International

SIPTU Biennial Delegate Conference 2022 Speech by ICTU President Kevin Callinan You are gathering here in Sligo at a time of great international upheaval and uncertainty. It’s more than a month since Russian forces rolled into Ukraine, kicking off an unjustified invasion and a horrific war that has...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing humanitarian crisis have resonated greatly with the Irish public. In light of this, ICTU, as the representative voice of workers in Ireland, and Ibec, the leading representative employer body have come together to facilitate and encourage workers and...

Speech by KEVIN CALLINAN, President, Irish Congress of Trade Unions I’m the elected president of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, and the general secretary of Fórsa. It is my deep honour to be standing here among trade unionists and progressives, in solidarity with Ambassador Larysa Gerasko and...

To mark one month since the Russian invasion of Ukraine the Irish Congress of Trade Unions has organised a rally on March 24 at 5 pm, outside the Russian Embassy in Dublin in protest at war and in support of Ukrainians, many of them defenceless children and civilians, who are being killed and...

To mark one month since the Russian invasion and in protest at the widespread death and destruction suffered by the people of Ukraine, Congress is organising a solidarity gathering on Thursday next outside the Russian Embassy in Dublin. The Solidarity with Ukraine gathering takes place at the...

Congress has written (read the letter here) to Tánaiste Leo Varadkar T.D. in advance of his St Patrick's Day visit to Colombia to request him to express our serious concern to the Colombian Government over high levels of violence in the country and the impact this is having on the peace process...

A newly formed alliance of trade unions, environmental and civil society groups has called for the immediate establishment of a national Just Transition Commission to develop an agreed blueprint for the zero-carbon transition, build public support for climate action and ensure that no worker or...

General Secretary Patricia King has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which has started a war in Europe that diplomacy has failed to avert. Patricia King said ‘our first thoughts must be with the citizens of Ukraine, the men, women, and children whose lives have been endangered by President...