Equality

Speaking after the monthly meeting of the leadership of the trade union movement in Ireland, Owen Reidy ICTU General Secretary stated, “Our movement fully endorsed the Ireland for All rally on Saturday the 18th February in Dublin. We urge union affiliates to participate and join the rally this...

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has condemned recent extremist protests outside centres housing refugees in Dublin and elsewhere. Congress General Secretary Owen Reidy deplored the activities of extremists who are “whipping up fears and anxieties by turning their hate on those seeking...

Congress joins with unions around the world in supporting the international day for the elimination of violence against women and the 16 Days of Action up to International Human Rights Day on 10 December - calling on governments to guarantee a world of work free from gender-based violence and...

Congress opening statement to Joint Oireachtas Committee on CEDIY Pre-Committee Stage Scrutiny of The Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020 [Private Members Bill] (sponsored by Mary Lou McDonald T.D. and Louise O’Reilly T.D.)

ICTU WOMEN'S CONFERENCE CALLS FOR EQUALITY, INCLUSION AND SOLIDARITY. Today, 29 September 2022, nearly 200 senior women trade unionists meet for the first time since March 2020 for the ICTU’s Women’s Conference. Opening the Conference, Women’s Committee Co-Chairs Geraldine Alexander and Margaret...