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United Nations Commission on the Status of Women Trade unions are calling for sustainable, gender-inclusive investments in quality public services and education systems, leading to decent work for women. New York, 23 February 2011 (ITUC OnLine): An eighty-strong delegation of trade union women from ITUC, EI, PSI, BWI and ITF are participating in the 55th
Read moreUnions Welcome Pathway to Green Economy in UN Environment Report Brussels 21 February 2011 (ITUC OnLine): A green economy can mean higher overall employment and better jobs, and is not just a luxury for wealthy countries, reveals the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in its Green Economy report released today. Supported by concrete examples from around
Read moreWorld Day of Social Justice, 2011 Brussels 20 February 2011 (ITUC OnLine): Today marks the World Day of Social Justice, declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 2007 and first celebrated on 20 February 2009. Trade unions observe this important day in recognition of the true aim of social development: to create “a society
Read moreJobs Central to Recovery, say Leaders of International Financial Institutions Washington D.C., 20 January 2011: The IMF Managing Director, Dominique Strauss-Kahn and World Bank President, Robert Zoellick agreed on the importance of employment, social protection, working with trade unions and broadening the distribution of economic growth in meetings with a 90-strong high-level trade union delegation
Read moreJamaica: Threats to Workers’ Rights Brussels, 18 January 2011 (ITUC OnLine): A new report by the ITUC on core labour standards in Jamaica, published to coincide with the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) review of its trade policies, has found that further measures are needed to comply with the commitments Jamaica accepted when it joined the
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