Global Unions and ITUC protest in Geneva demanding freedom for Lula
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View ArticleQuito: greater recognition of the role of municipal waste workers but their...
Laura Maffei*Although there is an appreciation of the role of both informal waste workers (“waste pickers”) and public municipal waste workers, there are also a number of challenges arising, such as...
View Article28 April: fight for safe, healthy and decent workplaces
The international trade union movement has marked 28 April as the International Commemoration Day for Dead and Injured Workers since 1996. We mourn our fallen sisters and brothers on this day and...
View ArticleMay Day: forget the elites: it's workers' stories which need to be told
By Rosa Pavanelli* One of the broadest conclusions from the political shocks of the past few years has been that many people have lost trust in elites. As long as the news cycle fetishes celebrity...
View ArticleEsquel: recognition of the workers’ contribution and community participation...
Laura Maffei*Esquel is a small tourist town in Argentina in the west of the province of Chubut, in the foothills of the Andes. Its 40,000 population generates about 30 tonnes of solid waste per...
View ArticleAsuncion: municipal workers, waste pickers and the community in strategic...
Laura Maffei* [1]Asuncion, Paraguay’s capital city, has a population of 600,000, which generates more than 700 tonnes of waste every day. If we include the rest of the metropolitan area, the population...
View ArticleMovement for the Right to Health: 3,000 people march in Buenos Aires
The formation of the MDS was inspired by the PSI Human Right to Health global campaign. FeSProSa, a PSI affiliate in the Argentinian health and social sector, played a central role in bringing together...
View ArticleRight to Health - Issue 04 (April/May 2018)
The Right to Health newsletter is our voice, bringing to you news and perspectives on the campaign and struggles around the world to realise health as a fundamental human right.Subscribe to "Right to...
View ArticleEquality and Dignity for All
17 May 2018 - International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia"To live happily, let's live in the closet": For millions of lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender and intersex (LGBTII) people,...
View ArticleFOCUS on tax justice - International union rights
Research Document: EnglishImage: Source: ICTURBody: Publication Date: Monday, 7 May, 2018Featured: 0Country: Africa and Arab countriesAsia-PacificEuropeInter-AmericasTopic: Public...
View ArticlePSI and IndustriALL sign renegotiated Global Framework Agreement with EDF Group
Image: Body: The signature marks the completion of the renegotiation process of the earlier 2009 global framework agreement (GFA) with EDF Group. The union negotiating team was composed of 2...
View ArticlePSI General Secretary addresses the ILC Plenary
PSI General Secretary Rosa Pavanelli’s speech for the Plenary of the ILC, Monday 4 June.Next year the ILO will be one century old.It would be fabulous to celebrate the anniversary with a Convention and...
View ArticleInter-American Regional Executive Committee - IAMREC 2018
Time: 09.00 - 17.00Location: Panama City - Hotel Sercotel Event type: PSI eventRegion: Inter-AmericasPanamaWorldProvisional agendaCorporate power seminar - days 1 and 2 EnglishEspañolIAMREC - day...
View Article“It would be hard to take part in the ILC without PSI's guidance” – interview...
Have you ever attended the ILC before?No, it's the first time, although I've been involved with the trade union movement for almost 20 years now. With respect to my union, we have been affiliated to...
View ArticleUN Conference of State Parties to the Convention of Rights of Persons with...
Time: 09.00 - 17.00Location: United Nations Headquarters, New York, USAEvent type: External eventRegion: Africa and Arab countriesAsia-PacificEuropeInter-AmericasUnited StatesThe Convention on the...
View ArticlePSI North America SUBRAC (Washington)
Time: 09.00 - 17.00Location: Washington, USAEvent type: PSI eventRegion: Inter-AmericasUnited StatesThe meeting is jointly hosted by PSI affiliates, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) on Day 1...
View ArticleThe Future is Public (Montreal)
Time: 09.00 - 17.00Location: Montreal, Québec, CanadaEvent type: External eventRegion: Inter-AmericasCanadaThe conference, jointly organised by several organisations including PSI's affiliates, is...
View ArticleTax Justice Network’s annual conference (Lima)
Time: 09.00 - 17.00Location: Lima, PeruEvent type: External eventRegion: Inter-AmericasPeruTalks will cover a wide range of topics on tax justice from women’s rights to the challenges of tackling...
View ArticlePrivatization Watch - 03/2018
Subscribe to "Privatization Watch" in English, Français or Español.Read or download past issues.News on privatization of public services around the world - by Public Services InternationalNo Images?...
View ArticleAFT protests Trump policies at UN Headquarters
It is unacceptable that babies and children are taken from their parents and locked up in cages, while they were looking for safety and shelter in the United States.This protest is organized at the...
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