Second ITUC World Congress elects its first female General Secretary
12 Aug 2010
The second International Trade Union Confederation Congress concluded in June with the election of Sharan Burrow as General Secretary of the ITUC. The Congress in Vancouver was attended by delegates from all over the world and also adopted resolutions on gender equality , migrant workers and on promoting and defending fundamental workers' rights. Congress was represented at the Conference by Treasurer, Joe O'Flynn.