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Freedom for Mikhail Lobanov!
Statement of the Trade Union Committee (“Academic Solidarity”) of Lomonosov Moscow University At 6 a.m. on December 29, the police burst into the apartment of Mikhail Lobanov, assistant professor of the mechanical-mathematical faculty of Lomonosov University in Moscow, doctor of science, activist of the “University Solidarity” trade union. With the door…
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GLI Job Opportunity – Researcher/Educator
The Global Labour Institute (GLI Network Ltd) is looking to appoint a member of staff for research and education programmes with the international trade union movement. The contract will be for 6 months, potentially extendable pending resources. GLI (http://gli-manchester.net/) is a small not-for-profit independent organisation, based in the UK. It was…
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TUED Bulletin 126 – Building the Public Pathway in Chile
Report by Lala Peñaranda, TUED Latin America organizer This bulletin includes three sections: (1) a report back from our discussions with Chilean trade unions, (2) a brief summary of Our Future is Public conference, and (3) an invitation to the upcoming December 21st TUED Global Forum. In early December, TUED participated in the Our Future is Public conference in Santiago…
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ITF Study: Impact of COVID-19 on Women Transport Workers
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused mass social and economic disruption across the world. All workers have been affected by the pandemic. But the negative impacts of the crisis are falling disproportionately on women workers. Women workers have suffered a disproportionate loss of livelihoods, whilst also having to bear additional burdens…
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GLI History Project: The Story of Our International Labour Movement
GLI is pleased to announce that our new book ‘The Story of our International Labour Movement’ is now available to read and download. In 2019, the GLI launched a new programme on the history of the international trade union movement, including a book on the history of the international trade…
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TUED Bulletin 123 – South Africa: Unions and Allies form United Front, Call for “Public Pathway” Approach to Energy Transition
The fight to defend public energy in South Africa has grown more intense in recent weeks. The country has been hit by years of power cuts (“load shedding”) that is, TUED and its allies have argued, the direct result of years of political attacks on the public utility known as Eskom. In a…
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Ukraine: Support workers’ struggle for labour and union rights
On 19 July 2022, in the middle of a war, the Ukrainian parliament adopted Draft Law 5371, which abolished labour rights for 94% of Ukrainian workers. This law introduced extreme liberalisation of labour relations, depriving workers of union protection. The Ukrainian trade unions actively opposed this anti-labour draft law for two…
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ILO C190: ITF Transport Workers Toolkit
Violence and harassment is endemic in the transport industry, affecting women workers disproportionately. In 2019, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) adopted ILO Violence and Harassment Convention (No.190) and Recommendation (No.206). These international tools were introduced to tackle violence and harassment in the world of work. As we celebrate the second…
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TUED Working Paper – Hydrogen in the Transition to a Low-Carbon Future: The Case for Public Ownership
Recent years have seen a surge of interest in hydrogen, and especially in its potential role in decarbonizing energy systems and wider economies. References to “green,” “blue” and “clean” hydrogen may at times be confusing, but can also leave the impression that the important issues around hydrogen are simple and…