Global Economic Justice Campaigns




TUC Aid - practical solidarity abroad

Come along to the TUC Aid fringe meeting on Tuesday evening at Congress - hear Labour's Rushanara Ali, ILO's Guy Ryder, Prospect's Sue Ferns and War on Want's John Hilary. What can unions and governments do to make a diffference overseas?

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8 September 2012
TUC briefing: EU-India free trade agreement

Launched in 2007, the ongoing negotiations for an EU-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) have thrown up a range of worrying issues for Indian and EU workers. This briefing note explains those concerns in more detail.

1 August 2012
Robin Hood Tax: tweet Chicago!

The international campaign for a Robin Hood Tax/Financial Transactions Tax is launching a Global Week of Action from 16-23 May 2012, spanning the G8 in Camp David, an informal EU summit in Brussels and the European Parliamentary vote on the European ...

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10 May 2012
ACT TODAY! Tell EU Finance Ministers to back the Robin Hood Tax

EU Finance Ministers are meeting on Tuesday (13 March) in Brussels, and the Danish Presidency has put the EU proposal for a financial transactions tax (what we call the Robin Hood Tax) on the agenda. Take the online action and tell Finance Ministers ...

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11 March 2012
Nigeria: We will hold presidency accountable for actions of its thugs

At the end of the second day of the Nigerian General Strike, NLC Acting General Secretary Owei Lakemfa and TUC Secretary General John Kolawole write about the horrific attacks on protesters and strikers.

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11 January 2012
Aid effectiveness needs decent work and private sector regulation says TUC

At the end of November, governments will gather in Busan, South Korea, to discuss aid effectiveness. The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) is pressing for a conclusion that promotes pro-poor growth and favours working people, and TUC Gen...

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14 November 2011



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