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AFL-CIO

@AFLCIO

Jan 9

The AFL-CIO strongly condemns the violent attempt to undermine Brazil’s democracy. We stand in solidarity with working people and our allies in Brazil who are committed to building a strong, inclusive democracy for all working people & their families. #1u

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AFL-CIO

@AFLCIO

Dec 16, 2022

🚨☕️Three days. Dozens of

@Starbucks

stores. 1000+ baristas. It’s the

@SBWorkersUnited

#DoubleDownStrike and it starts TODAY! You know what to do — support striking workers, and DON'T 👏 CROSS 👏 THE 👏 PICKET 👏 LINE!

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Omar Faruk Osman

@OmarFarukOsman

Dec 15, 2022

U.S. and #Africa trade partnership will only function effectively when it’s built on strong support for labor rights & trade unions play a meaningful role for the realization of inclusive trade. Thank you

@AmbassadorTai

for welcoming us & supporting the work of trade unions.

Great to meet with

to strengthen our partnership !

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COMISIONES OBRERAS

@CCOO

Dec 13, 2022

#EstáPasando "El secretario general de @CCOO, @UnaiSordo y @CrisFaciaben @IntCCOO se reúnen con @LizShuler y @CathyFeingold presidenta y responsable de internacional de @AFLCIO

Dec 12, 2022

Great to welcome our African union siblings to Washington, DC for #USAfricaLeadersSummit22 . Decent work, social protection and just transition are critical to a worker centered agenda!

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Wonderful to be received so warmly in Washington by comrade @CathyFeingold and colleagues at @AFLCIO and @SolidarityCntr. The enthusiasm of effective engagement for #USAfricaLeadersSummit has inspired us greatly as the summit starts tomorrow.

Cumbre para el Lanzamiento Mundial de M-POWER

Dec 8, 2022

⚡️ Lanzamiento de M-POWER 📅 Hoy ⏰ 9am - 11am EST M-POWER reúne a gobiernos y sindicatos para defender y promover libertad sindical y negociación colectiva

. Inscríbase aquí ⬇️

Únase al lanzamiento mundial de la Asociación Multilateral para la Organización, el Empoderamiento de los Trabajadores y los Derechos

M-POWER Public Launch Registration

Dec 8, 2022

⚡️ M-POWER Launch 📅 Today ⏰ 9am - 11am EST Hear about the unprecedented initiative with unions and governments focused on defending and promoting worker power:

. Register⬇️

Please join us for the global launch of the Multilateral Partnership for Organizing, Worker Empowerment, and Rights (M-POWER)

Global Car Supply Chains Entangled With Abuses in Xinjiang, Report Says

Sport & Rights Alliance

@Sport_Rights

Dec 6, 2022

Tomorrow, #SRA director

@AndreaFlorence4

@AFLCIO

's Ashwini Sukthankar join UConn's Beyond the Field event to examine the human rights challenges & opportunities that lie beyond #Qatar2022 ahead of the #United2026 World Cup⚽️ Register here ➡️ s.uconn.edu/BeyondTheField

New report about the pervasive use of forced labor in the auto supply chain underscores the need for robust enforcement of policies designed to (1) prevent the importation of goods made with forced labor and (2) build alternative, highroad supply chains.

nytimes.com

A new report on the auto industry cites extensive links to Xinjiang, where the U.S. government now presumes goods are made with forced labor.

Congrats to ⁦

⁩ the new Special Representative for International Labor Affairs ⁦

@StateDept

⁩ . Her proven commitment to workers will strengthen our country’s commitments and actions to strengthen worker rights worldwide.

state.gov

Appointment of Kelly M. Fay Rodríguez as Special Representative for International Labor Affairs -...

We recognize the essential role labor plays in building the U.S. and global economy and in sustaining democracy and protecting human rights around the world. To help lead this work, the U.S. Depart...

Dec 5, 2022

Glad to participate in today’s Trans-Atlantic Labor Dialogue with union and business partners from the US and #EU to discuss coordinating efforts to end forced labor

@AmbassadorTai

@TheaMeiLee

@etuc_ces

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and the

don’t want you to see.

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Samantha Power

@PowerUSAID

Nov 30, 2022

We condemn the arrest of Chhim Sithar, Cambodian casino worker and union leader, and stand in solidarity with her and all workers who face gender based violence and harassment on the job.

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Ned Price

@StateDeptSpox

Nov 29, 2022

We are deeply concerned about the arrest of Cambodian labor union activist Chhim Sithar. We urge Cambodian officials to release her and other detained labor union activists and work to constructively resolve their disputes. state.gov/cambodias-arre

We join

in demanding the immediate release of #Cambodia union activist #sithar

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Our union sister #Sithar is jailed in #Cambodia - only crime? She is a labor leader speaking up for #workersrighrs in her country. Release ⁦@SitharChhim1⁩ now! ⁦@LRSUnion⁩ ⁦⁦@SolidarityCntr⁩ ⁦@StateDRL⁩ ⁦@AFLCIOGlobal⁩ ⁦ state.gov/cambodias-arre

U.S. bans sugar from biggest producer in Dominican Republic

Nov 24, 2022

An important step to addressing egregious worker rights violations-U.S. bans sugar from biggest producer in Dominican Republic due to forced labor ⁦

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The ban stemmed from an investigation that found evidence of forced labor at Central Romana, and comes as sugar prices are already up 14 percent

Nov 24, 2022

We join with Honduran unions calling for the security of the members of

@honduras

Supreme Court nominating board. We support the important contributions of the labor representative, Maria Elena Sabillon, and call for an end to any threats against her and the other board members.

