The rapid and huge increase in the amount of economic activity taking place across national boundaries has had an enormous impact on the lives of workers and their communities everywhere.

The current form of globalisation, with the international rules and policies that underpin it, has brought poverty and hardship to millions of workers, particularly those in developing and transition countries.

They have seen an erosion of their working conditions, wages and job security in a time of unprecedented wealth and technological capability.

There is no doubt that globalisation creates problems for workers. These problems do not respond to purely national solutions and an international response is therefore needed from the trade union movement in order to safeguard workers' and other social rights.

This website was created by the TUC's EU & International Relations Department as a resource primarily for trade unionists interested in globalisation.

The aim of this website is to:

• raise key issues and to highlight trade union responses to aspects of globalisation of particular interest to working people.
• provide updates on international trade union campaigns and activities
• act as a resource for trade union trainers

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