesian Unions Celebrate Critical “Omnibus” Law Victory
Thursday, 2 December 2021, 7:34 am | ITUC
“Thank you for actively helping the Indonesian labour movement win this judicial review,” said Said Iqbal, president of the KSPI, in a message to the ITUC and everyone who has supported their fight against the “omnibus” law. The law stripped away ... More >>
#PalestineDay: ITUC Calls On UN To Update List Of Companies Backing Illegal Settlements
Monday, 29 November 2021, 6:16 am | ITUC
To mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People , 29 November, the ITUC has written to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, calling on him to support the resolution to regularly update the UN database of companies operating ... More >>
Amazon: Workers Shine Bright On Black Friday To #MakeAmazonPay
Friday, 26 November 2021, 8:04 pm | ITUC
Working people across the world are leading a coalition taking action today to build pressure on Amazon to improve its treatment of its employees, the environment and the tax system. Amazon workers and activists in over 20 countries and across six ... More >>
Farm Laws: Indian Unions Say Victory Part Of Wider Social Movement
Thursday, 25 November 2021, 7:32 am | ITUC
The decision by the India government to repeal three controversial farm laws is a major victory for working people that has prompted a mass movement in the country, according to unions there. On 19 November, the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, ... More >>
