Global unions demand stronger protections for working people in negotiations for business and human rights treaty
Corporate human rights abuses will be in the spotlight at the latest round of talks for an international agreement to regulate transnational corporations in human rights law.
Luc Triangle confirmed as ITUC General Secretary
Luc Triangle has been confirmed as ITUC General Secretary at the 6th Extraordinary World Congress held virtually, 12 October, and chaired by ITUC President Akiko Gono.
Myanmar: ILO Commission of Inquiry demands end to union repression and forced labour
The ITUC welcomes the findings of the ILO’s Commission of Inquiry (COI) into Myanmar, which has demanded an end to the repression of trade unions and to forced labour in the country, especially of those violations linked to the military.
World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings: Trade unions demand substantive reforms
As the World Bank and the IMF hold their Annual Meetings in Marrakech trade unions call on these institutions to embrace new economic paradigms to meet the dire challenges of the current moment, including the climate crisis, mounting debt, spiralling costs-of-living and growing inequality.
Israel Palestine
The ITUC is gravely concerned at the escalating violence between Israel and Hamas, following the attacks launched against Israel from Gaza, which have drawn strong condemnation from UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.