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International Day for Democracy

On this 15 September, ITUC states that democracy may not always guarantee workers’ rights, but it helps to fight for them

Democracy may not always guarantee strong workers’ rights, but it helps fight for them – International Trade Union Confederation (ituc-csi.org)

The Draghi Report and the social agenda

Good ideas, good advice, but what about the social agenda?

Draghi report: a social agenda is lacking (socialeurope.eu)

The Summit of the Future: committing to action

Rather: a call for committing to action… will it happen?

The Summit of the Future—committing to action (socialeurope.eu)

Wall Street’s War on Workers

Everyone Talks about the Economy, But No one Does Anything About it!

Everyone Talks about the Economy, But No one Does Anything About it! (substack.com)

Sub-minimum wages: young people, old attitudes

Laggard European Union member states must act to ensure abolition of sub-minimum rates of pay.

Sub-minimum wages: young people, old attitudes (socialeurope.eu)

World Social Protection Report 2024-2026

Universal social protection for climate action and a just transition

This ILO flagship report provides a global overview of progress made around the world since 2015 in extending social protection, with a sharp focus on the climate crisis and the need for climate action to transition to a more sustainable world.

World Social Protection Report 2024-26: Universal social protection for climate action and a just transition | International Labour Organization (ilo.org)

Inequality has been falling in the EU

Inequality has been falling across Europe. But a backlash driven by fiscal ‘discipline’ and ‘competitiveness’ could reverse that.

In difficult times, social cohesion has improved (socialeurope.eu)

US Unions need to organize

US union support is at an all time high but unions need to do more on organizing and collective bargaining

Unions Need to Get More Serious About Organizing – Inequality.org

On the universality of social protection

Church of Sweden: interesting reflection on the universality of social protection

Dialogues on universal social security – Development Pathways

Rise and decline of America’s Middle Class

Also showing the declining share of workers in unions

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