On April the 23rd, the 24th and the 25th, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and Sustainlabour organized 3 Webinars (online seminars) to introduce the issue and the process to union delegates or union experts interested in doing advocacy work in the capitals prior to the next ILO International Labour Conference
20 February Side event at the First Universal Session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum
In 2010 we worked with 41 trade unions in 12 different countries with a total of 84 participants in the training activities held with TUC UK and the BWI.
During 2010 we worked with 62 trade union organizations from 25 different countries, with a total of 126 participants in our activities.
During 2010 148 participants attended our activities in the region, representing 56 trade unions from 16 different countries.
During 2010 we worked with 127 trade unions in 12 different countries with a total of 323 participants in our activities.
The Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food called for the post-2015 development agenda to be urgently refocused on equality, social protection and accountability, as the efforts of the UN Open Working Group on the Sustainable Development Goals to draft post-2015 targets to succeed the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) entered a crucial phase.
The world’s leading retail labels commit to the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh before the midnight deadline. The Accord now covers more than 1000 Bangladeshi garment factories. Implementation starts now!
Civil society groups attending the Rotterdam Convention conference in Geneva are expressing grave alarm that the Convention has been hijacked by the asbestos industry, which is determined to prevent the environmental and health protections of the Convention from being implemented.
Europe’s crisis is manifold: while newspapers focus on public deficits and debt, Austerity policies and wage cuts are boosting poverty and inequality in many parts of Europe
The decision was adopted in response to EU Commission consultation on unconventional fossil fuels in Europe
