International

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions is calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. We condemn the killing of children and civilians in Gaza, the occupied Palestinian territories, and Israel. We support the strong stance that the Irish government has taken on this issue to date at...

The Irish Anti-Apartheid Campaign for Palestine (IAAC-P) is a coalition of 23 Irish civil society organisations representing a collective membership of over one million people across the island. We mourn, without reservation, the taking of all civilian life, in Gaza, in Israel and across the...

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions unequivocally condemns the ongoing attacks on civilians in Israel and Palestine in recent days. Deliberately targeting civilians, carrying out disproportionate and indiscriminate attacks which kill or injure civilians are war crimes. Our solidarity goes out to all...

An Irish Congress of Trade Unions delegation, led by President Kevin Callinan, returned from Palestine this afternoon. The President, who is also General Secretary of Fórsa, was accompanied by Vice-President Phil Ní Sheaghdha, who is also General Secretary of the Irish Nurses and Midwives...

On World Refugee Day, 20 June 2023, Congress demands that states around the world undertake their responsibility to provide safe haven to those fleeing persecution, conflict and the impacts of climate change. We know that according to the UNHCR that today more than 1 in every 74 people in the world...

Speech of David Joyce, Irish Worker Delegate I congratulate the DG for choosing the issue of advancing social justice for both his report to the ILC and his initiative for a new Global Coalition. On this special day, the World Day against child labour, let me start by saying that the abolition of...