The war in Ukraine has devastated the country’s trade union movement—and the lives of workers.
Workers’ rights—a casualty of the war in Ukraine (socialeurope.eu)
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Civil society stands up for a European pact for the future—green, social and fit for a one-planet economy.
A new European social contract must be green (socialeurope.eu)
Despite the European Pillar of Social Rights, social protection remains patchy for atypical and self-employed workers.
International tax dodging, corporate tax reform, wealth taxes and environmental tax issues were all on the agenda of the first substantial negotiations of the UN Tax Convention process, which ended this week in New York. The process included all 193 Member States at the United Nations, and at the final plenary, all countries reached a consensus agreement on the next – and final – negotiating round, starting in July this year.
Important step forward for UN Tax Convention process – Eurodad
There is a growing attack on the entire idea of redistribution, with social benefits being decried as freebies even as the super-rich are praised as wealth creators.
An article by Jean Drèze
Who Is Afraid of Redistribution? | Economic and Political Weekly (epw.in)
Africans have long been promised trade liberalisation would accelerate growth and structural transformation. Instead, it has cut its modest production capacities, industry and food security.
Trade Liberalisation Kicked Away African Development Ladder | Inter Press Service (ipsnews.net)
The ITUC demands substantial changes in global financial strategies to better meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), after the conclusion of the United Nations’ Financing for Development Forum (FfD Forum).
In a number of swing states in the US people agree to have a billinaire tax pay for better social security
Billionaire tax to bolster Social Security popular in swing states | The Hill
The directive has already changed the landscape on setting minimum wages and extending collective bargaining.
Not done yet—applying the minimum-wages directive (socialeurope.eu)
There is no democracy without trade unions – that’s the message of the global trade union movement this May Day.
May Day 2024: Trade unions For Democracy – International Trade Union Confederation (ituc-csi.org)
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