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NGOs and Unions call on Government to ratify Convention 190


Gender Equality a key focus in Convention ratification campaign. ActionAid Ireland, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and Men’s Development Network have joined forces to push for the prompt passage of new laws protecting workers – most particularly women – from harassment and abuse. Tánaiste Leo...

Congress Submission Towards a National Action Plan Against Racism for Ireland

Congress welcomes the work of the Anti-Racism Committee, including the Interim Report, and this opportunity to feed in views in relation to the development of a new National Action Plan Against Racism (NAPAR). We believe that a NAPAR is urgently needed, as there has been little coordinated State...

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Have a safe happy and enjoyable Pride!


Recent events in Hungary, where a new law was passed that discriminates against LGBTQ people while claiming to protect children, illustrate that homophobia is alive and well in the EU. Ireland has played a leadership role in promoting the rights of the LGBTI+ community in recent years but recent...
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Women in the World of Work -Citizens Assembly


As the Citizen's Assembly prepares for sessions on Women in the world of work, we examine some of the issues they will be discussing. Gender Pay Gap This week marked "Equal Pay Day", the date that women in Ireland effectively work for free for the remainder of the year when compared with their male...
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Video: Tackling Violence and Harassment in the World of Work


Congress hosted a webinar on 2nd October in relation to the recently negotiated ILO Convention 190 on violence and harassment in the world of work. (Accompanying Reccomendation 206 here) Marie Clarke Walker from the Canadian Labour Congress was the lead negotiator for the workers group during the...
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Disability Inclusion in COVID-19 responses in the World of Work


Webinar report by Paul O'Reilly and David Joyce Members of the Congress Disability Committee attended the recent ILO webinar on disability inclusion in the world of work. Paul O'Reilly from ASTI provides the following report. Facilitated by the International Labour Organisation's Global Business and...
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