News
January 2016
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Interview with Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of ITUC
What are the challenges and opportunities for Unions in 2016?
27 January 2016
The trade union movement faces significant challenges in 2016, in particular the respect of workers’ rights in many countries. Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) talks about the challenges and opportunities for unions in 2016.
June 2015
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104th International Labour Conference
Crisis migration: Decent work must be part of the solution
05 June 2015
Tweets from a high-level side event at the International Labour Conference in Geneva to address the urgent humanitarian, social and economic needs of migrants and refugees around the world.
April 2014
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Interview
Francis Atwoli: “We need to create more sustainable jobs for youth in Africa”
02 April 2014
Africa needs more sustainable jobs for youth who represent the majority of African population, says Francis Atwoli, the newly elected president of African Trade Unions Unity (OATUU) and vice president of the global International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). In this interview, Atwoli gives his views about the role of unions in helping young workers in Africa. As Secretary General of the Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU-Kenya), Atwoli also discusses workers’ complaints in his country.
March 2014
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Workers’ rights in the Asia Pacific Region
Helen Kelly: "In many countries, being a trade union activist is risky"
31 March 2014
Unions in Asia and the Pacific must use the ILO’s supervisory mechanisms to demand respect of freedom of association and collective bargaining in their countries. This is the opinion of Helen Kelly who chairs the New Zealand Council of Trade Union (NZCTU). In this interview, Ms. Kelly gives her views about the situation of workers' rights in Fiji and Bangladesh. She also underlines the need for New Zealand to ratify several ILO core conventions to respect workers’ rights.
November 2013
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319th Governing Body of the ILO
Interview with Luc Cortebeeck, Chair of the Workers’ Group of the ILO Governing Body
11 November 2013
The 319th session of the ILO Governing Body recently drew to a close in Geneva. Tackled at this session were several issues concerning the economic crisis in Europe, workers’ rights and international migration. In this interview the Chair of the Workers’ Group, Luc Cortebeeck, looks at the main points covered at this session, held in Geneva on 17-31 October 2013.
October 2013
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Labour standards and Social Dialogue
Georgia : A new start to promote ILO Standards and strengthen Social Dialogue
14 October 2013
Georgian Trade Union Confederation (GTUC) launched a new program for the promotion and the ratification of ILO Conventions for the period 2013-2017 and strengthening social dialogue.
June 2013
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102nd International Labour Conference
Balance and Perspective: Interview with Luc Cortebeeck, President of the Workers’ Group
26 June 2013
At the end of the 102nd Session of the International Labour Conference, Luc Cortebeeck, President of the Worker’s Group, gave this interview in which he shared his thoughts on what the workers achieved, on international labour standards and on the vision presented by ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder in his report to the Conference.
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ILO reform process
Ryder: Decent Work and labour standards central to the global economy
07 June 2013
The ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, addresses the workers delegates attending the 102nd session of the International Labour Conference.
November 2006
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Press release
The ILO formally recognizes the newly created International Trade Union Confederation
15 November 2006
Governing Body of the International Labour Office (ILO) today officially granted general consultative status to the newly-formed International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).