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12-01-2023

UN Secretary-General stressed importance of unions’ engagement with UN country teams at ITUC 5th World Congress

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivered a powerful video address to the ITUC’s 5th World Congress (Melbourne, 17-22 November 2022) in which he reaffirmed the need for a world with “strong and vibrant trade unions”.

27-09-2022

Trade unions support the implementation of the UN Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions

ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow expressed the strong determination of the global labour movement to ensure the successful implementation of the UN Global Accelerator at the High-Level Event on the subject during the 77th UN General Assembly on 23 September 2022.

23-05-2022

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.

29-04-2022

UN Committee: Lula was victim of biased judge

The UN Human Rights Committee has concluded that former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva did not receive a fair trial in the judgment that led to his 580-day imprisonment.

05-04-2022

Climate change: IPCC report confirms that just transition and green jobs are central to success

“A litany of broken climate promises” is how UN Secretary-General António Guterres described the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), but their findings are clear that a rapid shift to renewable energy through just transition makes climate goals attainable.

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Building Workers’ Power - September 2022

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Trade union statement on the 2022 International Migration Review Forum Progress Declaration

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Organising for Justice: Trade Union Actions in Defence of the Human and Labour Rights of All Migrants

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Call for immediate UN action to stop the violence and ensure respect for democracy and human rights in Myanmar

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#PalestineDay: letter to UN SG

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Boletín de la CSI - Septiembre de 2021

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Trade Union on the Move for Rio+20 - discussion on HIV/AIDS

Juneia Martins Batista from CUT Brazil represents trade unions and the civil society at the first thematic panel of the UN High Level Meeting on HIV&AIDS (08 June 2011, 10h00-13h00)

Message of Guy Ryder - UN World Day of Social Justice

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