International trade union confederation

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The International Trade Union Confederation (IGB; English International Trade Union Confederation , ITUC; French Confédération syndicale internationale , CSI) is an international trade union confederation. It was created in the course of globalization through the merger of the two international trade union organizations, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) and the World Association of Workers (WVA), as well as eight unions that were previously not affiliated with an international umbrella organization .

According to its own information, the IGB had 331 trade unions from 163 “countries and territories” with around 202.3 million members in November 2017, including the German Trade Union Federation with 6 million members, the Austrian Trade Union Federation with around 1.22 million members and the Swiss trade union federation with 380,000 members.

The 7 October , the ITUC for the World Day for Decent Work ( English world day for decent work explains).

history

Founding Congress

The founding congress of the IGB took place from November 1st to 3rd, 2006 in Vienna.

As President was Sharan Burrow , President of the Australian Federation of Trade Unions ACTU chosen. The Congress passed u. a. the program, statutes and rules of procedure of the ITUC.

The program contains the sections

  • Change globalization
  • The challenge of multinational companies
  • Protect and promote trade union rights
  • Combating discrimination, enforcing equality
  • Ending child labor
  • A humane future for young employees
  • Healthy and safe workplaces for everyone
  • The International Labor Organization as a global reference point
  • Peace, Security and the United Nations
  • Organizing
  • The new internationalism

2nd World Congress 2010

At the 2nd World Congress from June 21 to 25, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada, the previous first deputy chairman, DGB chairman Michael Sommer , was elected president. The previous President Sharan Burrow replaced the British Guy Ryder as Secretary General , who moved to the ILO in Geneva.

The 2nd World Congress passed

  • a "main plenary resolution: 'Out of the crisis ... with global justice'"

and thirteen resolutions:

  • Change globalization
  • Promote and protect basic workers' rights
  • gender equality
  • A sustainable and fair development model for the 21st century
  • Global unions and global corporations
  • Organizing
  • A decent life for young workers
  • The International Labor Organization
  • Democracy, Peace, Security and the Role of the United Nations
  • Combat climate change through sustainable development and a just transition
  • Migrant workers
  • Expand social protection and ensure good occupational safety
  • Fight against HIV / AIDS

3rd World Congress 2014

The 3rd IGB World Congress took place from May 18 to 23, 2014 in Berlin.

Congress took

  • a "congress declaration" on the subjects
    • The global economy,
    • Inequality,
    • The role of the trade unions
    • The global workforce,
    • Climate protection,
    • Peace and democracy,
    • Conclusion,
  • three "frameworks for action":
    • Promoting rights,
    • Sustainable jobs,
    • Union growth

as well as a

  • Urgent resolution - Turkey

on.

The Secretary General made a statement on Ukraine in plenary.

João Antonio Felicio of the Brazilian trade union confederation CUT has been President of the ITUC since 2014 .

4th ITUC World Congress 2018

The 4th ITUC World Congress took place in Copenhagen from December 2-7, 2018. The conference theme was "Building Workers' Power: Redefining the Rules". It should be about that

"Attract more members and build union influence to challenge the current business-dominated model of globalization by campaigning for global and domestic legal frameworks that put people first and curb the unbridled power of multinational corporations and financial institutions put."

Organizational structure, cooperation

The governing bodies of the federal government are its congress, which takes place every four years, as well as its board of directors and its steering committee.

The ITUC has four regional organizations: the Asia-Pacific Regional Organization (ITUC-AP), the Regional Organization for Africa (ITUC-AF), the Regional Organization for All America (ITUC-TUCA) and the Regional Organization of Arab Trade Unions (ATUC), and it works closely with the European Trade Union Confederation , u. a. within the Pan-European Regional Council (PERR).

The ITUC also has close relations with the Global Union Federations (GUFs) and the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC). He also works closely with the International Labor Organization and with various other specialized agencies of the UN.

The ITUC is based in Brussels .

Topics and priorities

The following topics are indicated on the IGB website:

  • Development cooperation
  • Women
  • Global economy
  • Domestic servants
  • HIV / AIDS
  • youth
  • Child labor / forced labor
  • Climate change
  • Human and trade union rights
  • migration

as priorities:

  • Count Us In!
(Count Us In! Is a program "to increase the number of women union members and the representation of women on union boards".)
  • Countries at risk
  • Global coherence
  • Global management of migration
  • Domestic servants
  • Organizing

IGB programmatic positions

to IMF, World Bank and WTO

In its program, the ITUC takes a stand on the IMF , the World Bank and the WTO :

  • "9. The effective and democratic governance of the global economy requires a fundamental reform of the relevant international organizations, especially the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and the World Trade Organization (WTO). Their decision-making processes must be more transparent and democratic and their collective political positions At the same time, all organizations must recognize that human rights take precedence over financial, commercial or economic regulation and that governments must take more seriously their role of guiding them and making them more coherent and accountable, democratically determined Goals are achieved. "

Especially for the IMF and World Bank :

  • 11. The IMF and World Bank continue to run anti-labor and anti-poor programs, typically supporting privatization, trade and investment liberalization, and labor deregulation. In many countries they have the means of government to provide effective governance The international financial institutions must take up the alternatives proposed by the ITUC that promote, rather than undermine, sustainable and socially just development. "

Especially about the WTO :

