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December 11, 2018

Church backs call for income supplement in Scottish Budget to tackle child poverty.

The Church of Scotland is joining academics and anti-Poverty campaigners in a call for the Scottish Government's budget to include a new income supplement to tackle child poverty.
October 2, 2018

Amazon to raise workers’ pay

Amazon has announced it is to raise the pay of its workers in the UK and US.
August 22, 2018

Generational pay gap in South West more than doubled in last 20 years, warns TUC

The pay gap between young and older workers in the South West has increased by more than half in the last 20 years, according to a new analysis published by the TUC.
March 26, 2018

Gender pay gap widest when women reach 50, says TUC

A new analysis of official statistics published by the TUC on 23 March shows that when a woman reaches the age of 50, she will be earning on average £8,421 a year less than the average full-time male worker.
September 30, 2017

International Federation of Journalists urges UN to act on Somalia

The Secretary-General of the National Union of Somali Journalists and member of the IFJ Executive Committee Omar Faruk Osman addressed the 36th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on 27 September 2017. Osman highlighted the abuse of human rights in Somalia, particularly attacks on journalists, trade unions and freedom of expression.
July 15, 2016

TUC calls on G20 for action to halt slide in global economy

The Trades Union Council Deputy General Secretary Paul Nowak has visited Beijing, joining trade union leaders from the world’s leading industrial nations to call for coordinated action to address the risks of global recession.
June 19, 2015

Domestic workers launch global social media campaign for their rights

Christian Aid and Migrant Forum Asia are among the groups to launch #OurHands, a social media campaign to raise domestic workers’ awareness of their rights.
March 27, 2015

TUC launches new Charter for International LGBT Solidarity

The TUC has launched a new Charter for International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Solidarity.
January 15, 2015

Quaker headquarters under pressure over treatment of junior staff

Quakers in Britain have become embroiled in a controversy over the dismissal of three workers at their headquarters in London.
August 29, 2014

Sri Lanka must change, urge unions and intellectuals

Many health professionals have gone on strike in Sri Lanka, though this has been suspended for a fortnight by court order. Other workers too are threatening industrial action if their pay is not raised to match the cost of living.