ILO conference adopts strong pandemic call to action
The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) annual International Labour Conference (ILC) has concluded with the adoption of a strong and coherent response to the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
EU’s new financial instrument for external action finally adopted: we need a ‘Global Europe’ based on solidarity
The ITUC and the ETUC have welcomed the EU’s adoption of a new financial instrument for the block’s external action for the period 2021-27, the ‘Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument - Global Europe’ (NDICI-Global Europe).
New global commission launched to create ‘blueprint for survival’ in new age of world instability
A new high-level global commission, which includes representatives from the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), has been formed to tackle the risks of conflict to the contemporary world using the framework of ‘common security’.
Scandalous child labour figures shame the world
For the first time since records began, the official count of the number of children in child labour is rising.
Minimum global tax rate: a positive step but concerns remain
The announcement by G7 finance ministers that agreement has been reached to introduce a minimum global tax rate on multinational corporations, and to make companies pay tax in the places where they make profits, is a positive step.
