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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 6h

🛑 Imagine un monde sans droits du travail...

Ce n’est pas qu’un avertissement — c’est un appel à l’action.
Nous avons besoin d’un #NouveauContratSocial qui garantisse :
✊ Droits syndicaux
💼 Emplois de qualité
💰 Salaires décents
🛡️ Protection sociale
⚖️ Égalité et inclusion

👉 buff.ly/IoTd99W #WDDW25

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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 10h

Proud of our brothers and sisters of INTUC Telangana 🇮🇳
Gig and platform workers came together to demand:
⚖️ Recognition as workers under labour law
💰 Fair wages & social protection
🤝 Collective bargaining rights for all
Their struggle for dignity inspires us all!
#WDDW2025

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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 1d

🌍✊ Trade Unions at #PreCOP2025 in Brasília:
Workers demand a #JustTransition COP30!

💼 Quality green jobs
⚖️ Climate justice & equity
💰 $1.3T climate finance with no added debt

📣It’s time to move from promises to action.

📰Read the ITUC Demands for #COP30: bit.ly/4nM1Sv2

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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 1d

📅Jornada Mundial por el Trabajo Decente
El trabajo decente es dignidad, salario vital, seguridad y voz en el trabajo.

Mientras las élites priorizan sus beneficios, los derechos laborales y la democracia están bajo ataque.

✊El trabajo decente no es un privilegio — es un derecho.
👉 buff.ly/sIWYeIQ

ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 2d

Workers are calling out for real change — not rehashed austerity & inequality‑fueling policies.

✅Engage unions meaningfully
✅Ditch austerity & privatization
✅Support public services, progressive taxation & decent work
✅Reform debt & financial rules to favor people, not profits

🔗 buff.ly/guWbFP7

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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 2d

ITUC welcomes the Gaza ceasefire, urging full implementation + lasting peace☮️

ITUC urges:
✅Full implementation of the ceasefire agreement
✅Diplomatic efforts toward a permanent settlement
✅Respect for international law
✅Unhindered humanitarian access

🔗 buff.ly/FIHikqN #TradeUnionsForPecae

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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 2d

In Singapore, ITUC GS @luctriangle.bsky.social visited a migrant workers' centre run by affiliate NTUC—supporting construction & domestic workers✊🏽

He also met Dr Tan See Leng, Minister of Manpower, to discuss:
🔹ILO Conventions 87 & 111
🔹Article 33 on Myanmar
🔹Rights of migrant & platform workers

ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 2d

🛑 Imagina un mundo sin derechos laborales...
Sin salario mínimo/seguridad/voz

Esto no es solo una advertencia — es un llamado a la acción
Necesitamos un #NuevoContratoSocial:
✊ Derechos sindicales
💼 Empleos de calidad
💰 Salarios decentes
🛡️ Protección social
⚖️ Igualdad e inclusión

👉 buff.ly/sIWYeIQ

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The Solidarity Center @solidaritycenter.bsky.social · 3d

The right to strike case continues today at the International Court of Justice where the @ituc.bsky.social and members of Solidarity Center’s @ilawnetwork.bsky.social are arguing that the right to strike should be protected under international law ✊

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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 3d

🗣️“You cannot protect a way of life by defunding it.” – @organise.bsky.social

Redirecting social spending to arms manufacturers won’t make the world safer — it’s eroding democracy and empowering billionaires.

🔗 Read @equaltimes.bsky.social interview: www.equaltimes.org/ituc-campaig...

ITUC campaigns director Todd Brogan on the global trend of rerouting social spending to defence: “You cannot protect a way of life by defunding it”

The Corporate Underminers of Democracy 2025 report analyses the growing threat to our rights and freedoms posed by seven deadly corporations (Amazon, Meta, Palantir, Anduril, Northrop Grumman, SpaceX,...

www.equaltimes.org

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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 3d

Le travail décent, c’est la dignité, un salaire vital, la sécurité et une voix au travail.

Mais trop de travailleurs en sont privés, pendant que les profits passent avant les personnes.

✊Le travail décent n’est pas un privilège — c’est un droit!

🔗 buff.ly/IoTd99W #WDDW25

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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 4d

📣 Este 7 de octubre, en la Jornada Mundial por el Trabajo Decente, los sindicatos de todo el mundo alzan la voz para exigir una democracia que garantice trabajo decente y medidas urgentes contra la captura empresarial de las políticas públicas.

