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Extraordinary General Council meeting of ITUC
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 Visinti...
Joint Nordic letter to ITUC President
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 M...
ITUC world congress
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 als...
Joint Nordic Statement from NFS Congress in Oslo
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 on trade union arrests Belarus
Statement from the E xecutive C ommittee of the Council of Nordic Trade Unions on the Be larus arrests – April 27 th Re ykjavik
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 o...
BASTUN statement on arrests in Belarus
BASTUN statement on Belarus arrests of trade unionists
The BASTUN – Baltic Sea Trade Union Network - condemns the arrest and detention Tuesday 19 April in Belarus of several leaders and representatives of the country’s independent trade union movement .
The leadership of the Belarusian Congress of...
Joint Nordic statement – Ukraine
Joint Nordic Statement on the FNPR support for the Russian aggression in Ukraine
The Nordic countries have sent a statement to the General Secretary Sharan Burrow, ITUC and General Secretary Luca Visentini, PERC in regards to FNPR support of the Russian invasion in Ukraine.
Statement in full sent march...
Council of Nordic Trade Unions statement on Ukraine
Council of Nordic Trade Unions statement on Ukraine
The Nordic Council of Trade Unions - NFS, which represents 15 national Trade Union Confederations and through them more than 8,5 million members in the Nordic region, wants to express our deepest solidarity with and support to Ukraine. This tragic los...
COP 26 Helsinki
Live from Helsinki
COP 26 is in full swing and the Nordic Council of ministers will have their own Nordic pavilion in Helsinki.
On Saturday 6th of November you can follow a seminar on Just Transition arranged by NFS, DGB, FES and Global utmaning. If you want to follow this or other seminars, follow the...
In solidarity with CGIL, Italy
NFS stands in solidarity with CGIL
Letter of solidarity with CGIL Italy
The Nordic Council of Trade Unions - NFS , which represents 15 national Trade Union Confederations and through them more than 8,5 million members in the Nordic region, wants to express our deepest solidarity and support to CGIL. ...