Trade Unions are actors of development! Issue #86 / 2022 - Sign Up
7th Trade Union-DAC Forum: Unions and development cooperation donors emphasise the importance of increased support for social protection
Trade unions have made a strong case for how official development assistance can be used to achieve universal social protection.
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Just transition must take workers on board and demand accountability from businesses
Speaking in the session "Sustainable and Just Transition" of the ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum, the general secretary of the ITUC, Sharan Burrow, called for serious commitment from governments as well as industry and investors to deliver on transition plans that put people at the centre.
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Trade unions call on the UN Financing for Development Forum to finance a new social contract based on SDG 8
Trade unions presented their key priorities for an SDG 8-driven recovery and sustainable development to decision-makers gathering at the UN ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum from 25 to 28 April.
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Trade unions emphasise the importance of SDG 8 at the 2022 African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
Labour organisations from across Africa engaged in the eighth session of the African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD), held on 3-5 March 2022 under the title Building forward better: A green, inclusive and resilient Africa poised to achieve the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063.
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Workers join the call for development justice at the Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development
Trade unions participated in the 9th Asia Pacific Forum for Sustainable Development (APFSD) on 28-31 March 2022 and added the workers’ voices to the collective call for development justice by civil society organisations across the region.
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Unions' call for a New Social Contract is included in the Civil Society Declaration to the ECLAC Forum on Sustainable Development
The Fifth Meeting of the Forum of Latin American and Caribbean Countries on Sustainable Development analysed the progress and challenges of the regional implementation of the 2030 Agenda. The event was organised by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in San José, Costa Rica from 7 to 9 March.
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European trade unions demand jobs, social dialogue and greater involvement in SDG implementation at the UNECE Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
As a result of their active involvement in the preparation of the UNECE Regional Forum on Sustainable Development, trade unions managed to include key workers' asks in the discussions between governments and civil society actors.
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Decent work, collective bargaining, and universal social protection: The IMF and World Bank at a crossroads
Global Unions stress in their Statement to the Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank the centrality of collective bargaining and worker protection to an inclusive recovery.
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#Timefor8 at regional level #Rwanda A comic book on SDG 8 to reach out to Rwanda's informal and young workers
CESTRAR is using a new comic book on SDG 8 to raise awareness of the interlinkages between Goal 8 and labour rights among vulnerable and hard-to-reach categories of workers, such as informal and young workers.
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#Timefor8 at regional level #India SDG 8 is a matter for working women too!
On International Women’s Day, 8 March, INTUC and working women in the state of Telangana discussed the role of SDG 8 in advancing gender equality.
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#Timefor8 at regional level #Bangladesh ITUC-BC welcomes the ratification of the ILO Minimum Age Convention Convention by the Bangladesh government
After the longstanding demand from unions, the Government of Bangladesh has ratified the International Labour Organization Convention No. 138, which seeks to progressively eliminate child labour.
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Trade unions leave their mark on migration policy in the East African Community
The long-lasting DTDA-EATUC collaboration to promote the rights of migrant workers yields positive results as countries in the region reach important agreement on free movement of labour.
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International trade union cooperation supports the resilience of vulnerable communities in Côte d'Ivoire
The project is implemented by the trade union NGO Nexus CGIL Emilia Romagna, CGIL and the Platform of Central Trade Unions on Migration - Côte d'Ivoire (PCSM-CI).
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Trade union international solidarity makes a difference for workers’ rights in Asia-Pacific
Through its international programme, the Belgian trade union ACV-CSC strengthens the capacity of trade unions in Asia-Pacific to conduct effective social dialogue and increase their negotiating skills in defense of workers’ interests and rights.
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TUCA at the fifth meeting of the regional forum on sustainable development
Civil society has called for the urgent implementation of a New Social Contract at the the Fifth Meeting of the Forum of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (LAC) on Sustainable Development.
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Podcast Mexican auto workers win landmark victory
Thousands of workers in Mexico have formed the independent union SINTTIA at a GM auto plant in central Mexico, voting out a union that did not operate in their interest. SINTTIA General Secretary Maria Alejandra Morales tells why this victory is a milestone for many Mexican workers who are forced to be part of sham unions.
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ETUC presents its demands for an EU-wide classification system for sustainable investments
The European Trade Union Confederation is calling for the system, known in EU jargon as a 'taxonomy', to prevent any form of 'green, social or rainbow washing' and never to be seen as a means of replacing public investment with private investment.
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ISCOS campaigns for peaceful societies that respect human rights
With “Free Belarus”, and the campaign dedicated to migrant workers in Italy “I walk the line”, the Italian labour movement shows once again that solidarity and promoting peaceful and inclusive societies are both international and national matters.
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Italian labour movement assists the victims of the war in Ukraine
Following the start of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, Progetto Sud immediately began providing rapid emergency assistance on the borders between Ukraine, Poland and Romania.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
It's time to update the
Trade Union Development Projects Directory
Send your project information to [email protected]
Let's tell everyone about the international solidarity projects that trade unions and solidarity support organisations are running across the world!
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21-22 June 2022 European Development Days (EDD22)
05-15 Jul. 2022 UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)
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Trade Union Development Cooperation Network
International Trade Union Confederation
African Trade Union Development Network
Cooperation Network of the Trade Union Confederation of Americas
International Trade Union Confederation - Asia Pacific
ITUC Arabic Countries
Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC)
International Labour Organisation
ILO's Bureau of Workers' Activities (ACTRAV)
UN Sustainable Development Goals
Directorate General for Development and Cooperation, European Commission
European Parliament Committee on Development
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