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Unions congratulate Crumlin on new global role 16.08.10 | International Australian unions congratulate the National Secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia, Paddy Crumlin, on his election as President of the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF).

Second ITUC World Congress concludes by electing its first female General Secretary 25.06.10 | International On the final day of its second World Congress in Vancouver, Sharan Burrow was elected to succeed Guy Ryder as first General Secretary of the ITUC - the world’s largest international trade union organisation.

International trade unions to adopt historic resolution on climate change 24.06.10 | International Unions from all over the world are to adopt today an ambitious resolution on climate change.

Second ITUC World Congress opens in Vancouver 22.06.10 | International The second ITUC World Congress was officially opened today in Vancouver, Canada. More than 1400 delegates from around the world will debate the future of the trade union movement under the theme Now the People, from the crisis to global justice.

Millions of workers demand nuclear disarmament 05.05.10 | International Following the opening of the UN Nuclear Disarmament Summit yesterday in New York, international trade union representatives will today hand over a petition for nuclear disarmament signed by more than 6.7 million workers to UN Secretary General Ban...

International Day of Dead and Injured Workers 28.04.10 | International Trade unions, workers and their communities are mobilising on this 28th April 2010 to commemorate workers who have lost their lives or health at work, and to fight for better occupational health and safety.

G20 Labour Ministers give important message on jobs but will they act? 23.04.10 | International Trade unions are concerned that with pressures rising to cut back on recovery programmes and reduce public deficits, premature “exit strategies” could tip the global economy back into a recession with catastrophic results.

G20 trade union leaders call for job-intensive recovery strategies 20.04.10 | International A delegation of trade union leaders from the G20 countries told G20 labour and employment ministers that the current fragile economic recovery will be a jobless recovery if governments do not put a stronger emphasis on decent employment creation.

World’s Unions Urge G20 to Focus on Jobs for Economic Recovery 16.04.10 | International Trade union leaders from the G20 countries will urge for more action on jobs when they meet with G20 Labour and Employment Ministers on 19 April in Washington DC.

ITUC calls for effective response to global economy and climate crises 24.02.10 | International The International Trade Union Confederation has called on APEC to take a series of initiatives with a view to addressing the economic and climate crises.

Leaders must resume climate talks, says ITUC Clean Energy Jobs At the close of the Copenhagen conference, the ITUC has said world leaders must move to resume negotiation to tackle climate change, before it is too late.

Climate Change – Leaders Must “Go the Extra Distance” 18.12.09 | Clean Energy Jobs With the Copenhagen Climate Summit drawing to a close, the international trade union movement has urged governments to “go the extra distance” to settle their differences and work together.

Launch of 20th anniversary Global Campaign for Migrants Rights Convention 15.12.09 | International A global campaign to challenge countries to end abuse of migrants by protecting their human rights will be launched around the world on 18 December.

Global unions call for green growth with social justice 11.12.09 | International Leaders of world trade unions are calling on political leaders gathered in Copenhagen to invest in jobs and develop a green economic policy to tackle climate change.

ITUC Statement on Human Rights Day 10.12.09 | International The ITUC celebrates International Human Rights Day and pays tribute to all human rights defenders, including the many brave trade unionists struggling to defend workers’ rights.