Equality

Congress acknowledges the important service that foster carers play in providing a safe and stable environment for foster children in Ireland. While their role is recognised by the State in terms of fostering allowances, there are no associated leave...

Conference recognises the huge progress in the Republic since the referendum on abortion in May 2018 and welcomes the solidarity shown North and South during the campaign. Conference notes that services and provision of abortion up to 12 weeks have been rolled...

Congress acknowledges the significant benefit of quality work for disabled people and recognises the valuable contribution that they make to the workplace. Equality legislation requires employers to make reasonable adjustments or accommodations to enable...

Having regard to the ever increasing rise in levels of racism in Irish society, the emerging number of organisations and individuals spreading hate speech, the increasing attacks on individuals because of their skin colour or nationality and the arson attacks...

Conference commends the ongoing work of Congress and affiliates in protecting and promoting human rights and equality on the Island of Ireland and in building a culture of respect for human rights and equality in our workplaces and trade unions. Rights...

Conference acknowledges and values the work of its Retired Workers Committees and the significant contributions they make to the work of Congress. Conference is concerned that these Committees cannot participate in delegate conferences, in respect of their...

In light of the recent gender breakdown of Trade Union membership North and South, conference is resolved to revise all committees and sub-committees of ICTU to ensure positive gender balance and adequate representation of the now majority gender group...

This conference, in the interest of equality, calls for a campaign for the 6 months limit in the Payment of Wages Act 1991 for claiming unpaid wages be abolished and allow workers to claim all arrears due to them as another step in the battle against wage...

As a consequence of the changing role of our statutory mechanisms within the newly formed Workplace Relations Commission and their place in the continuum of equality processes, this Conference commits Congress to strengthen the argument for a need for earlier...

Congress notes the murder of NUJ member, journalist and activist Lyra McKee by the self-styled New IRA in Creggan, Derry on 18th April 2019. The murder of a worker in the line of duty evoked outrage across the world. The fact that Lyra was a young...