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Privatization Watch - 04/2017
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IDAHOT 2017 - No more hate speech!
The international trade union movement is strongly committed to the realization of all human rights, to promoting equality and solidarity within trade unions and in all societies. Unions play a key...
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Interactive webinar on “Ending gender-based violence in the world of work”
Time: 14.00-15.30 Brussels (GMT+1) Event type: External eventRegion: Africa and Arab countriesAsia-PacificEuropeInter-AmericasWhilst both women and men experience violence and harassment in the world...
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Global Conference on Children on the Move (Berlin)
Time: 09.00 - 17.00Location: Berlin, GermanyEvent type: External eventRegion: Africa and Arab countriesAsia-PacificEuropeInter-AmericasThe Global Conference on Children on the Move will provide a space...
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The Australian Services Union (ASU) and other unions win a just transition...
In November 2016, French energy multinational ENGIE – formerly GDF-Suez – announced the closure of the Hazelwood coal power generation plant and of its adjoining mine by March 2017, impacting the...
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What is in and what is not for workers in the final text of the New Urban...
The NUA comes at the end of a long trail of global commitments and agreements: the Decent Work Agenda of the International Labour Organization (ILO); the UN Sustainable Development Goals; the Addis...
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JICHIRO supports Myanmar public sector unions sharing its experience and...
As a result of the still ongoing transition in Myanmar (the military junta rule started in 1962 and came to an end in 2011), the Government of National League for Democracy (NLD) is planning to...
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Route of Shame 2017
Time: 18.00 - 20.00Location: Geneva, SwitzerlandEvent type: PSI eventRegion: Africa and Arab countriesAsia-PacificEuropeInter-AmericasPublic Services International invites global trade union leaders,...
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PSI adresses the Committee on Labour Migration of the 106th International...
“At a time of increasing displacement, changing migratory patterns, attack on migrant workers’ rights, rising inequality and lack of development, the role of the ILO in protecting the human and labour...
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PSI addresses the Committee for Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work at...
In the International Labour Organization (ILO) Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization (the 2008 Declaration), the ILO sets out four equally important strategic objectives, namely:...
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Three ways trade unions are making cities and local communities more...
In their position on Habitat III and subsequent submissions to UN Habitat on the Zero Draft of the New Urban Agenda (NUA), trade unions elaborated and advocated a set of practicable policy...
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World Day against Child Labour 2017: "In conflicts and disasters, protect...
Today, on World Day Against Child Labour, 2017 , we are emphasizing the plight of children caught up in conflicts and disasters, and who are at particular risk of child labour. In areas affected by...
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Ride Ride Ride for Social Justice - Route of Shame 2017
Representatives from EI, ITF, Industriall, Brazil, Ukraine, Algeria, Columbia, Guatemala, Argentina, Nigeria and the Philippines spoke about global solidarity and how we can win the struggle for social...
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New PSI booklet: Informalisation of Work: A Regional Overview
The first booklet in the series, Informalisation of Work: A Regional Overview covers the trends in informalisation of employment in the public healthcare sector in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. This...
View ArticlePSI attends RCEP workshop in Bangalore, India
PSI affiliated unions worldwide are closely watching free trade agreements (FTAs) that have negative impacts on the provision of public services and access to quality healthcare.More than 100...
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Speech by Juneia Batista on behalf of PSI at the ILC 2017
Watch the video from 04:03:51 to 04:09:18Dear all,My name is Junéia Batista. I am Brazilian. And I am speaking on behalf of Public Services International, PSI.PSI calls for the real...
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UN staff based in Geneva have planned a work stoppage today against the 7,5% cut
PSI's Deputy General, David Boys, addresses the assemblyMessage from the United Nations Geneva Staff Coordinating Council Dear Colleagues,On behalf of the staff unions and associations of Geneva-based...
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20 June – World Refugee Day
Quality Public Services are Vital in Promoting Human Rights, Inclusion and Integration of Refugees in Societies “Today, as we mark the United Nations World Refugee Day, we bring solidarity to the...
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Towards a global campaign on PPPs
In a world of extreme inequality, widespread poverty, and environmental fragility, the need for alternatives has never been greater. The global economic crisis proved the fragility of both the economic...
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PSI contributions to the thematic consultations towards a global compact on...
Between April to November 2017, a series of six informal thematic consultations are being held between UN Geneva and UN New York that will inform the negotiations and adoption of the Global Compact on...
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