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Global win for workers: ILO agrees to negotiate binding standards for platform workers
In a big win for workers and trade unions, the International Labour Conference (ILC) has agreed to develop a binding ...
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2025 International Labour Conference: Major advances for workers’ rights at the ILO
The ITUC welcomes the major breakthroughs for workers at the 113th International Labour Conference (ILC), with decisions that reaffirm the International Labour Organization's (ILO) central role in ...
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International Domestic Workers’ Day: Decent work now for domestic workers
This International Domestic Workers' Day, 16 June, the ITUC renews its urgent call to governments to ratify and effectively ...
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World Day Against Child Labour: Urgent action needed to end global injustice
On the World Day Against Child Labour, 12 June, the ITUC calls on the global community to act with renewed urgency as the ...
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ITUC and O4P announce global organising partnership
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and Organizing for Power (O4P) have announced a global partnership to ...
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Trade unions take Saudi Arabia to UN labour body over exploitation and deaths of migrant workers
Workers' representatives at the 113th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) have formally filed a complaint against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, citing widespread violations of migrant ...
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ILO formally recognises Palestine as Observer State in landmark decision
The International Labour Conference adopted by a clear majority a resolution formally recognising Palestine as a non-member ...
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Myanmar: Historic decision to hold junta accountable a ‘victory for justice, workers’ rights and international solidarity’
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) welcomes a landmark decision to invoke Article 33 of the International Labour Organization (ILO) constitution against the military regime in Myanmar.
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Argentina: ITUC condemns political sentence against Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has denounced the ratification of a prison sentence against former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, describing it as a political ...
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Ukraine: ITUC condemns new attempt to obstruct trade union activities
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) strongly condemns the latest attempt to undermine the work of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine (FPU), following the unjustified seizure the ...
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New Social Contract - ITUC Newsletter June 2025: 2025 Rights Index: Time to Act
This week, the ITUC launched the 2025 Global Rights Index, exposing the growing threats to trade union freedoms and democratic rights across the world. The findings are alarming: Just seven countries ...
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New leadership for Commonwealth trade unions
A new leadership team was elected for the next two years at the Commonwealth Trade Union Group (CTUG) annual meeting attended by 67 trade union leaders in the fringes of the ILO Conference in Geneva ...