Calls and Campaigns

On International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, Trade unions are acting to ensure that LGBTIQ workers are protected and can enjoy their rights in law and in practice.

At a time when global tensions are high, trade unions, as the largest democratic and representative force on earth, are in the forefront of defending democracy and overcoming the devastating impacts of war.

StreetNet International is appealing for assistance for their affiliate in Ukraine, the Free Trade Union of Entrepreneurs of Ukraine (VPPU), a 20,000-person strong union of market vendors and small scale entrepreneurs.

A number of IFWEA affiliates have issued statements condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the subsequent effect on workers and their families.

The ITUC has launched a petition calling the United Nations human rights chief to urgently update the two-year-old database of companies operating illegally in Israeli settlements on Palestinian land.

The Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU), Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy union coalition, and a former affiliate of IFWEA, is to disband, citing fears for safety as a major reason.

There is still time to get involved in the biggest global conversation about our future. Workers around the world will invite their employers to discuss plans for resilience and sustainable business on or around 22 September 2021.

The ITUC has written jointly with the ETUC to senior politicians in Ukraine to raise serious concerns about ongoing regressive labour reforms in the country, which include a lack of compatibility with requirements to guarantee working time, rest periods, minimum daily rest, overtime and leave.

ITUC calls on Tunisian authorities to convene a broad and inclusive process of dialogue after tens of thousands gathered in public squares to demand government action on health, jobs, deteriorating living conditions and increasing poverty.

The Campaign for the recognition of the State of Palestine brings together European, Israeli, and Palestinian civil society and trade union organisations to push for the recognition of the State of Palestine as the 194th full member of the United Nations (UN).

The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) annual International Labour Conference (ILC) has adopted a strong pandemic call to action. The plan, adopted with the unanimous support of government, trade union and employer representatives, fast-tracks implementation of the ILO Centenary Declaration. Read more

The ITUC has set up a coordinated strike fund for distribution to Myanmar unions. Contributions will be distributed among workers and families who have lost their livelihoods due to strike or other protest actions and will cover people’s emergency needs, such as food, shelter, and medical care. Find out more

A month after protests began in Colombia, the national strike committee is calling for fresh demonstrations after the government refused to sign a preliminary agreement guaranteeing peaceful protests. IndustriALL stands by the Colombian people and condemns the state and government violence. Read more

Workplaces have now become a place loaded with shifting and never-ending coercion. People of different professions have to tip-toe their way during work, the tension comparable to the Cultural Revolution. In the name of the pandemic, those in power are stripping away the freedoms of Hong Kong’s people. Read more

SOLIDAR has expressed deep concern about “what is happening in the tormented land of Palestine.” SOLIDAR calls on the European Union and the heads of government who care about peace and coexistence between Palestinians and Israelis to take diplomatic and political action in the frame of the United Nations. Read more

In commemorating May Day 2021, SOLIDAR celebrates the international workers’ movement and trade unions’ work to achieve social justice all around the world, and joins the call to make quality and sustainable jobs creation a central objective. Read more