Equality

Video: Tackling Violence and Harassment in the World of Work

Congress hosted a webinar on 2nd October in relation to the recently negotiated ILO Convention 190 on violence and harassment in the world of work. (Accompanying Reccomendation 206 here) Marie Clarke Walker from the Canadian Labour Congress was the lead negotiator for the workers group during the...

ICTU Disability Committee Stresses Importance of including People with Disablities in COVID-19 Response

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions Disability Committee met online recently to discuss the importance of the inclusion of people with disabilities in the COVID-19 responses related to the World of Work. The meeting highlighted the need to continue to combat prejudice and encourage inclusivity among...

Letter to Commissioner Hogan re EU Gender Equality Strategy

21 Apr, 2020

Congress Submission to Department of Justice and Equality Consultation on Flexible Working April 2020

15 Apr, 2020

Disability Inclusion in COVID-19 responses in the World of Work

Webinar report by Paul O'Reilly and David Joyce Members of the Congress Disability Committee attended the recent ILO webinar on disability inclusion in the world of work. Paul O'Reilly from ASTI provides the following report. Facilitated by the International Labour Organisation's Global Business and...

Congress Submission to Gender Equality Citizens' Assembly

06 Mar, 2020

Congress Subbmission to the Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality.

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Sexual harassment can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time. Yet all too often, it happens in the workplace. Congress Social Policy Office DR LAURA BAMBRICK shares some of the findings of a recent Congress survey of trade union members' experience of sexual harassment at work. Ahead of the...

Reasonable Adjustment Disability Passport

03 Dec, 2019

Equality legislation requires employers to make reasonable accommodation to enable disabled workers to carry out their work on an equal footing with others. This passport system provides a confidential live record of the barriers people face and the accommodations that have been agreed to prevent or...

The Belfast Pogrom - extract from Labour,Gender and Class in the Struggle for Irish Independence 1917-1923

The Belfast Pogrom Sectarian violence had been a recurring problem in Belfast since the mid-nineteenth century and provided an unsettling undercurrent that disrupted the city's public life in almost every generation. It had a particular impact on the development of the Labour movement, yet as...

Sexual Harrassment in the Workplace Survey

Sexual harassment can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time. Yet all too often, it happens in the workplace. Some examples of behaviour that could constitute sexual harassment are: unwanted indecent or suggestive remarks; questions, jokes, or suggestions about your sex life; the circulation of...

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