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TUED Bulletin 106: French Energy Union FNME-CGT Endorses TUED Call for Public Energy in Texas
In a March 8 Press Release, FNME-CGT — the energy and mining division of French trade union confederation CGT — has republished a TUED briefing paper on the recent power sector crisis in Texas. TUED’s briefing paper argued that the recent catastrophic power sector failures in Texas “serve as a…
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GLU Masters Call for Applications
The Global Labour University (GLU) – a network of trade unions, universities, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and the ILO – invites trade unionists and labour activists to apply for its 2021 Masters Programme in the USA and in Germany. 2021 GLU Masters Programme in the USA The Masters Programme in Professional Studies (MPS)…
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New Article – Beyond traditional trade unionism: innovative worker responses in three African cities
Insufficient attention has been given to how workers organisations are challenging precarious and informal work through new hybrid forms of organising in the Global South. Dave Spooner, Director of the GLI, has contributed to an article which examines how workers in three different African cities are innovating and experimenting with…
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The success of Dakar’s BRT system depends on the inclusion of informal workers
“BRT’s success depends not only on sound design and engineering, but also on the long-term and inclusive business models that address the underlying problems of the informal transport political economy” writes Professor Papa Sakho from the Laboratory of Human Geography, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar. The Covid-19 pandemic has had…
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Job Opportunity: Researcher/Organiser
The Global Labour Institute is looking to appoint a member of staff for research and education programmes with the international trade union movement. The contract will be for 12 months, potentially extendable. Flexible working (minimum equivalent of three days per week) and location (worldwide). Job Description Main role To support…
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Online Meeting: End Repression in Hong Kong
On 30 January, Labour Movement Solidarity with Hong Kong is holding an online meeting and rally to protest against the arrest of 53 pro-democracy lawmakers, organisers and trade unionists under China’s National Security Law and build global solidarity with our Hong Kong comrades’ struggle. The arrests and wider wave of…
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TUED Bulletin 105: Defending Public Energy, French Energy Unions Build International Support
In recent weeks, French electricity and and gas workers have been striking in defense of the country’s publicly owned energy. These actions have been led by French energy union federations FNME-CGT, CFE-CGC Énergies, FO Energie et Mines and FCE-CFDT. Over the holiday period, 33 union bodies from 20 countries and…
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GLU Masters Call for Applications
The Global Labour University (GLU) – a network of trade unions, universities, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and the ILO – invites trade unionists and labour activists to apply for its 2021 Masters Programme in the USA and in Germany. 2021 GLU Masters Programme in the USA The Masters Programme in Professional Studies…
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Informal Passenger Transport Beyond COVID-19: A Trade Union Guide to Worker-Led Formalisation
Covid-19 has already had a profound economic and health impact on the lives of millions of informal transport workers, and the crisis shows little sign of abating. As with all crises, it is the most vulnerable in the workforce who have been hit the hardest. GLI Manchester was commissioned by…
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Dakar Bus Rapid Transit Report
Dakar Bus Rapid Transit: Labour Impact Assessment Research Report GLI Manchester is pleased to announce that the Dakar Bus Rapid Transit: Labour Impact Assessment Research Report is now available to view and download in both English and French. Click here to read this report in English. Click here to read this…