First ‘Post-Pandemic’ Budget Falls Short on preparing for future challenges[News] - Issued 12 Oct 2021ICTU General Secretary Patricia King has expressed concern about the lack of recognition for low-paid essential workers in Budget 2022. Responding to the Budget measures, Ms. King said it was 'a retrograde step' that the Government has allocated …
Response to the Report of the Pensions Commission [News] - Issued 7 Oct 2021Responding to the publication of the Pensions Commission’s report Irish Congress of Trade Union general secretary Patricia King said: “This is a comprehensive and detailed report which puts forward a wide range of recommendations to share the …
Collective Bargaining key to realisation of Decent Work[News] - Issued 7 Oct 2021Today (7 October) marks the 13th World Day for Decent Work (#wddw20). Decent work must be at the centre of government actions to bring back economic growth and build a new global economy that puts people first. Central to the struggle for decent …
October 7 World Day for Decent Work: A New Social Contract for Recovery and Resilience[News] - Issued 5 Oct 2021More than 850,000 deaths from COVID-19 pandemic, more than 25 million people infected 400 million jobs lost Hundreds of millions of informal economy livelihoods lost A New Social Contract is required to ensure the global economy can recover and to …
NDP jobs must be 'decent jobs' - ICTU[News] - Issued 4 Oct 2021In a first response to the National Development Plan 2021-2030 published today, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) said that the Government needs to clarify how the NPD will promote decent jobs over the coming years. ICTU General-Secretary …
