Equality

The right to work free from discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, disability, age or sexual orientation is a key labour standard. The TUC fights for equality in its work around international labour standards and in work on trade. We provide practical supprt for trade unionists who face persecution, whatever the reason, through TUC Aid. In particular, we are highlighting the discrimination faced by LGBT communities, and attempting to ensure a gender dimension to everything we do. Because the HIV/AIDS pandemic is worldwide and in particular victimises women, we campaign for workers living with HIV/AIDS to get a fair deal at work wherever they live. And we support migrant workers, many of whom face unfair working conditions because they are unable to enforce their rights


The most recent documents available on this subject are:

What is CEDAW?

CEDAW is the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women - the international human rights treaty that focuses specifically on equality between women and men in all areas of life... read more.

5 April 2013
A decent job? DFID fails the TUC's Decent Work test

To mark the World Day for Decent Work, the TUC is releasing 'A decent job?': a report assessing the Department for International Development's (DFID) efforts to secure decent jobs for the world's poor. DFID scores just 25 out of 56 points based on cr...

7 October 2012
On the occasion of the Swazi Independence Day - 6 September, the TUC calls for constitutional reforms in Swaziland.

On the occasion of the Swazi Independence Day on 6 September, the TUC, in a letter to the Swaziland High Commissioner in London, has called for constitutional reforms.

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3 September 2012
Sex workers demand employment rights

On Monday, representatives of sex workers made a passionate and well-argued case for the recognition of their employment and human rights in a lively session on the margins of the XIX International AIDS Conference now being held in Washington DC.

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24 July 2012
Social protection floors and the fight against HIV/AIDS

This week sees the 2012 International AIDS Conference in Washington DC, and the TUC is taking part in the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) delegation. Bandula Kothalawala, TUC delegate, reports on the opening trade union forum.

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23 July 2012
TUC Aid Project mobilizes support for the ILO Recommendation on HIV in Nigeria.

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is mobilizing support for the implementation of the ILO Recommendation on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work adopted by the International Labour Conference in June 2010.

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15 May 2012



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