✊🏽At the pre-ILC meeting in Brussels, trade unions stood in solidarity with trade unionists in Belarus.
While some leaders have been released thanks to global pressure, over 20 trade unionists remain imprisoned and independent unions remain banned.
📢Trade unionism is not extremism!
Today at the @force-ouvriere.bsky.social Congress in Dijon, Luc Triangle met teacher unionists CĂ©cile Kohler & Jacques Paris after their return from Iran.
Their release after nearly 4 years of arbitrary detention is a powerful reminder that international solidarity works.
✊️ #ForDemocracy
#Russia: ITUC Expresses Concern over the Situation Involving the Confederation of Labour of Russia
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Democracy works when workers’ rights are protected 💪
Don’t miss this powerful conversation on migrant & platform workers’ rights
🗓 23 April 2026 | ⏰ 11:00–12:30 CEST
Hear real stories. Learn real solutions. Take action.
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#FightForDemocracy
🗣️ “Our unity is our strength. It doesn’t matter where we are — migrant workers are not our enemies. We must unite to push back against the far right.” Zingiswa Losi, COSATU
#FightForDemocracy #GPM2026
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🗣️ "A message to workers around the world: organise, seek out your union leadership and your unions to confront the right-wing system and secure rights for all workers worldwide." Antônio Lisboa @cutbrasil.bsky.social
#FightForDemocracy #GPM2026
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Meeting with Minister Elma Saiz Delgado on Spain’s leadership in promoting decent work & ILO labour standards in migration governance. Discussion highlighted the extraordinary regularisation programme set to benefit 500,000 undocumented migrants.
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez joined the trade union assembly in Barcelona, standing alongside workers and representatives at a pivotal moment for social dialogue.
#FightForDemocracy #GPM2026
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🗣️ “The labour movement is on the front line in defending democracy. We are organising, protecting the right to vote, standing united—including with migrant workers—& fighting to restore collective bargaining rights. And we know this: we don’t win alone” Cathy Feingold @aflcio.org #FightForDemocracy
Raise pay and deliver social justice to fight far-right, unions tell political leaders in Barcelona ✊
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⚡️Trade Union Assembly – Social Justice and Values: The Trade Union Response to the Far Right
🗣️"We are here to #FightForDemocracy. The far right is attacking democratic values, workers’ rights and trade union rights—hand in hand with unaccountable billionaire power." luctriangle.bsky.social
Tackling global imbalances means confronting the structural inequalities in income, wealth, and power at their root, trade unions argue in the 2026 Labour 7 statement launched today.
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🌏In Brussels today, ITUC affiliates and Global Union Federations stood in solidarity with Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung during preparations for the 114th International Labour Conference.
Trade unionists must never be jailed for defending rightsđź“Ł #FreeLeeCheukYan!
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The ITUC welcomes the awarding of the 2026 Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights to Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Joe Ajaero, in recognition of his uncompromising defence of workers’ rights in #Nigeria. 👏🏿
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✊ #FightForDemocracy by amplifying the voices of migrant and platform workers!
Join our webinar to hear from global union leaders and advocates working to secure rights, dignity, and protections for workers everywhere.
🎤 Featuring speakers from Fiji, Kenya, Kuwait, Italy & ITUC
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Global Unions are calling for a permanent and sustainable ceasefire in the Middle East.
The ongoing cycle of war and militarism continues to devastate civilians, workers, and entire communities. It’s time to prioritize peace, dignity, and human life.
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Global unions are calling for urgent change 🌍
The IMF and World Bank must put workers at the center of economic reforms—prioritizing decent jobs, social protection, and fair wages over austerity.
It’s time for a new approach that delivers for people, not just profits.
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The ITUC is raising the alarm after 2025 saw the largest ever annual fall in official development assistance (ODA), putting at risk progress to eradicate poverty and support democracy at a time of rising global insecurity.
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📢 The ITUC is a proud supporter of this major international convening initiated: Eradicating Poverty Beyond Growth: A Global Roadmap for a New Economy. #BeyondGrowthRoadmap
đź“… 22 April, 9:00 CEST
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Pas touche au 1er mai !
📝 Luc Triangle à Sébastien Lecornu « préserver le 1er mai comme jour férié non ouvrable et rémunéré, c'est préserver l'un des piliers du modèle social français et, ce faisant, réaffirmer l'attachement de la France aux principes de dignité, de justice sociale et de progrès »
🌍✨Two days of powerful conversations on the role of trade unions in shaping sustainable development across Africa.
From defining key advocacy messages to engaging with regional and global partners, one thing is clear: decent work must be at the heart of the SDGs.
#Timefor8 #SDGs #Agenda2030
⏰ Happening today!
Don’t miss our webinar “Democracy vs Deregulation: the Fight for Our Livelihoods” 🚨✊
Today we bring together global union leaders to discuss how workers are resisting deregulation and shaping a fairer, democratic future. #FightForDemocracy
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Au Québec, Éric Manzi (vice-secrétaire général de la CSI) a réaffirmé au colloque des États généraux du syndicalisme : «La solidarité est notre plus grande force. Nous vaincrons l’autoritarisme et bâtirons un nouveau contrat social pour tous les travailleurs et travailleuses.»
@lacsn.bluesky.social
🚨 3 days to go!
The fight for democracy is also a fight for workers’ rights ✊🌍
Join our upcoming webinar “Democracy vs Deregulation: the Fight for Our Livelihoods” to explore how unions worldwide are pushing back against deregulation & advancing a rights-based future.
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Algorithms decide who works, who earns — and who gets cut off 🚨
#PlatformWorkers are managed by systems they can’t see or challenge. That’s not innovation — it’s exploitation.
đź“… June 2026#TimeToDeliver rights for Platform Workers!
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Today, #MigrantWorkers came together in unity, strength, and solidarity at the Migrants Trade Union-MTU General Assembly in Seoul🇰🇷. Voices were raised, stories were shared, and one message was clear:
đźš« Abolish Forced Labor!
🔓 Free Job Change!
⚖️ Guarantee Labour Rights for All!
🚢✊ In 2013, #HongKong dockworkers launched a historic 40-day strike — demanding fair pay, safe conditions, and dignity at work.
United in solidarity, they built their own union and inspired a movement that changed labour history 🤝
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Today, from Rome to the US, working people are rising together✊️
Every country was built by workers — not by billionaires or those who act like kings.
When workers come together — across borders — we can stand up to the most powerful corporations & politicians.
đź“Ł #NoKings #FightForDemocracy
ITUC and ITUC-Africa commend the Government of the Republic of Ghana for its leadership at the United Nations General Assembly in advancing the resolution recognising transatlantic slavery as the gravest crime against humanity and calling for reparatory justice.
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