ITUC General Council adopts World Congress framework and admits new affiliates
The 26th meeting of the ITUC General Council, 16 – 18 May, has adopted a draft statement to be debated at the 5th ITUC World Congress.
ITUC welcomes conclusions of global conference on the elimination of child labour
The ITUC has welcomed the conclusions of the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour, but called on governments to redouble their efforts to eliminate the scourge of child labour.
ITUC’s gender-transformative agenda for recovery and resilience
The International Trade Union Confederation has published the outcomes of the 4th ITUC World Women’s Conference that will act as a “milestone” for future work and a blueprint for unions to drive change.
Global Compact for migration: good intentions but weak on labour standards
Global trade unions have welcomed the good intentions of the first International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) but have criticised the forum’s weak commitments to labour standards.
Road map for Sri Lanka
The ITUC is supporting the call of Sri Lanka’s trade unions for a broad-based interim government to be put in place until the end of this year to adopt a road-map to repair the country’s economy and to exercise full democratic rights.
