UN tax negotiations: A crucial first step
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), along with Public Services International (PSI), welcomes the start of negotiations on a UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation as a crucial step towards a more inclusive and effective global tax system.
Eastern DRC: ITUC condemns violence and calls for immediate ceasefire and protection of workers
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) strongly condemns the escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), particularly in and around Goma, where conflict has caused immense suffering among civilians and workers.
A closer look at the health of platform workers
An army of workers around the world, some more visible than others, share a common model: they rely on apps that assign them tasks, algorithms that monitor their every move and clients who rate their performance. But why does this model jeopardise workers’ health and safety? And how can platform workers deal with it?
World Economic Forum 2025: Democracy is the key to navigating rapid change
As the global political economy faces a critical test, global leaders should urgently prioritise strengthening democratic governance and social safeguards in trade rather than undermining them.
Is our obsession with economic growth fuelling a global mental health crisis?
In a 2024 report titled The Burnout Economy: Poverty and Mental Health, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Olivier De Schutter highlights a problem that is often ignored: our capitalist societies, obsessed with economic growth, are facing a global mental health crisis. This crisis disproportionately impacts the most disadvantaged, revealing the flaws of an economic model that prioritises financial metrics over human well-being.