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Nov 2, 20222 min read
Dangerous to be business and human rights defender in Southeast Asia
People defending labour, land and environmental rights often experience strong backlash by both State and non-State actors and face high...
Oct 27, 20222 min read
Global Week of Action against adidas!
This week workers globally are demanding adidas negotiate with unions in actions taking place in over 20 cities. Most of adidas’...
Oct 13, 20221 min read
Nominations open for 2023 Arthur Svensson prize
We hereby invite unions all over the world to nominate candidates for next year's award of the "Arthur Svensson international prize for...
Oct 12, 20223 min read
Fashion: Freedom of Association is violated
Workers’ right to organise for decent work and a living wage are fundamental to advances for the millions of women workers making our...
Oct 4, 20226 min read
Low-paid workers are unionizing - Corporate America is alarmed
A record number of workers are trying to form trade unions. Workers have filed more than 2,000 requests to hold elections to form trade...
Sep 27, 20222 min read
ILO: Urgent need to revitalize trade unions
Geopolitical tensions, climate change and natural disasters, as well as armed conflicts and food and financial crises are exacerbating...
Sep 15, 20222 min read
Russian Journalists’ and Media Workers’ Union banned
The Moscow city court on Wednesday closed the independent Russian Journalists’ and Media Workers’ Union at the request of Moscow’s...
Sep 8, 20226 min read
It’s time to build a global arbitration system to defend workers’ rights
Multinational corporations dominate the global economy, but labour laws exist at national level, with no international body to defend...
Sep 6, 20222 min read
Workers struggle to make ends meet in Myanmar
Since the military seized power in a coup in February 2021, the new regime has presided over an economic collapse marked by rising...
Sep 1, 20224 min read
Trade union rights for civil servants, police and military personell
If civil servants and public service workers in the Nordic countries, Belgium and the Netherlands can organise, negotiate and take...
Aug 16, 20223 min read
In Myanmar, Workers and Activists Take on a Food Delivery Giant
Riders for online food delivery service Foodpanda have gone on strike, accusing the German-owned company of slashing rates while putting...
Jun 28, 20222 min read
Multiple areas of crisis see workers’ rights crumble: 2022 ITUC Global Rights Index
Key measures of abuse of workers’ rights have reached record highs, according to the 2022 edition of the International Trade Union...
Jun 26, 20222 min read
Latest on Belarus
Following the request of the Prosecutor General's office dated 10th June, 2022 to the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus to...
Jun 21, 20226 min read
International Labour Conference closes with big achievements
The 110th International Labour Conference made history with its work on safety and health, apprenticeships, and labour standards. The...
Jun 17, 20221 min read
Arthur Svensson Prize Ceremony 2022
Watch the prize ceremony that was held 15th of June in Oslo. Accessible both through Facebook and Youtube.
Jun 9, 20223 min read
Global call for Belarus to release detained unionists
For decades, trade union rights have been violated in Belarus. The recent, countless attacks against independent unions that received the...
May 25, 20224 min read
Ukrainian unions fight against liberalization of labour laws
In March, the Ukrainian parliament passed wartime legislation that severely curtailed the ability of trade unions to represent their...
May 18, 20223 min read
In Georgia, workers challenge a Russian oligarch
Mikhail Fridman is one of the wealthiest men in Russia and a close associate of Vladimir Putin. Among his many investments is a Georgian...
May 16, 20223 min read
Belarusian independent trade unions don't give up
The repression against the independent trade unions in Belarus continues. Trade union leaders and local activists still get arrested. A...
Apr 29, 20223 min read
Russian confederation declares full support for jailed Belarus trade union leaders
In a brave statement of 28th April the Russian trade union confederation KTR declares full support for the jailed trade union leaders of...
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