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  Today, during its executive committee the NFS has adopted a statement in support of our Finnish colleagues in response to the Finnish government’s restrictions of workers' rights.      

  Today the Baltic Sea Trade Union network held its high level meeting with trade union leaders from around the Nordic and Baltic Sea region.  High on the agenda were discussions of Just transition and fundamental rights. Our meeting started with a discussion with the Lithuanian minister of Social Securi...

Support for the free trade union movement of Belarus The NFS Executive Committee held its spring meeting in Helsinki yesterday 19th of April. The executive committee unanimously decided to donate 10 000 Euros to the free trade union association of Salidarnast to contribute to their campaign and work for...

Solidarity with the free trade unions in Belarus  Yesterday (18th of april) the BASTUN network had their spring meeting in Tallinn, where the trade unions around the Baltic Sea region get together to discuss mutual challenges and exchange experiences. We also had a meeting with our colleague from Salidar...

No legacy without trade union rights dated 15th March 2023 The Nordic trade unions together with the Global Trade Union Federations have issued a statement in support of migrant workers in Qatar, in particular how they were treated around the Fifa world cup 2022.

Today, the 11th of March, the International Trade Union Confederation held an extraordinary general council session in Brussels, concerning the Qatargate corruption scandal and the ITUCs special commissions report.  During the 5th World congress of the ITUC in Melbourne, the congress elected Luca Visintin...

Joint Nordic letter NFS organisations also affiliated to the ITUC, has sent a letter of request to the President of the ITUC Akiko Gono concerning vote of confidence ahead of the ITUC general council March 11th. To President Akiko Gono, ITUC  Vote of Confidence on the ITUC General Secretary  Dear Ms Ak...

ITUC 5th world congress The 5th ITUC World Congress is now over. The Congress was held from 17 to 22 November in Melbourne. The congress has discussed and adopted a congress statement focusing on a new social contract, including climate change, green transition, and gender equality. The Congress has also...

Strengthening Trade Unions - a Cornerstone for Democracy and for Tackling Inequality We, the Nordic trade unions, representing more than 8,5 million workers in the Nordic countries, are deeply worried about the threats to trade unions and suppression of labour standards internationally and in our close ne...

Statement from the Executive Committee of the Council of Nordic Trade Unions on the Belarus arrests – April 27th Reykjavik The Nordic Council of Trade Unions - NFS, representing more than 8.5 million members in the Nordic region condemn the arrest and detention Tuesday 19 April in Belarus of several leade...