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International Day for Democracy

On this 15 September, ITUC states that democracy may not always guarantee workers’ rights, but it helps to fight for them

Democracy may not always guarantee strong workers’ rights, but it helps fight for them – International Trade Union Confederation (ituc-csi.org)

Wall Street’s War on Workers

Everyone Talks about the Economy, But No one Does Anything About it!

Everyone Talks about the Economy, But No one Does Anything About it! (substack.com)

Sub-minimum wages: young people, old attitudes

Laggard European Union member states must act to ensure abolition of sub-minimum rates of pay.

Sub-minimum wages: young people, old attitudes (socialeurope.eu)

Workers’ call for a new social contract

The Ministerial Declaration issued at the conclusion of the High-Level political Forum (HLPF) reflects key elements of the workers’ call for a New Social Contract – it’s time to put them into practice.

HLPF 2024: ITUC calls for immediate action on Ministerial Declaration commitments – International Trade Union Confederation (ituc-csi.org)

Workers’ fundamental right to organise

is crucial to combat heat stress: vital role of trade unions in combating heat stress and need for organised labour to protect workers from this climate change-induced danger.

Workers’ fundamental right to organise is crucial in combating heat stress – International Trade Union Confederation (ituc-csi.org)

Social Dialogue: Democracy in practice

In the face of the threat from the far right, trade unions represent democracy’s strongest supporters.

Social dialogue: defending democracy in practice (socialeurope.eu)

Labour’s labour agenda

A worker-centred agenda from the new UK government could counterbalance the European shift to the right.

Labour’s labour agenda—resetting relations with Europe (socialeurope.eu)

The Future of Work

There is no single future for the world of work—and it is up to policy-makers to shape it.

The future of work: getting ready for tomorrow today (socialeurope.eu)

Cleaners come out of the shadows

‘The EU’s ultra-liberal policies can even be found in Parliament’s toilets’ read the lead into a recent media investigation of cleaners’ abysmal working conditions in the European Parliament. The findings—including the fear of speaking to journalists—should not come as any surprise.

Cleaners come out from the shadows to mobilise (socialeurope.eu)

Beware of the ‘little man’ sorcerers

European workers enjoy more social support than five years ago but the far right and strict austerity are looming threats.

European elections: beware the ‘little man’ sorcerers (socialeurope.eu)

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