Articles

From the right to “combine” to the right to organize

01 August 2009

From about 1750 onwards, workers had started to organize in Europe. Governments and employers reacted quickly, and laws and regulations were adopted to restrict such activities.

Trade union responses to globalization

03 December 2007

Significant developments are taking place as unions search for new ways of operating in a globalized world. Andrew Bibby reports on a new study.

Talking weather: Trade unions and climate change

07 August 2007

It's been a way of breaking the ice – but now it's time for real discussions and bargaining to find solutions to save not only the tops of the icebergs, but the whole planet. In order not to be a drop in the ocean the ILO needs to strengthen its capacity to address the issue of climate change and assist its constituents with the transition processes in relation to changes in jobs and qualifications. Lene Olsen of the ILO Bureau for Workers' Activities reports.