UN blocks recognition of brutal regimes in Myanmar and Afghanistan
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has welcomed a decision by a United Nations credentials committee to postpone a decision about who will represent Afghanistan and Myanmar at the UN.
ITUC General Council takes steps towards 2022 Congress
The ITUC General Council, at its meeting 30 November - 2 December, has taken the next steps towards the 5th ITUC World Congress, which will take place in November 2022 in Australia.
Hong Kong civic society decimated: enough is enough
The ITUC is calling on the Chinese authorities to immediately repeal the national security law in Hong Kong and to release prisoners detained under it as evidence grows that the law is being used to dismantle independent civil society.
Indonesian unions celebrate critical “omnibus” law victory
“Thank you for actively helping the Indonesian labour movement win this judicial review,” said Said Iqbal, president of the KSPI, in a message to the ITUC and everyone who has supported their fight against the “omnibus” law.
COVID-19: Global Unions call for universal access to vaccines, healthcare products and medical technologies
The Council of Global Unions (CGU), representing more than 200 million working people from across the world, has called for “immediate collective action … to ensure equal and universal access to COVID-19 vaccines and wider health products and technologies.”
