ILO Report: Wages falling during pandemic, 266 million have no minimum wage
The latest Global Wage Report from the International Labour Organization (ILO)reveals downward pressure on wages in two-thirds of the world’s countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the crisis hitting the lowest paid hardest.
Trade Union-DAC Forum: unions call on OECD-DAC members to move forward with a roadmap on SDG-driven recovery and resilience
Trade unions have encouraged the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to rethink the focus of aid and align its financing with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs SDGs The Sustainable Development Goals were one of the outcomes of the Rio+20 Conference. The members States launched a new set of future international development goals, which will build upon the Millennium Development Goals and converge with the post-2015 development agenda. ) to match the impact of COVID-19.
Recognition of the state of Palestine and corporate accountability under international law are key to Palestinian workers’ rights
The 29 November is the international day of solidarity with Palestinian people, and the ITUC calls on the international community to redouble efforts to achieve a two-state solution based on United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338 and the pre-1967 borders – with East Jerusalem as capital of a Palestinian state.
Black Friday: time to break up Amazon
This ‘Black Friday’, the ITUC is joining a global movement calling for urgent action to deal with the serial, corporate abuse of Amazon.
ITUC 2020 General Council Meeting
The ITUC General Council meeting of 24 and 25 November has adopted a focused and ambitious programme for the coming year with the endorsement of three Frontline campaigns: A New Social Contract for Recovery and Resilience, Climate- and Employment-Proof Our Work with Just Transition, and Democracies for People.
