#RatifyC190 without delay
On 25 June, the ILO’s robust and landmark instrument, the Violence and Harassment Convention (C190), comes into force two years after its adoption. To date, Argentina, Ecuador, Fiji, Namibia, Somalia and Uruguay have ratified it, and the ITUC is calling on all countries to follow suit.
The World Bank needs a roadmap for sustainable recovery
As governments meet to discuss additional funding for the World Bank, trade unions are calling for the institution to promote quality job creation, universal social protection, debt relief and the international labour standards.
ILO conference adopts strong pandemic call to action
The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) annual International Labour Conference (ILC) has concluded with the adoption of a strong and coherent response to the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
EU’s new financial instrument for external action finally adopted: we need a ‘Global Europe’ based on solidarity
The ITUC and the ETUC have welcomed the EU’s adoption of a new financial instrument for the block’s external action for the period 2021-27, the ‘Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument - Global Europe’ (NDICI-Global Europe).
New global commission launched to create ‘blueprint for survival’ in new age of world instability
A new high-level global commission, which includes representatives from the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), has been formed to tackle the risks of conflict to the contemporary world using the framework of ‘common security’.
