The TUC and UK NGOs have published a joint statement of key demands for the UN's Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) in Rio in June 2012. This report demands that the UN takes action for a truly sustainable Green and Fair global economy. Th...
European and Global Unions have today released a report calling on the EU to strengthen its "GSP" trade system to make sure beneficiary countries are meeting their human rights and environmental obligations.
Every day, about five workers, who may be members or non-members of the union, come to see me at the office....Most workers don't know about their workplace rights and fear their employer.
Unions across Egypt and the world are calling on the Egyptian Prime Minister to finally give Egyptian workers their fundamental rights at work, by passing a labour law based on ILO standards.
The TUC is calling for decent work to be put at heart of the EU's trade and development work, in its submission to the European Commission's current consultation.
'...there is no trade union in my factory. I think workers are too frightened to join a union, fearing they will be sacked'.
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