Sexual Harassment Campaign
Congress believes the " No Excuses" major national awareness campaign on sexual harassment and sexual violence launched today is indeed a timely initiative. 2018 research carried out by Red C research reported that Ireland has the highest level of claimed sexual harassment in Europe with 32% of...
EU-OSHA working hand in hand with EU legislation
In its 25th anniversary year, EU-OSHA reflects on the significance of the 1989 Framework Directive on Safety and Health at Work and looks forward to supporting a more recent initiative to make Europe's workplaces safer and healthier: the European Pillar of Social Rights. Join us in celebrating the...
Minding your mental health in the workplace
Patricia Murray Senior Organisational Psychologist with the Health and Safety Authority was a recent guest speaker at a seminar organised by the ICTU Health and Safety Mental Health sub-committee. The seminar focused on what trade unions can do about the issue of mental health in the workplace...
ICTU supports protests by Google employees concerning sexual harassment in the workplace
Global protests by Google employees including Dublin against sexual harassment in the workplace has highlighted the need for Government action on the issue. General Secretary of Congress Patricia King, who has pressed for amendments to current legislation concerning sexual harassment, said 'such...
Workers' Rights in Ireland under Scrutiny at International Labour Forum
David Joyce outlines the key issues that Congress will be raising at the forthcoming 107 th Session of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). David will represent Congress at the ILO's annual gathering Some reflections from the 107th International Labour Conference (ILC) (added 12 June) It was...
The Future of the Retail Sector
Motion no
28
Congress notes that the rapid development of technology is a cause for concern amongst many retail workers in Northern Ireland. Congress believes that much of the speculation about jobs being replaced by technology fails to recognise the vital human contact...
Adopted
