ILO-IMF Conference on Employment: Concrete Action Must Follow Announcement of Good Intentions
At a conference on the theme “The Challenges of Growth, Employment and Social Cohesion”, held in Oslo, Norway, on 13 September, the International Labour Organisation and the International Monetary Fund agreed to engage in joint work to develop policies that promote employment-creating growth and “to explore the concept of a social protection floor for people living in poverty and in vulnerable situations”.
New Report: Unions and Academics Assess Employment Impacts of Climate Change
A new report launched today, “Conference News: Workshop on Climate Change, Its Impacts on Employment and Labour Markets” examining the impacts of climate change on employment, brings together the findings of a group of 50 trade union and university experts on the subject.
Unions Call For IMF and ILO To Work For Recovery And For Jobs
At a major conference organised by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Oslo on September 13, a high-level international union delegation led by ITUC President Michael Sommer and ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow will be arguing that priority must be given to maintaining economic stimulus policies, and achieving a real and sustained economic recovery with jobs at the centre.
Unions Step up Pressure for Jobs and Social Justice – One Month to World Day for Decent Work
Trade unions across the world are stepping up pressure for decent jobs and social justice, in the lead up to the World Day for Decent Work, October 7. The ITUC’s affiliates in India are taking part in nationwide strikes against national and state government employment and industrial relations policies today, and its French member organisations are organising national rallies and strike actions to protest against major changes to retirement and pensions proposed by the Sarkozy government. Millions of workers in the two countries are taking part in today’s actions.
Swaziland: Dozens Arrested at Peaceful Democracy Assembly
The ITUC has condemned the arrest of as many as 50 pro-democracy campaigners by the Swaziland police today, and called on Prime Minister Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini to cease harassment and detention of trade union and civil society representatives opposed to the unilateral rule of the country’s autocratic King Mswati.