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Apr 21, 20224 min read
Strong condemnations of attack on Belarusian unions
Free and democratic trade unions in Belarus have been under pressure for decades. However, a series of searches and arrests the last...
Apr 19, 20223 min read
Trade union leaders arrested in Belarus
The repression against the free trade unions in Belarus has escalated seriously. Today, 19th of April the leadership of the confederation...
Apr 7, 20222 min read
Arthur Svensson Prize awarded to Liberian trade union and trade union leader
The "Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights" for 2022 goes to the Liberian trade union for health workers NAHWUL...
Apr 6, 20222 min read
The largest Russian trade union withdraws from ITUC
ITUC (The International Trade Union Confederation) is a global workers' organization, but also a peace organization. The FNPR, the...
Mar 30, 20223 min read
In a divided world, the labour movement is united on Ukraine
Last week, the Governing Body of the International Labour Organization (ILO), passed a resolution strongly condemning Russian aggression...
Mar 24, 20222 min read
ILO suspends all cooperation with Russia as long as the war in Ukraine lasts
The International Labor Organization (ILO) decided on Wednesday to suspend its technical assistance to Russia until the end of the war in...
Mar 22, 20222 min read
Belarus must restore the rights and freedoms of workers without delay
The ILO Committee of Experts calls on the government of Belarus to restore the rights and freedoms of workers without delay. It urges the...
Mar 16, 20224 min read
Companies must withdraw to respect workers' rights in Myanmar
Since Myanmar’s military illegally seized power on 1 February 2021, garment workers – the majority of whom are women – have been on the...
Mar 15, 20223 min read
Ukrainan unions call for exclusion of the Russian confederation FNPR from ITUC
One of the Ukrainian confederations, KVPU, states: "We cannot stay with FNPR in one global organization. We demand the immediate...
Mar 7, 20224 min read
Russian FNPR must be thrown out of ITUC
Trade Unionism is far more than collective bargaining and social dialogue, it is the most important voice of working people against...
Mar 3, 20223 min read
Statements from the independent unions in Belarus and Russia
The free and independent trade unions in Belarus and Russia have made strong statements against Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Both...
Feb 22, 20222 min read
Garment Worker Pay at 45% Gap from Living Wage
Workers in key garment- and footwear-producing countries are, on average, receiving just half of the pay they need to achieve a decent...
Feb 15, 20224 min read
Unions ask the international community to tighten sanctions against the Myanmar junta
The Burmese people ask the international community to stand up, to tighten sanctions, and to strangle the military junta and the...
Feb 3, 20224 min read
Businesses operating in Myanmar have a responsibility to stand up for workers
One year into the attempted military coup, it is clear the private sector has failed to meet their human rights obligations. Businesses...
Feb 1, 20222 min read
ILO launches database on labour provisions in trade agreements
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has launched a new global database on trade agreements containing labour provisions, paving...
Jan 17, 20224 min read
Kazakhstan must respect democracy and fundamental rights
Kazakhstan is known for a systematic violation of core human and workers’ rights, as well as general lack of democracy in the country....
Jan 13, 20224 min read
Migrant domestic workers in highly abusive conditions in Lebanon
Lebanon’s restrictive and exploitative kafala (sponsorship) system traps tens of thousands of migrant domestic workers in highly abusive...
Jan 4, 20227 min read
2022: A revival of U.S. labour movement?
2021 was a pretty tough year in a lot of ways. As the pandemic took full effect, devastating job losses hit many workers hard, and the...
Dec 13, 20213 min read
Need for transparency in tea supply chains
Thirteen million workers who toil on tea plantations have suffered from endemic human rights abuses while the tea companies they pick for...
Dec 9, 20214 min read
Stand for Filipino workers’ rights on 10 December
The international trade union movement will mobilise to stand with Filipino workers on 10 December. For the third consecutive year, the...
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