Goodbye

thank you for your strong and inspiring leadership at the International Trade Union Confederation ITUC✊🏾🙌🏿🫶🏼👏🏽 Many women leaders have been inspired by you and will carry your vision forward! #ITUC2

Nov 22, 2022

We join the global labor movement in standing with Iran’s courageous workers.

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We're proud to stand with the global union movement in passing this important resolution and send solidarity to workers in Iran. #ITUC22

Glad to have the

join the newly elected leadership team of

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¡La @CSA_TUCA celebra los electos/as para la @ituc! De las Américas, elegimos @CathyFeingold @AFLCIOGlobal, @ALisboa12 #Antonio Lisboa @CUT_Brasil y @JordaniaUrena04 @CNTDrd Están juntas/os con @VisentiniLuca por #paz y #justiciasocial #ITUC22

Nov 21, 2022

“The clean energy future runs right through the labor movement”

@LizShuler

#ITUC22

Randi Weingarten

@rweingarten

AFT President Randi Weingarten Calls Colorado and New Mexico Shootings Tragic, Renews Call to...

Hatred and guns are a toxic combination. We must get weapons of war out of our communities and off our streets and protect our most vulnerable so they can feel safe and live free from the never-ending threat of gun violence. #EndGunViolence

aft.org

WASHINGTON—American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten issued the follow statement after shootings at an LGBTQIA+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo., left five dead and 25 injured,...

joins

in support of Australia’s commitment to ratify

@ilo

convention 190 to end violence and harassment at work #ITUC22

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Michele O'Neil

@MicheleONeilAU

Australia’s Prime Minister after addressing @ituc World Congress in Melbourne. ⁦@AlboMP⁩ is committed to lifting workers wages and stopping violence and harassment at work ⁦@AlboMP⁩ ⁦@sallymcmanus⁩ ⁦@SharanBurrow⁩ #C190 #ITUC22

Randi Weingarten

@rweingarten

The #worldcup kicks off today and these events need to be run on the basis of decent work, not only in Qatar, but in the US in 2026 -

Congratulations to

looks forward to working with you to build a strong, effective global labor movement for all workers #ITUC22

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BREAKING NEWS: Luca Visentini has won the vote to be the new ITUC General Secretary at #ITUC22

addresses #ITUC22 delegates via video address, promising to keep labor -- union labor -- at the heart of his presidency and policies. Thanks outgoing Gen Sec

@SharanBurrow

for her strong leadership over many years.

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Good to meet with

President

while in Melbourne for #ITUC22. We talked about the need for a greater focus on #socialjustice in the international policy agenda, to address the multiple crises the world of work is facing.

reports that 122 countries are represented at #ITUC22 and 50% of delegates attending identify as women!

President

and Secretary Treasurer

@STRedmond

lead delegation to global union congress where unions are shaping an agenda for #NewSocialContract

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Nov 17, 2022

#ITUC22 5th World Congress opens in Melbourne, Australia Over 1,000 trade unionists representing around 200 million working people in over 130 countries have gathered in #Australia for the global workers’ parliament. pulse.ly/pq9r547knl

Nov 16, 2022

🗣️"The union movement is not just for men, it is a space also for women to advocate for change" Liz Shuler

speaks

#4wwc on how US unions are fighting for policies that support investment in the care economy and strengthen the collective power of care workers

#ituc22

Hope has won!! Congrats to

@LulaOficial

and the working people of Brazil who voted for a new hopeful vision for their country!

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A esperança venceu! cut.org.br/noticias/lula-

Oct 28, 2022

Today is the global day of action for care where we call for increased investment in the care economy. Check out the

latest report on care work!

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Oct 28, 2022

On the Global Day of Action for Care, 29 Oct, the ITUC is calling for 575 million new, decent jobs by 2030 and the formalisation of at least one billion informal jobs. #InvestInCare is at the heart of these demands for job creation and formalisation.

pulse.ly/pv5dc7degb

Oct 28, 2022

Have you voted yet for the worst boss? Vote now!

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Oct 20, 2022

#ITUC22 announces the nominees for the #WorstBoss in the World 2022

for CEOs using:

anti-union tactics

paying below min wage

#TaxAvoidance

#corruption

worker exploitation

#HumanRights violations

environmental destruction

VOTE here

bit.ly/3CLI6L8

Oct 18, 2022

Vote now for #Worstboss !

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Vote for the #WorstBoss in the world - we have nominated 6 CEOs

@JeffBezos @amazon is exploiting workers with low wages & indecent working conditions, and discarding them when they are injured or too exhausted to work.

VOTE: bit.ly/3CLI6L8

The

platform work meeting failed because the Employers withdrew from negotiations late on the final day. Workers & Govts were unanimously open to standard-setting action. Workers explicitly called for a Convention. Matter now with the GB. #gigeconomy Some details:🧵1/13

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Philadelphia Museum of Art Union

@PMA_Union

Oct 17, 2022

We have a contract!! Tonight, members

@PMA_Union

voted 99% in favor of ratifying our hard-won first contract

@philamuseum

. Over 3 years since we started organizing, we finally won our contract by striking, stopping work, for 3 weeks and forcing management to move.

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3,830

Join us this Friday

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Fri, Oct. 14: Join us for a discussion on #SocialProtection & women's #Empowerment w/

Minister for Development @SvenjaSchulze68,

Minister of International Cooperation @RaniaAlMashat & a high-level panel of experts. #AnnualMeetings

AFT President

is in Ukraine today at the invitation of the Ukrainian teachers union. This is part of the continued work our union has done to support Ukrainian teachers and students during this war.

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