International Trade Union Confederation
International Trade Union Confederation
The ITUC’s primary mission is the promotion and defence of workers’ rights and interests, through international cooperation between trade unions, global campaigning and advocacy within the major global institutions. The Programme Document adopted at the ITUC founding Congress sets out the Confederation’s overall policy framework. Its main areas of activity include:
+ trade union and human rights
+ economy, society and the workplace
+ equality and non-discrimination
+ international solidarity
The ITUC represents 175 million workers in 155 countries and territories and has 311 national affiliates.
Actions
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Date: 25 November 2011 | Action Type: 16 Days
As part of this campaign, the ITUC and ICEM published a new study titled: “Violence against in the eastern RDC: Whose responsibility? Whose complicity?" |
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Date: 25 June 2010 | Action Type: Awareness Raising
At the Second ITUC World Congress gender equality and ending violence against women were priority issues. |
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Date: 17 November 2009 | Location: Brussles, Belgium | Action Type: Awareness Raising
On the occasion of the 25th November, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) encourages all its affiliated national trade union centers and women's networks to say NO to violence |
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Date: 21 October 2009 | Location: Brussles, Belgium | Action Type: Awareness Raising
450 women trade unionists from 110 countries brought together at the 1st World Women's Conference of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), held in Brussels from 19 to 21 October 2009, adopted a resolution on V |




