Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Sexual harassment can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time. Yet all too often, it happens in the workplace. Congress Social Policy Office DR LAURA BAMBRICK shares some of the findings of a recent Congress survey of trade union members' experience of sexual harassment at work. Ahead of the...
The Belfast Pogrom - extract from Labour,Gender and Class in the Struggle for Irish Independence 1917-1923
The Belfast Pogrom Sectarian violence had been a recurring problem in Belfast since the mid-nineteenth century and provided an unsettling undercurrent that disrupted the city's public life in almost every generation. It had a particular impact on the development of the Labour movement, yet as...
Sexual Harrassment in the Workplace Survey
Sexual harassment can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time. Yet all too often, it happens in the workplace. Some examples of behaviour that could constitute sexual harassment are: unwanted indecent or suggestive remarks; questions, jokes, or suggestions about your sex life; the circulation of...
What exactly is precarious work and why are young workers vulnerable ?
Ciarán Nugent NERI – Nevin Economic Research Unit There is no accepted definition of what exactly constitutes precarious work. Precarious work takes many forms and is characterised by in-work poverty as well as the insecurity related to the nature of many types of employment contracts (part-time...
Solidarity with Venezuela
Motion no
55
Conference rejects the Trump administration’s position of ‘regime change’ in Venezuela, which is illegal under international law. Comments from Trump himself, VP Pence, and Secretary of State Pompeo amongst others have included threats of military action, and...
Adopted
Labour Rights: Strengthening the ILO
Motion no
54
This BDC notes that 2019 marks the centenary of the foundation of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The founding principle of the ILO: that universal, lasting peace can be established only if it is based on social justice is as relevant today as it...
Adopted
Rise of Far Right
Motion no
53
Congress notes that across the world Far Right political parties have made major gains at all political levels. The Far Right Movement has cynically fed off the fallout from the worldwide recessions and the refugee crisis with thousands fleeing war torn...
Adopted
The Rise of the Far Right and the Need for a Robust Trade Union Response
Motion no
52
Conference notes with some alarm the rise of the far right across the world. The emergence of these political forces indicates a growing disenchantment with the idea of globalisation, a democratic deficit and has resulted in declining respect for international...
Adopted
