Workplace Rights

Conference rejects the thinking of the Governments in both jurisdictions in Ireland which divides society by artificially creating competition between different component groups. This thinking demands, for example, that the poor and disadvantaged pay for those...

This ICTU Congress recognises that, due to the impact of the economic crisis, thousands of workers in the retail sector continue to face the threat of redundancy and under-employment. Congress recognises that the economic downturn has had a devastating impact...

Recognising that rank-and-file bank workers were not responsible for the crisis in Irish banking but have nevertheless made considerable sacrifices since the beginning of the banking crisis in 2008 both in terms of their personal finances and in terms of the...

Conference: ondemns the increasing incidence of bullying, including cyber bullying, and acts of violence perpetrated on workers in the education sector;calls on the employers of education workers to ensure that a safe working environment, free from violence...

Congress deplores the attempts by employers in the Public Sector to undermine the entitlements secured under the terms of the Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003 by refusing to afford to workers who have an entitlement to a Contract of...

Congress notes: the crisis of casualisation (resulting from precarious employment contracts) in teaching and lecturing; the rapidly increasing number of teachers and lecturers who are in fixed-term, part-time employment, many of whom are suffering income...

Noting that the scale of unemployment is at a level which involves excessive human suffering, and is otherwise a threat to social cohesion, Conference calls on Government to respond positively to our proposals for investment in both economies on the island in...