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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 15h

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 · 16h

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 · 20h

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 · 23h

🛑 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 · 2d

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 · 1d

🗣️“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 · 1d

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 · 2d

📣 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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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

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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 2d

📢 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 · 2d

📢 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 · 2d

🚨 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 · 3d

🎥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

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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 3d

📣 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 · 3d

📣 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 · 3d

📢 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

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

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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 3d

🎥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 · 3d

📢 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 · 6d

📢 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 · 6d

📢 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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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 7d

🚨 Gaza Update: ITUC urgently calls for sustainable peace and the immediate release of the Global Sumud Flotilla participants 🚢🕊️.

🔗https://buff.ly/iYAgiGt

#SailToGaza #TradeUnionsForPeace #ForDemocracy #Solidarity

Gaza: ITUC calls for urgent action for sustainable peace and for the release of Global Sumud Flotilla participants

The ITUC expresses deep concern over the interception by the Israeli military of the Global Sumud Flotilla bound for Gaza. “This peaceful civil society mission to deliver aid to Palestinian civilians…

www.ituc-csi.org

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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 7d

#MigrantWorkers deserve dignity, safety, and justice — not silence. ✊🏽

Read the powerful story @equaltimes.bsky.social and the systemic neglect faced by countless agricultural workers in #Italy. 🍇⚖️

Equal Times @equaltimes.bsky.social · 8d

🇮🇹 "Despite widely reported tragedies, #Italy ’s agricultural sector remains heavily reliant on the invisible and severely exploited labour of thousands of undocumented workers. This situation is sustained by deliberate political choices".

www.equaltimes.org/how-many-mor...

“How many more Satnams have to die” before the deadly and systemic exploitation of migrant farmworkers in Italy is dismantled?

In the early morning hours, the roads of Latina province, south of Rome, are already crowded with commuters – not in cars, but on bicycles. Migrant agricultural workers cycle up to 30 kilometres to re...

www.equaltimes.org

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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 7d

🧭 The countdown is ON!
🌍 Join us this 7 October at 13:30 CEST for the World Day for Decent Work webinar!

💬 Let’s talk about democracy that delivers – for workers, for justice, and for a fairer future. ✊🏽⚖️

👷🏾♀️👨🏼🏫👩🏻⚕️ Decent work is a right, not a privilege.

🔗 Register now: buff.ly/EwL9xFW

#WDDW2025

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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 8d

⚽️🇨🇦 Canada's Unions: Protecting Labour Rights and Human Rights Ahead of #FIFA2026
📅 Oct 2, 2025 | 🕕 6:00 PM CET

Join powerful voices like:
👷 Ambet E. Yuson (BWI)
🌟 Aline Nizigama (YWCA Canada)
🏥 Jennifer Li (Dignity 2026)

🔗 Register now: buff.ly/GgslvVQ

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