Equality

Protecting the Peace and Challenging a Hard Brexit

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2018

Conference notes with disappointment that the current political crisis continues with no restoration of devolution in sight in the short term. Whilst the restoration of locally devolved government is not a panacea to all our problems, it is a necessary...

Adopted

Bullying, harassment and abuse in the entertainment industries and the impact on freelancers

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2018

As long ago as 2013, the Federation of Entertainment Unions published a survey which identified entertainment workplaces as hotspots of discrimination, bullying, and harassment. The competitive nature of the work, often seen as glamorous, and the large number...

Adopted

Abortion Referendum

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2018

Conference notes that a majority of trades union members in the North support progressive reform of abortion law here and Repeal of the 8 th amendment to the Irish Constitution so that the Dail can legislate on the question of abortion rights. Conference urges...

Adopted

Reproductive Rights

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2018

Conference, in 2016 the Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) conducted a confidential investigation into allegations of grave and systematic violations suffered by women in Northern Ireland as a result of archaic and punitive...

Adopted

Implementing the Joint Declaration of Protection

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2018

Conference welcomes the launch of the Joint Declaration of Protection produced by Confederation of British Industry, Federation of Small Business, Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Irish Congress of Trade Unions. Conference recognises that...

Adopted

Equality and Inequality in the workplace

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2018

Conference notes with concern the NI Equality Commissions 2017 report on key inequalities in the workplace. Trade Unions have made massive gains on equality in workplaces across N Ireland but there is still significant work to do. Conference calls on the...

Adopted

Delivering the Promise of the Good Friday Agreement

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2018

Conference notes that 10th April marked the 20th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. Conference recalls that UNISON, ICTU and a number of affiliates actively supported and campaigned for a ‘Yes’ vote for a society based on peace, justice, equality and...

Adopted

Removing Barriers to Progress for People with Disabilities

Ahead of the annual Congress Disability Seminar, Fergus Finlay - chair of the Comprehensive Employment Strategy Implementation Group - looks at how we can make decent work a reality for people with disabilities Just over two years ago the Government announced a comprehensive employment strategy for...

The Business of Human Rights

David Joyce looks a closer look at Ireland's first National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights The first National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights finally saw the light of day, in late 2017. The Human Rights Unit in the Department of Foreign Affairs is to be commended for its work in...

Congress Calls for "Renewal and Redoubling" of Efforts to Tackle Sexual Harassment

On the eve of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (Nov 25), Irish trade unions call for effective action against sexual harassment and violence. The Irish Congress of Trade Unions today (Nov 24) called for a renewal and redoubling of efforts to tackle sexual harassment...

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Equality

Protecting the Peace and Challenging a Hard Brexit

Bullying, harassment and abuse in the entertainment industries and the impact on freelancers

Abortion Referendum

Reproductive Rights

Implementing the Joint Declaration of Protection

Equality and Inequality in the workplace

Delivering the Promise of the Good Friday Agreement

Removing Barriers to Progress for People with Disabilities

The Business of Human Rights

Congress Calls for "Renewal and Redoubling" of Efforts to Tackle Sexual Harassment

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