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On the occasion of the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen, the Global Unions have issued a joint publication, “Green Growth for jobs and social justice“. In announcing the publication, the Chair of the Council of Global Unions, Anita Normark, General Secretary of Building and Work Workers (...) more

Neil Kearney, General Secretary of the International Textile, Garment, and Leather Workers Federation, died of a heart attack in the early hours of 19 November 2009 in Dhaki, Bangladesh. The trade union world was shocked by his premature demise. Condolences to his organisation and his family (...) more

This year on the 4th of November, in parallel to the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD), the Global Unions are organising a forum to call for the respect of Trade Union and other Human rights for migrating workers. In addition, the Global Unions urge the United Nations to “bring (...) more