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‘Back to austerity?’ Trade Unions on ‘Path to Prosperity’

As the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank gather for their 2025 Spring Meetings under the theme “Jobs – the Path to Prosperity”, global unions are raising the alarm over the return to austerity policies that undermine prosperity and decent work.

Back to austerity? Global unions confront IMF and World Bank on ‘Path to Prosperity’ – International Trade Union Confederation

On the importance of trade unions

As right-wing populism and the far right challenge democratic norms, trade unions are poised to defend the institutions that bind society together.

Democracy Under Siege: Trade Unions Rise as a Bulwark Against the Far Right

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)

Workers’ call for a new social contract

The Ministerial Declaration issued at the conclusion of the High-Level political Forum (HLPF) reflects key elements of the workers’ call for a New Social Contract – it’s time to put them into practice.

HLPF 2024: ITUC calls for immediate action on Ministerial Declaration commitments – International Trade Union Confederation (ituc-csi.org)

Workers’ fundamental right to organise

is crucial to combat heat stress: vital role of trade unions in combating heat stress and need for organised labour to protect workers from this climate change-induced danger.

Workers’ fundamental right to organise is crucial in combating heat stress – International Trade Union Confederation (ituc-csi.org)

Trade Unions can defeat the Far Right

People who feel more empowered at work are less likely to agree with extreme-right arguments

Trade unions can defeat Europe’s far right – Democracy and society | IPS Journal (ips-journal.eu)

For democracy at work, we demand the right to strike

For Democracy at Work, We Demand the Right to Strike! – International Trade Union Confederation (ituc-csi.org)

Sign ITUC’s petition!

Workers’ rights: a casualty of the war

The war in Ukraine has devastated the country’s trade union movement—and the lives of workers.

Workers’ rights—a casualty of the war in Ukraine (socialeurope.eu)

May Day 2024: Trade Unions for Democracy

There is no democracy without trade unions – that’s the message of the global trade union movement this May Day.

May Day 2024: Trade unions For Democracy – International Trade Union Confederation (ituc-csi.org)

Workers should have no rights!

Ban the Unions! They mean it!

America’s Richest Men Ask the Courts to Make Unions Illegal – The American Prospect

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