This toolkit is designed to familiarise trade union members at all levels of organising with the nature and impact of racial discrimination in the labour market and workplace, and support the development of strategies for anti-discrimination and inclusion actions. It can also be used for capacity building activities such as preparing training materials for union staff and members. The toolkit focuses on the current context on the island of Ireland. It has been developed with the contribution of members of trade unions across the island in a wide variety of sectors through a series of training and outreach activities during 2024.
The toolkit is part of the the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) Stronger Together: Anti-Racism Workplaces and Trade Unions Project, which also included training on anti-racism actions, capacity building for migrant and minority ethnic trade union members and research on experiences of workplace racism and trade union responses to racism. The project aims to help ensure that anti-racism policies and practices are a core collective bargaining tool for unions and was supported by the Ireland Against Racism fund.