🔗 buff.ly/sIWYeIQ

#TrabajoDecente #7Octubre #WDDW25

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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 4d

Imagine a world without labour rights…
No minimum wage. No safety. No voice.

We need a New Social Contract that delivers:
✊ Trade union rights
💼 Good jobs
💰 Decent wages
🛡️ Social protection
⚖️ Equality and inclusion

Decent work is not a privilege — it’s a right. #WDDW25

🔗 buff.ly/nxPPXaP

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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 4d

🎥LIVE now: www.youtube.com/live/hms4z-r...

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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 4d

📢 À l’occasion de la Journée mondiale pour le travail décent (7 octobre), les syndicats du monde entier unissent leurs voix pour exiger une démocratie réelle qui garantisse un travail décent pour toutes et tous.

🔗 buff.ly/IoTd99W #WDDW25

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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 4d

📢 Decent work is a right, not a privilege!

On World Day for Decent Work, we rise for dignity, fair wages, security, and a voice at work.

💪 Workers and unions worldwide are standing up to corporate greed, defending democracy, and demanding justice.

👉 buff.ly/nxPPXaP
#WDDW2025 #ForDemocracy

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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 4d

🚨 HAPPENING TODAY!
🌍 It’s World Day for Decent Work – and we’re going LIVE at 13:30 CEST!
Join workers from around the world as we stand up for:
🗳️ Democracy
⚖️ Social Justice
💼 Prosperity for All

Don’t miss this important conversation.
🎟️ Still time to register: buff.ly/EwL9xFW

#WDDW2025

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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 5d

🎥Corporate Underminers of Democracy 2025

🗣️"Why are govts awarding contracts to a company like Amazon—one that bullies workers, ignores democratic norms, and flouts ethical standards? Unions worldwide are demanding better." Nick Rudikoff @uniglobalunion.org

📺 buff.ly/sCSacwB
📰 buff.ly/2dJKKWU

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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 5d

📣 Breaking update — Today, the ITUC addressed the International Court of Justice as the hearings on the #RightToStrike begin.

⚖️ ITUC is making the case that strike rights must be enshrined in international law to protect workers’ voices and democracy.

🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/Ws1PrYi #ForDemocracy

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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 5d

📣 This 7 October, on the World Day for Decent Work, trade unions around the globe are calling for democracy that delivers decent work — and for urgent action to end corporate capture of public policy. #WDDW25 ✊

🔗 buff.ly/nxPPXaP

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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 5d

📢 This October, the call is #ForDemocracy to benefit everyone, not just elites. The #NewSocialContract demands:

🔶Stop corporate capture
🔶Enforce rights
🔶Invest in care
🔶Make democracy work for people, not profit

EN buff.ly/hR3ZUEJ
ES buff.ly/RVAeLwx
FR buff.ly/Pxnsmjq

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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 5d

🎥Building Power and Democracy at Work with #MigrantWorkers

🗣️“Migrant workers often lack timely and accurate information about labour migration, leaving them vulnerable to exploitation.” — Teresa Wabuko, COTU Kenya

📺 Watch the full webinar: buff.ly/IsNjEoo
📰 Read the ITUC report: buff.ly/c685VGz

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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 5d

📢 ITUC report flags #Meta as a threat to democracy

💻 Meta enables far-right content, fuels division, and profits from surveillance — all while cozying up to military contracts.

⚠️ Disinfo + data + dodgy politics = danger
📎 Full breakdown: buff.ly/xlWRV3y

#Surveillance #PlatformPower #ForDemocracy

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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 8d

📢 From 6–8 October, the International Court of Justice is holding public hearings on the #RightToStrike under international law! ⚖️✊

🗣️“The right to strike is fundamental #ForDemocracy and social justice” @luctriangle.bsky.social

🔗Find out more: buff.ly/Ws1PrYi
📺 Watch live: buff.ly/74M4hGN

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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 8d

📢 En el Día Internacional para la Eliminación Total de las Armas Nucleares (26 de septiembre), la CSI hace un llamado urgente a los gobiernos: ¡cumplan sus compromisos con la #paz y el #desarme! 🌍💥

🔗 buff.ly/VhJXZfM #nuclearban

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