@ituc
🌏The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) represents 200M+ workers in 160+ countries. ✊We fight for workers' rights, fair wages, safe workplaces, and social justice. 📍 Based in Brussels, Belgium 🔗www.ituc-csi.org
Trade unions from across the Gulf met with the ITUC to discuss the escalating Middle East conflict and its impact on workers.
They condemned the violence, called for respect for international law, and stressed that ending the war and returning to dialogue must be the priority. ✊🌍
This #IWD2026, we stand with Chow Hang-tung and all those who courageously defend democracy, workers’ rights and human rights.
No one should be imprisoned for exercising their fundamental freedoms.
Sign @amnesty.org petition 👉 buff.ly/T6BkgRa
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#AccessToJustice is key to democracy, peace and equality — yet many women still face discrimination, weak institutions and barriers to decision-making.
Govts must guarantee justice, enforce labour rights & deliver economic justice for women.
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🎧 EP7 – The Right to Strike
Strikes aren’t just drama — they’re one of the most powerful tools workers have.
In this episode, Paapa Danquah @ituc.bsky.social explains why the #RightToStrike is protected, and how it’s transformed history — from the 8-hour workday to paid leave.
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As we mark #IWD2026 and engage in #CSW70, we’re putting women’s access to justice in the world of work at the centre.
✊ Unions defend freedom of association & collective bargaining
🌍 Trade must serve people before profit
🕊️ Safe & healthy workplaces are a fundamental right
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The ITUC stands in solidarity with NTUC & Nepali workers whose lives are at risk in conflict-affected regions.
We call on the Govt of #Nepal to act urgently to protect its citizens and ensure the safety and return of workers at risk.
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🪧 Holidays? Sick leave? The 8-hour day?
None of it was gifted. It was won through strikes.
In EP7, “The Right to Strike,” we speak with Paapa Danquah @ituc.bsky.social about why the #RightToStrike is the ultimate tool of worker leverage.
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The ITUC calls for immediate de-escalation, an end to all military operations, and a return to peaceful negotiations in the Middle East.
🗣️ “Workers want peace, democracy and decent work, not relentless bombing & retaliatory attacks.” @luctriangle.bsky.social
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We welcome the decision to place Deliveroo’s Italian unit under judicial supervision. It shows how riders labeled “self-employed” can still face tight algorithmic control, low pay, & no protections. Strong #PlatformWork laws are essential to end exploitation & guarantee fair rights. 🔗
🎧 EP6 – The Right to Occupational Safety & Health
In this episode of #CollectiveVoices, Zuzanna Muskat-Gorska @ituc.bsky.social breaks down why safe workplaces are a right, not a privilege — and what you can do when your employer isn’t doing enough to protect you.
🔗 Listen now: buff.ly/kfOri75
Four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukrainian workers and unions remain on the front line — defending rights, supporting communities and keeping hope alive. 🇺🇦✊
Ukraine’s recovery must be built on peace, democracy and full respect for trade union rights. 🤝🕊️ #ForDemocracy
At the SDG 9 expert group meet held at UNIDO HQ in Vienna. We made clear that workers’ voices can't be excluded from industrial and technological innovations and that private sector involvement must go hand in hand with respect for International Labour Standards and progressive taxation.
#Agenda2030
5y after the military coup in #Myanmar, the garment sector is still feeding foreign exchange to the junta — financing repression & eroding workers’ rights.
Brands & govts must align trade with human rights & ensure a responsible exit with fair wages, severance & protections.
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Trade unions worldwide welcome the Marrakech Global Framework to #EndChildLabour✊ Now it’s time for action.
🗣️ “Govts & employers must adopt binding national roadmaps, invest in public services, strengthen labour inspection and end corporate impunity" @luctriangle.bsky.social
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☠️ 2.93 million workers die on the job every year. Work shouldn’t be a death sentence.
In EP6, The Right to Occupational Safety & Health, we’re joined by Zuzanna Muskat-Gorska @ituc.bsky.social to talk about how we protect our health on the job & why your safety isn’t negotiable.
