18 September 2020 marks the inaugural United Nations International Equal Pay Day
The ITUC calls for concerted action to undo a centuries-old injustice for women by making equal pay for work of equal value a reality.
G20 Labour Ministers tackle key issues, but vision is lacking
The Ministerial Declaration adopted by G20 G20 The Group of Twenty, or G20, is a forum for international cooperation on the most important aspects of the international economic and financial agenda. It brings together 19 countries and the European Union, which together represent around 90% of global GDP, 80% of global trade and two thirds of the world’s population. Labour and Employment Ministers on 10 September covers a raft of crucial issues as the Covid-19 pandemic wreaks havoc on jobs and livelihoods, but the sense of urgency required to tackle the scale of the challenges is lacking.
ITUC Global Poll 2020 shows urgent need to repair the Social Contract
The annual global poll commissioned by the 200 million-member International Trade Union Confederation shows working people and their families were living on the edge before the pandemic that stopped the world – Covid-19.
Afghanistan: Government blocks trade union congress again
The ITUC has called on the president of Afghanistan, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, to end the government’s obstruction of legitimate trade union work in the country and allow the ITUC-affiliated national trade union centre NUAWE to hold its congress.
World Day for Decent Work: A New Social Contract for Recovery and Resilience
More than 850,000 deaths from COVID-19 pandemic, more than 25 million people infected
400 million jobs lost
Hundreds of millions of informal economy livelihoods lost
