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19-700: The SLLC is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation . James Baimba Kabia was Secretary General from 1977 to 1981. This Sierra Leone –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to an African trade union is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . International Trade Union Confederation The International Trade Union Confederation ( ITUC ) (French: Confédération syndicale internationale (CSI) ; German: Internationaler Gewerkschaftsbund (IGB) ; Spanish: Confederación Sindical Internacional (CSI) )

38-455: A background of high workforce participation by women and a Congress 50 per cent of whose delegates were women ): I am a warrior for woman and we still have work to ensure the inclusion of women in the work place and in our unions. The struggles for women are multiple – too often within their families for independence, then in the workplace for rights and equal opportunity, in their unions for access and representation and then as union leaders. But

57-484: A forerunner institution of the ITUC, between 2004 and its absorption into the ITUC in 2006. Recognising the significance of her election as the first female leader of the world's largest international trade union organisation, in her acceptance speech after becoming General Secretary of the ITUC, Burrow underlined the necessity of female participation in organised labour: I am a warrior for women and we still have work to ensure

76-636: A former president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) (2000–2010). She was the first woman to become General Secretary of the ITUC since its foundation in 2006, and was the second woman to become President of the ACTU. Burrow was born in Warren, New South Wales to a family with strong involvement in the labour movement . She graduated in teaching with the University of New South Wales in 1976 and became

95-655: A teacher in the early 1980s, which allowed her to become involved in the New South Wales Teachers Federation . She later became President of the Bathurst Trades and Labor Council. Before becoming President of the ACTU she was also President of the Australian Education Union (AEU) in 1992. Burrow was elected President of the ACTU in May 2000. The most significant public event of her term of office

114-508: A total membership of 87 million. It works closely with the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). The ITUC raises capital through charging dues to its member organisations. [REDACTED] Media related to CSI Member at Wikimedia Commons Sharan Burrow Sharan Leslie Burrow AC (born 12 December 1954) was the general secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) (2010-2022) and

133-791: Is the current acting General Secretary. The ITUC traces its origins back to the First International (also known as the International Workingmen's Association) and in 2014 commemorated the 150th anniversary of the founding of the International Working Men's Association at its own world congress held in Berlin. Also in 2014, the ITUC debuted the Global Rights Index , which ranks nations on 97 metrics pertaining to workers' rights , such as freedom from violent conditions and

152-679: Is the world's largest trade union federation. The federation was formed on 1 November 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) and the World Confederation of Labour (WCL). The Founding Congress of the ITUC was held in Vienna and was preceded by the dissolution congresses of both the ICFTU and the WCL. The ITUC has three main regional organizations:

171-823: The Asia-Pacific Regional Organization , the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas , and the African Regional Organisation . The Trade Union Development Cooperation Network (TUDCN) is an initiative of the ITUC whose main objective is to bring the trade union perspective into international development policy debates and improve the coordination and effectiveness of trade union development cooperation activities. The ITUC represents 207 million workers through its 331 affiliated organizations within 163 countries and territories. Luc Triangle

190-458: The Australian Council of Trade Unions effective 1 July 2010. Speaking to the Congress after her election, Burrow paid tribute to her predecessor and emphasized the continuing role of organized labour in the world's emergence from the 2007–2008 financial crisis . She also made special mention of the significance of her election as the first female leader of the world's largest trade union (against

209-551: The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) responding to panel discussions on the impact of globalisation , including the topics "Cohesion and chaos - the global institutions" and "Global unions - global companies". Technical difficulties limited Lamy's satellite video link participation. Leadership and officers were elected on the final day of the congress. Guy Ryder , the former general secretary of

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228-707: The right to strike and unionize. According to the 2020 update of the Index, there has been a significant increase in violations of workers' rights around the world. The founding congress of the ITUC was held from 1 to 3 November 2006 in Vienna, Austria. The first day of the congress saw the formal creation of the ITUC followed by an address by Juan Somavía , the Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO). Day two included Pascal Lamy ,

247-500: The ICFTU, was elected to the same position in the new organisation. Sharan Burrow was elected president. A Governing Council was established, with 70 elected members, and 8 additional seats reserved for youth and women's representatives. A council of Global Unions was also formed on the final day of the congress. It was established jointly with ten global union federations and the Trade Union Advisory Committee to

266-532: The OECD (TUAC). The second congress of the ITUC was held from 21 to 25 June 2010 in Vancouver, Canada. On 25 June 2010, at the conclusion of the congress, Sharan Burrow (then ITUC President) was elected General Secretary, succeeding Guy Ryder (who had been elected as Deputy Director General of the International Labour Organization ). In anticipation of her election, Burrow had resigned from her position as President of

285-457: The inclusion of women in the work place and in our unions. The struggles for women are multiple – too often within their families for independence, then in the workplace for rights and equal opportunity, in their unions for access and representation and then as union leaders. But the investment in and participation of women is not only a moral mandate it is an investment in democracy and a bulwark against fundamentalism and oppression. Organising women

304-402: The investment in and participation of women is not only a moral mandate it is an investment in democracy and a bulwark against fundamentalism and oppression. Organising woman is and must continue to be a priority for the ITUC. The Pan-European Regional Council (PERC), a European trade union organisation within the ITUC was formed 19 March 2007. It consists of 87 national trade union centres and

323-456: The right to organise and negotiate collectively) which has been removed or jeopardised by the earlier legislation. At the time of her presidency with ACTU , a PPL (Paid Parental Leave) policy program was passed in Australia, for which she said; this would give dignity and respect to women workers. Burrow continued as President of the ACTU until the end of June 2010 when she demitted office and

342-513: Was elected General Secretary (i.e. leader) of the International Trade Union Confederation . Before her election as General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation on 25 June 2010, Burrow was President of the ITUC from its foundation in 2006 until her election as General Secretary in 2010 and had previously been the first female President of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU),

361-665: Was the ACTU's 'Your Rights at Work' campaign against the Howard government 's ' WorkChoices ' industrial relations legislation in the lead up to the 2007 Australian federal election . At the election, the Howard government was defeated, and the incoming Rudd government repealed the WorkChoices legislation and replaced it with the Fair Work Act 2009, which was praised by the ACTU for its restoration and protection of many workers' rights (such as

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