TTIP

Motion no
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Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2016
Conference notes the ongoing campaigns to oppose the Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership. While some public events have been organised to raise awareness of the impact on local communities and services, conference notes that not enough is known...
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FIFA's squalid secret


Sharan Burrow - General Secretary of the ITUC - says a new report on human rights could finally force FIFA to do the right thing for workers in Qatar. Thousands of workers building the 2022 FIFA World Cup facilities and infrastructure in Qatar are forced to live as modern day slaves. They are housed...
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SETTING THE NORTHERN STANDARDS


Peter Bunting, Congress Assistant General Secretary looks forward to the Northern Ireland Commitee conference in Derry We gather in Derry on April 12-13 for our Biennial Delegate Conference to debate, discuss, take stock and plan for the future. The key themes for BDC 2016 are Decent Work and a Fair...
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EUROPE NEEDS A PAY RISE!


Luca Vistentini, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) argues that the European Union needs investment, wage rises and a healthy dose of solidarity to recover from the current crisis Europe must do an urgent economic about turn and adopt policies that focus on boosting...
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NEW YEAR, SAME OLD TORIES


The TUC's Owen Tudor reports on the UK government's ongoing assault on union rights and why Valentine's Day may be a little different this year On Monday (11 January), the UK's House of Lords began detailed consideration of the government's Trade Union Bill, the latest attempt to relive the...
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TORY AGENDA ON EUROPE THREATENS RIGHTS OF ALL WORKERS


By Owen Tudor* The TUC has long been committed to the model of Social Europe as outlined by Jacques Delors. The deal he set out is still the only deal in town: a free trade area, but not unfettered free trade In other words: Rights at work to counterbalance the right to trade, Free movement of...
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