Unions Tell UN and Governments to Step Up Action Against Racism
Trade unions are calling on the UN and its member countries to step up action against racism and xenophobia at today’s UN High-Level General Assembly event on racism. The ITUC and Public Services International have submitted a joint statement to the meeting, which takes place ten years after the adoption of the “Durban Declaration”.
Lagarde Must Put Jobs at the Centre of Economic Recovery Plans
The international union movement has called on IMF Managing Director, Christine Lagarde, to lead a global economic transformation with jobs at its centre, and push governments to tackle the rising jobs crisis with growth plans that address income inequality.
G20 Labour Ministers Need to Push for Job Creation
G20 Labour Ministers to spearhead co-ordinated action with Finance Ministers and Leaders
Protection of workers’ rights and a Social Protection Floor critical elements of recovery
ITUC meets the EU Commissioner on Development
On September 6th 2011 Andris Piebalgs, the EU Commissioner on Development, met with Sharan Burrow, the Secretary General of ITUC. Sharan Burrow took that opportunity to thank the Commissioner for the increased support to trade unions and to discuss the social aspects of European development cooperation policies and in particular the inclusion of the Social Protection Floor in the European development cooperation strategies.
22 Million New Jobs a Year Needed to Overcome Jobs Emergency
Billions of dollars is being lost in purchasing power, which could drive growth and recovery as unemployment figures surge, warns the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).