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December 11, 2020

One third of BME workers have had to self-isolate during Covid-19 pandemic

The TUC says that BME workers are being put at greater risk of coronavirus exposure than white colleagues.
December 1, 2020

Intrusive technology at work on the rise, says TUC report

The TUC says that Artificial Intelligence-powered technologies are being used for day-to-day line management, performance ratings, shift allocation and deciding who is disciplined or made redundant.
May 5, 2020

COVID-19 crisis highlights need to transform global economy, says new UN poverty expert

The economic recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic emphasises the need to invest heavily in a greener economy to create jobs and reduce inequalities, said Olivier De Schutter, the new UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
July 30, 2019

Workers need stronger rights, not a no-deal Brexit, says TUC

The TUC says that under a no-deal Brexit Britain’s insecure work crisis would mushroom, with vital workplace protections no longer guaranteed for any worker.
April 16, 2019

BME workers far more likely to be trapped in insecure work, TUC analysis reveals

Black and minority ethnic workers are far more likely to be trapped in temporary and insecure work, according to new Trades Union Congress analysis.
April 7, 2019

TUC calls for overhaul of shared parental leave

Only one per cent of new parents eligible to take shared parental leave did so last year.
February 20, 2019

International Labour Organisation calls on countries to ratify labour conventions

To mark its Centenary, the International Labour Organisation is calling on governments to ratify at least one international labour standard in 2019.
January 8, 2019

Unsecured debt hits new peak of £15,400 per household, says TUC

The government is relying on household debt to drive growth , says the TUC.
December 14, 2018

Outsourcing is a smoke screen for squeezing wages, says War On Want

Private sector leveraging strategies place workers and services at risk, says War on Want.
November 29, 2018

Time to make poverty as a political choice too uncomfortable for our government

United Nations Special Rapporteurs are independent experts who have a specific thematic or country mandate from the UN Human Rights Council.