  • "12. Since its inception, the WTO has been the instrument for an unsustainable trade liberalization model that exacerbates worker exploitation, development inequalities, environmental degradation and gender imbalances. Congress recognizes that the international trade system is not conducive to development and that An integrated effort across the multilateral system must ensure that this is the case. Developing countries must have sufficient leeway to pursue domestic industrial development strategies consistent with the decent work agenda and to participate fully in WTO decision-making can."
  • "13. Congress also stresses the imperative that the WTO address social and labor issues and calls on it to set up a working group or permanent working forum on trade, social development and labor standards, with the full participation of the International Labor Organization . The ITUC must work towards the inclusion of a workers' rights clause in the WTO statutes to ensure that all goods and services traded between countries are produced and distributed in accordance with core labor standards . Such a clause would be anti-protectionist, pro-development and an indispensable tool for social justice in an open world trade system. It should be accompanied by technical cooperation to help countries fully comply with labor standards. "

to the ILO

The International Labor Organization (ILO / ILO) is mentioned in several places in the ITUC program. An entire section of the program is also dedicated to her:

"The International Labor Organization as a global reference point
  • 33. Congress reaffirms its strong support for the International Labor Organization in fulfilling its ongoing historic mandate to promote social justice and the rights and interests of workers worldwide. It commits the ITUC, through the ILO Workers' Group, to strengthen the ILO , to widen women's participation in it and make their work more effective. "
  • "34. Congress supports the ILO's decent work agenda - implementation of international labor standards, policies for full employment, social protection and social dialogue - through which the Organization has increased its position and visibility, and calls on the ITUC to: to participate comprehensively in their concrete implementation. "
as well as the following paragraphs 35 to 37 ..

to the UN

The United Nations (UN) is mentioned in several places in the ITUC program. They are also much of the section

"Peace, Security, and the United Nations" (Paragraphs 38–45)

dedicated:

  • "38. Congress reaffirms the ITUC's commitment to building a peaceful and secure world in which people of all countries live in mutual respect and tolerance, without the risk of armed conflict, terror - from governmental or non-governmental actors - or otherwise Forms of violence. Peace is a prerequisite for achieving union goals. "
  • "39. Congress rejects unilateralism on international issues and commits the ITUC to all possible support for the vital role of the United Nations in maintaining peace and the peaceful settlement of conflicts. It condemns the 2003 decision, the war in Iraq to begin without the express permission of the UN and demand a role for the UN to end the occupation of this country. "

See also

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ List of affiliated organizations. List of member organizations, PDF file, June 2018.
  2. ^ ITUC page on Sharan Burrow , accessed August 23, 2019.
  3. ↑ a b c d IGB program. 01-11-2006 , accessed August 23, 2019.
  4. ^ Statutes and rules of procedure of the ITUC. 01-11-2006. Version of the founding congress, accessed on 23 August 2019.
  5. ↑ Resolutions adopted by the 2nd ITUC World Congress , accessed August 23, 2019.
  6. ↑ 3rd IGB World Congress , accessed on August 23, 2019.
  7. ^ Building Workers' Power Congress Declaration. 02-07-2014 , accessed on August 23, 2019.
  8. ↑ Promotion of Rights - Framework for Action. 27-05-2014 , accessed August 23, 2019.
  9. ↑ Sustainable jobs - framework for action. 27-05-2014 , accessed August 23, 2019.
  10. ^ Union Growth - Framework for Action. 27-05-2014 , accessed August 23, 2019.
  11. ↑ Turkey urgent resolution. 27-05-2014 , accessed August 23, 2019.
  12. ^ Declaration by the ITUC General Secretary on Ukraine in the Congress plenary. 26-06-2014 , accessed on August 23, 2019.
  13. ^ ITUC page on João Antonio Felicio , accessed on 23 August 2019.
  14. ↑ 17th meeting of the ITUC Board of Directors from November 29 to December 1 in Brussels , accessed on August 23, 2019.
  15. ↑ Pages on IGB-AP Asia Pacific , accessed on March 21, 2018.
  16. ↑ Pages on IGB-AF , accessed on March 21, 2018.
  17. ↑ Pages on IGB-TUCA Confederación Sindical de Trabajadores / as de las Américas , accessed on March 21, 2018.
  18. ↑ Pages on the Pan-European Regional Council (English), accessed on March 21, 2018.
  19. ^ IGB page "About Us" , accessed on 23 August 2019.
  20. ↑ Pages on "Development Cooperation" , accessed on August 23, 2019.
  21. ↑ Pages on the topic of "Women" , accessed on August 23, 2019.
  22. ↑ Pages on the topic of "Global Economy" , accessed on August 23, 2019.
  23. ↑ Pages on the topic of "domestic workers" , accessed on 23 August 2019.
  24. ↑ Pages on the subject of "HIV / AIDS" , accessed on August 23, 2019.
  25. ↑ Pages on the topic of "Youth" , accessed on August 23, 2019.
  26. ↑ Pages on "Child Labor / Forced Labor" , accessed on 23 August 2019.
  27. ↑ Pages on the topic of "Climate Change" , accessed on 23 August 2019.
  28. ↑ Pages on "Human and Trade Union Rights" , accessed on 23 August 2019.
  29. ↑ Pages on "Migration" , accessed on August 23, 2019.
  30. ↑ Pages on "Count Us In!" , accessed on August 23, 2019.
  31. ↑ 17th meeting of the ITUC Board of Directors from November 29 to December 1 in Brussels , accessed on August 23, 2019.
  32. ↑ Pages on the subject of "Endangered Countries" , accessed on 23 August 2019.
  33. ↑ Pages on "Global Coherence" , accessed on 23 August 2019.
  34. ↑ Pages on the topic of "Global Management of Migration" , accessed on August 23, 2019.
  35. ↑ Pages on the topic of "domestic workers" , accessed on 23 August 2019.
  36. ↑ Pages on the subject of "Organizing" , accessed on August 23, 2019.