Myanmar: Unions call extended national work stoppage
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has expressed its full support and solidarity with the call by Myanmar’s unions for an extended nationwide work stoppage to protect democracy and end the military dictatorship.
Haiti: Time to break the silence and expose the dictator Moïse
The united voice of the global unions has called for immediate action to withdraw support from the Moïse regime in Haiti to begin the restoration of human and trade union rights for the Haitian people.
Hong Kong: Activists should be released immediately
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have extended their solidarity to the 47 activists from Hong Kong arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit subversion under the new National Security Law on Sunday, 28 February 2021.
Large expansion in vaccine production and equitable distribution are vital
A massive scaling up of global vaccine production, and equitable distribution of vaccines, tests and treatments, are essential to combatting the COVID-19 pandemic.
A New Social Contract for a gender-equitable recovery and resilience
As we celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD) last year, the world was on the verge of a global public health crisis. Covid-19 was declared a pandemic on 11 March 2020, resulting in the unprecedented disruption of economic, social and cultural activity worldwide.