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Discrimination at work isn’t just unfair — it’s illegal. And it’s time we act like it.
🎙️ In EP5 of #CollectiveVoices, Maria Tsirantonaki @ituc.bsky.social breaks down how we can build workplaces where everyone gets a fair shot — no matter who they are.
🎧 Catch up now: buff.ly/bFhLK0L
🗣️"The ITUC stands with Amazon workers organizing in British Columbia. Amazon has been named to the ITUC’s list of corporate underminers of democracy for low wages, union-busting & tax evasion. But workers in Delta are showing that change starts on the ground" @luctriangle.bsky.social #MakeAmazonPay
The ITUC stands in solidarity with Iranian teachers and trade unions courageously defending their rights, dignity, and freedom. #Empty_Desks
✊ We demand:
• The immediate release of detained unionists
• An end to harassment & intimidation
• Respect for freedom of association & collective bargaining
Un nuevo informe de la OIT revela una preocupante realidad laboral en #Panamá: la libertad sindical enfrenta obstáculos serios, la informalidad laboral supera el 50 %, y muchos jóvenes trabajan sin estabilidad ni acceso a seguridad social.
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The ITUC Women’s Committee is meeting in Brussels, bringing together union women leaders from across regions to advance gender equality at work.
During the meeting, members held a solidarity action calling for the immediate release of Hong Kong trade unionists Chow Hang-tung & Lee Cheuk-yan.
✊🌎La CSI expresa su firme apoyo a las y los trabajadores y a los sindicatos en #Argentina ante el paro general de 24 horas convocado en rechazo a la denominada “Ley de Modernización Laboral”, que pone en riesgo conquistas históricas del movimiento obrero.
#ParoGeneral #19F #NoALaReformaLaboral
🗣️ “A #JustTransition is not optional – it is urgent. Climate action and digital transformation must create decent work, not deepen exploitation.” @luctriangle.bsky.social ITUC General Secretary
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La CSI celebra la puesta en libertad de los dirigentes sindicales venezolanos José Elías Torres, William Lizardo y José Luis Subero, encarcelados de manera arbitraria como consecuencia de la represión en curso contra los y las activistas laborales independientes en Venezuela. ✊
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The ITUC is deeply concerned about the recent decision by the Israeli authorities to designate more areas of land in the occupied West Bank as so-called “State Land”. The move reduces administrative barriers to land acquisition & accelerates the expansion of Israeli settlements.
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🎙️ In Episode 5, “Freedom from Discrimination,” we’re joined by Maria Tsirantonaki @ituc.bsky.social to explore how workers have fought back — and won — against racism, sexism, and other forms of workplace discrimination.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/bFhLK0L
Trade union resilience means defending workers’ rights, strengthening organising, advancing living wages, and protecting democracy. Together, unions are shaping a more just, equitable world of work — one where no worker is left behind.
🔗 @ilo.org interview @luctriangle.bsky.social: buff.ly/R4rFbAR
🌏️ Trade unions in Indonesia are raising their voices to demand the repeal of the National Security Law in Hong Kong and the release of Lee Cheuk Yan✊ #FreeLeeCheukYan
Find out more: www.ituc-csi.org/free-lee-che...
🎧 EP4 – #ForcedLabour isn’t just a history lesson — it’s happening right now, and it’s closer than you think.
In this powerful episode, Jeroen Beirnaert @ituc.bsky.social breaks down what modern slavery actually looks like — and why fighting it matters for everyone.
🔗 Listen: buff.ly/3yYUZZV
Through constructive tripartite negotiations, we successfully agreed on the Marrakech Global Framework for Action Against Child Labour.
A strong, shared roadmap to protect children worldwide and #EndChildLabour.
🛡️ Social protection helps stop poverty from pushing children into work.
Universal child benefits, health coverage and school feeding protect families and keep children in school. #EndChildLabour
📺 Watch the Conference live: ow.ly/h99950Y9V0T
