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The fifth session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5) has concluded with agreement on a new Global Framework on Chemicals – for a planet free of harm from chemicals and waste. The global trade union delegation from Australia, ...

The ITUC is backing the campaign ‘Social Security For All’, launching 4 October, to build pressure ahead of the annual meetings of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs). Social protection is one of the six key demands of the New Social Contract ...

The ITUC is calling for caution by the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) when looking at including domestic debt in restructuring deals with countries. The statement on Domestic Debt Restructuring (DDR) has been produced in time for the ...

To mark UN International Equal Pay Day , 18 September, the ITUC is celebrating success stories from trade unions around the world that have campaigned to tackle the gender pay gap. The briefing, Trade union action to promote equal pay for work of equal ...

The ITUC and TUAC look forward to the Brazilian presidency of the G20 focused on taking action for the most important issues for working people, after a woeful outcome from the latest leaders’ summit in New Delhi, India. The final G20 Leaders’ Declaration ...

This 7 October, the World Day for Decent Work, the ITUC says “It’s Time for a Pay Rise” to relieve the enormous pressure on working people and their households due to inflation driven by corporate profiteering The share of global wealth that ...

As global warming intensifies, studies show a direct impact on worker health and productivity

The heads of the ITUC and TUCA, the ITUC’s regional organisation for the Americas, have written to the President of Ecuador demanding immediate action to halt the spiral of violence in the country. Dozens of people have been hurt and killed in pre-election ...

On the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, 9 August 2023, Indigenous peoples’ organisations and trade unions, highlight the extreme forms of discrimination faced by native groups. This includes: The lack of rights to self-governance or access ...

The ITUC and its regional organisation for the Americas, TUCA , deplore the sentencing of Venezuelan union leader Gabriel Blanco and three other trade union officials to 16 years imprisonment. Gabriel Blanco, the Communications Director of the Caracas ...