TUED: ‘Green Structural Adjustment’ in South Africa – A War on Workers and Climate

On Friday, February 25th, 800 am – 930 am ET (find your local time here) Trade Unions for Energy Demoracy (TUED) is holding a Global Forum: “Green Structural Adjustment” in South Africa: A War on Workers and Climate.  Spanish and French interpretation will be available. Register here. At COP26 in Glasgow, the EU, the US and the UK announced it was going … Continue reading “TUED: ‘Green Structural Adjustment’ in South Africa – A War on Workers and Climate”

GLI Manchester: ITF People’s Public Transport Policy

Public transport plays an important role in the lives of women. But it remains male-dominated, both in its design and in its employment. Public transport can only be gender-responsive if there are women employed in the industry and if women are involved in decision-making and policy about public transport. GLI was commissioned by the International Transportworkers … Continue reading “GLI Manchester: ITF People’s Public Transport Policy”

GLI Manchester: Domestic Workers in Europe: Getting the Recognition they Deserve

GLI Manchester announces that the new booklet ‘Domestic Workers in Europe: Getting the Recognition they Deserve’ is now available to view and download. 10 years since the adoption of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work For Domestic Workers, this new booklet celebrates the progress that has been made for domestic workers in Europe. It highlights EFFAT’s achievements … Continue reading “GLI Manchester: Domestic Workers in Europe: Getting the Recognition they Deserve”

GLI Manchester: Launch of Global Union Toolkit on ILO C190 and R206

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. GLI Manchester was commissioned by a coalition of Global Union Federations (IUF, PSI, ITUC, ITF, EI, IFJ, IndustriALL, IDWF, UNI Global Union, and BWI) … Continue reading “GLI Manchester: Launch of Global Union Toolkit on ILO C190 and R206”

GLI Manchester: Ten Years Since Winning C189: Domestic Workers Become an Unstoppable Movement

GLI is pleased to announce that the booklet ‘Ten Years Since Winning C189: Domestic Workers Become an Unstoppable Movement’ is now available to view and download. On 16 June 2011, the 70 million domestic workers across the globe finally won the right to be recognised as workers, with the basic rights of all workers. That day, the International … Continue reading “GLI Manchester: Ten Years Since Winning C189: Domestic Workers Become an Unstoppable Movement”

TUED Bulletin 109: A Public Energy Response to the Climate Emergency – A New Labor Forum Global Roundtable

TUED Coordinator Sean Sweeney recently contributed to a Global Roundtable on national public energy responses to the climate emergency. A summary follows, with links to the print and podcast elements of the roundtable. The spring 2021 edition of New Labor Forum features three contributions making the case for public ownership of energy in different national contexts: South Africa, … Continue reading “TUED Bulletin 109: A Public Energy Response to the Climate Emergency – A New Labor Forum Global Roundtable”

International Trade Union Forum on Ecological and Social Transition

Over the past several months, TUED has been working with the main French trade union confederation CGT, the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, Alter Summit, and the Global Labor Institute Paris to convene this global event, which will bring together unions and allies from around the world. More information, and registration details, at this link. In preparation for the Forum, TUED has partnered with both … Continue reading “International Trade Union Forum on Ecological and Social Transition”

GLI Manchester – Crossing the Divide: Informal Workers and Trade Unions Building Power

GLI Manchester has announced a new publication. The paper ‘Crossing the Divide: Informal Workers and Trade Unions Building power’ is now available to view and download. The paper was produced by GLI Manchester for the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) as a follow-up to the Trade Unions in Transformation project of the FES Global Trade Union Programme. The … Continue reading “GLI Manchester – Crossing the Divide: Informal Workers and Trade Unions Building Power”

Resist and Reclaim: Mexico’s Fight for Energy Sovereignty

TUED Global Forum: Mexico’s Energy Sovereignty Mexican energy politics have made headlines in recent weeks following a political confrontation between the AMLO administration and actors in both Mexico and the U.S. that oppose his efforts to reverse the previous administration’s steps towards privatization, and reassert the country’s energy sovereignty. This is a pivotal moment for … Continue reading “Resist and Reclaim: Mexico’s Fight for Energy Sovereignty”

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 stark warning that unregulated, privatized … Continue reading “TUED Bulletin 106: French Energy Union FNME-CGT Endorses TUED Call for Public Energy in Texas”