Brazil: Political coup followed by labour market putsch
UNI expresses deep concerns at Brazilian labour reforms and stands in solidarity with Brazilian workers
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TiSA - Foul Play
One of the world's leading trade lawyers has written this report for UNI on the implications of TiSA on workers, democracy and UNIs sectors. The conclusions point in 1 direction: TiSA must be stopped!
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Binding players’ rights commitment –“the first step to protecting the integrity of sport”: World Players Association
(Kazan, Russia) The World Players Association today commended UNESCO for highlighting the essential need to safeguard player rights as a cornerstone of any effective approach to protecting the integrity of sport and called upon global sport to adopt a binding policy to embed the human rights of players.
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The impact of business models, including the platform economy – Public hearing
On 12 July, UNI Europa, represented by its Regional Secretary Oliver Roethig, attended a Public hearing in the European Parliament on “The impact of business models, including the platform economy, on employment and social security in the EU.”
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UN adopts treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons
The United Nations adopted a global treaty banning nuclear weapons last Friday. Led by Austria, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa and New Zealand, the pact was drafted by 141 countries and passed by a vote of 122-to-1.
Even though the world’s nuclear powers boycotted the process, the treaty makes significant progress towards a more peaceful world. It strengthens the legal and moral case to eliminate these catastrophic weapons and will likely increase pressure on nuclear states to expedite disarmament.
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UNI GS: “Taylor Review a lost opportunity”
The Taylor Review is not the game-changer UK workers and trade unions need
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UNI joins call against wrongful conviction of Turkish labour leader
UNI asks affiliates to show solidarity with Turkish labour leader
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Inclusive, Empowering Digital Labour Markets
UNIs Philip Jennings & Christina Colclough contribute to Oxford University pamphlet "Towards a Fairer Gig Economy"
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UNI joins TUAC, ITUC in Telling G20 Leaders that Secure Jobs Can Reduce Uncertainty and Stabilise Global Economy
As high levels of geo-political uncertainty threaten democracies and working people, G20 leaders must put in place new rules for the global economy that deliver economic growth, secure jobs and decent wages.
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Korea: UNI Global Union urges President Moon to release Han Sang-gyun
Uni Global Union has welcomed commitments from newly-elected Korean President Moon Jae-in over workers’ rights, decent wages and job security. Along with the ITUC, UNI Global Union urges the new President to release imprisoned trade union leader Han Sang-gyun, President of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions.
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