Workers around the world are today taking action to #End Corporate Greed, calling companies and governments to account for attacks on workers’ rights and living standards and an end to huge and growing economic inequality, on the World Day for Decent Work.
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Trade unions call on IFIs to support recovery through stronger labour market institutions and increased public investment In advance of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, scheduled to start in Washington this Friday, the ITUC and its Global Unions partner organisations call on the international financial institutions (IFIs) to support a vigorous and coordinated strategy of public investment in services and infrastructure and strengthening of labour market institutions to secure wage growth. -
Global reach of Samsung’s medieval practices revealed in new report From South Korea to Mexico, from Vietnam to Hungary, new research reveals how the global reach of Samsung’s ruthless pursuit of profits impacts the everyday lives of its workers. -
ITUC Condemns Killing of Somali Journalist The ITUC has condemned the murder of Somali journalist Abdiasis Mohamed Ali, who was killed on 27 September by two men armed with pistols in northern Mogadishu. -
Brazil: Trade Unions and Human Rights Lawyers #StandWithLula as Show-Trial Looms International and US trade unions joined with prominent human rights lawyers in denouncing unfounded charges against former Brazilian President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, at a special event in New York on 20 September hosted by the ITUC and the AFL-CIO.
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Report ITUC Frontlines Poll 2016 - Special Topic: Global Supply Chains Report ITUC Frontlines Poll 2016 - Special Topic: Wages and Inequality Report ITUC Special Briefing - The Global Refugee Crisis Statement Statement by Global Unions’ to the 2016 Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank - Washington, 15-17 April 2016 Statement Joint statement on the official assessment of the sustainability compact