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Capacity building of East African trade unions

Empowering women and promoting gender equality in the workplace in Iraq  

Bangladesh: Women Garment Workers’ Leadership Development Project

Research into human and trade union rights violations in eSwatini  

Progression of disability and equality rights in East Africa

Support from DFID on union capacity building in Nigeria

Building capacity with Sierra Leone trade union movement

Extending the exclusivity clause ban

We believe that a far better approach would be to consider the purpose and necessity of an exclusivity clause. This would permit exclusivity clauses justified by legitimate reasons such as the protection of business secrets or avoidance of conflicts of interest. But we must also be clear that we believe action on exclusivity clauses alone would be utterly inadequate in assisting low-paid and insecure workers.

Labour unions, TUAC and ITUC priorities for the G7

The UK holds the G7 Presidency for this year (2021) and Labour unions, led by the TUC along with TUAC and the ITUC have today launched the L7 priorities for this year’s G7 summit.

Jobs and Recession Monitor - Regions

In our latest jobs and recovery monitor we look at headline labour market data covering September to November 2020, when new national restrictions had been introduced and furlough extended. We also look at the emerging picture across the regions and nations of the UK.

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Sick pay that works

The TUC believes that, while inadequate on its own, rapid introduction of such a scheme could help tackle coronavirus and save many workers from hardship. However, the government has not taken this idea forward as yet.

The impact of the pandemic on household finances

The pandemic is having a significant impact on people’s household finances. Some will be saving money, due to no longer having to commute or due to discretionary spending being constrained while holidays, meals out and pub visits aren’t possible.

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A Workers’ Budget: TUC Submission for HM Treasury March 2021 Budget

We urge the Chancellor to remain resolute in his pledge to do ‘whatever it takes’. In the Budget the Treasury should pledge to support workers, families and businesses for as long as the pandemic continues and economic activity is disrupted.

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Jobs and Recession Monitor - BME workers

In this report we look at how the pandemic is impacting employment, unemployment and redundancies. There are clear signs in the latest labour market data of the negative impact - a record rise in unemployment and a record number of redundancies.

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Working mums: Paying the price

The TUC is calling for a temporary legal right to access the furlough scheme for parents and those with caring responsibilities.

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The Life of Mary Macarthur - TUC Library exhibition

This digital exhibition explores the historical significance of trade union leader Mary Macarthur and the work of the National Federation of Women Workers.

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TUC Directory 2021

This is a guidebook to our movement. You’ll find details of TUC member unions, TUC staff, programmes and priorities, and details of our sister movements and organisations.

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The TUC’s ten-point plan to protect jobs, rights and public services after Brexit

This report outlines the TUC’s initial assessment of the deal, and the action we believe that the UK Government will now need to take to ensure the country can weather its consequences. This includes action at domestic level or through additional dialogue with the EU to build on the foundations of the agreement.

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Impact of Covid-19 and Brexit for the UK economy

This brief sets out key themes from some of the recent analysis to emerge on both the impact the changing nature of the UK’s trading relationship with the EU and the rest of the world from January 1st 2021 and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Freelancers and the cultural recovery out of Covid-19 in the West Midlands

The worsening situation for workers in Turkey

The TUC and affiliates want to see an immediate end to infringements on democratic norms and human rights, an end to the mistreatment of the Kurdish community, the release of all political prisoners, and the release of Abdullah Öcalan as a step towards peace talks, and engagement in a peace process.

The rise of the far right- building a trade union response

This report describes practical, effective strategies for tackling the far right in our workplaces and communities. It highlights how we should use our proud tradition of internationalism to out-organise the far right globally. And it underlines why we need a smart digital response to the far right’s menacing online presence and adept use of new technologies.

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Justice for Palestine

Palestine is one of the worst countries in the world to be a worker. This report sets out TUC policy and the evidence base in support of Palestinian workers’ rights.

The blockade has decimated the Gazan fishing industry. Photo: ILO

Technology managing people - The worker experience

This report is intended to raise awareness of the experience of workers and trade unions when artificial intelligence (AI) is used by employers to carry out people-management functions, and to identify objectives to ensure that the interests of workers are not overlooked in the use of AI.

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The Future of the Union Learning Fund

A new independent report by University of Exeter finds that for every £1 spent on union-supported learning and training, the economy gets £12.87 back.

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Jobs and Recession Monitor - Young Workers

The analysis highlight the disproportionate impact the Covid-19 economic crisis is having on young people’s jobs and pay. And that without urgent investment in creating new good jobs, a generation will be scarred by mass unemployment.

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Disability pay and employment gaps

This analysis report looks at the disability pay gap, which is the difference between the median hourly pay of disabled and non-disabled people, and the disability employment gap, which is the difference between the employment rates of disabled and non-disabled people.

Getting every adult to level 3

The government has recently announced that all adults will have the opportunity to get their first level 3 qualification without paying course charges, through the National Skills Fund. Qualifications of this kind include A levels or the vocational equivalent, such as a BTEC level 3 or an advanced apprenticeship. The TUC supports this priority.

Universal Credit and the impact of the five week wait for payment

The TUC argue the five week wait for the first payment of universal credit must be replaced immediately with non- repayable grants. This change must sit alongside a wider set of reforms to the social security system to provide decent support for all who need it.

BME women and work

Black and minority ethnic (BME) women are around twice as likely as white workers to be employed in insecure jobs, according to a TUC analysis.

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