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Democracy should deliver for working people. ✊ For our rights 🦺 For our safety 💶 For our livelihoods ❤️ For our dignity When we organise together, we win. 📣 This International #DemocracyDay, join the #FightForDemocracy ✊ Join a union

🇧🇷 Lula’s re-election is a victory for democracy and working people! Brazilian workers and trade unions have shown that the far right can be defeated through collective mobilisation. 🔗 buff.ly/OYVy2ng

Which company do you think is behind this? Drop your guess below ⬇️ We'll reveal the answer tomorrow. #CorporateUnderminersOfDemocracy #FightForDemocracy

Some corporations don't just harm workers. They undermine democracy. ➡️ Discover our latest report: buff.ly/YU4tSnU Find out which companies and billionaire owners are profiting while ❌ Violating workers' rights ❌ Influencing politics for private gain ❌ Fueling far-right agendas #FightforDemocracy

“The settlers stole my tractor. The soldier did nothing.” During an ITUC mission to Palestine, Luc Triangle met Ahmad, a farmer in Nablus. He described repeated violent attacks by Israeli settlers. ➡️Read more about the mission: buff.ly/0q9221y We stand in solidarity with Palestinian workers.🌿✊

🚨 Webinar | Fight for Democracy, Fight for Our Safety: 16 Days of Action 📅 6 November 2026, 14:00 CET 🔗 Register: buff.ly/dYWZxsp How can trade unions help end violence and harassment at work? Speakers from Burundi, Mexico, the Netherlands and the Philippines. #ILO190 #16Days #FightForDemocracy

Trade unionists from across the world came together at the 4th ITUC Network on Economic and Social Policy to how we can transform our economies and societies for the future while putting workers first. ➡️ More about our work on economic and social policies: buff.ly/1CtoQhC

Some corporations don't just harm workers. They undermine democracy. ➡️ Discover our latest report: buff.ly/YU4tSnU Find out which companies and billionaire owners are profiting while ❌ Violating workers' rights ❌ Influencing politics for private gain ❌ Fueling far-right agendas #FightforDemocracy

Six companies. Billions in power. And a lot to hide. Attacks on workers’ rights, political influence for sale, profits funding anti-democratic forces. Who benefits? Who pays the price? The full story drops on 22 October. Stay tuned. #fightfordemocracy

The textile industry must change. Workers have a vision for how. 📄 buff.ly/6922xEb Get our Just Transition Manifesto – A plan to transform one of the world's most polluting and labour-intensive industries, with workers' rights, decent work, gender equality and social dialogue at its centre.

The ITUC calls on trade unions and international partners to stand with Palestinian workers as ongoing Israeli violations and restrictions continue to damage their main source of income: agriculture and tourism. ➡️ buff.ly/W4sgF06 @luctriangle.bsky.social

🤝 United, we have the power to change the world. Organise. Join a trade union. Listen to the full conversation with ITUC Secretary General Luc Triangle --> buff.ly/vmpz2IH

For Palestinian workers, olive trees are jobs, income, history and dignity. In the occupied West Bank, ITUC Gen.Secretary @luctriangle.bsky.social met Ahmad, an olive farmer, who has suffered repeated attacks by Israeli settlers. We stand in solidarity with those defending their land and livelihoods

Workers want stronger protections from corporate abuse✊️ ➡️ buff.ly/48WT3HT The Global Unions welcome progress towards a legally binding UN treaty on business and human rights. “Workers must have effective access to justice when their rights are violated.” ITUC Gen.Secretary @luctriangle.bsky.social

On World Day for Decent Work, the Youth Network of the Confederation of Trade Unions of Albania (KSSH) brought young trade unionists to discuss the future of the trade union movement and the challenges facing young workers in Albania. #WDDW2026

Union organiser Melba Tampakan applied for a platform job herself to find out. Now she's helping riders in the Philippines build their own union. This World Day for Decent Work, her message is simple: flexibility should not mean insecurity. 🎧 Listen to the episode: buff.ly/nm3MXAV

This #WDDW26, young trade unionists like Sarafina are calling for every young worker to know their rights from day one. ✊️ Unions have a vital role to play in informing, organising and empowering young workers — so they can speak up, stand together and demand decent work. 🔗 buff.ly/mps2div

Young workers aren't waiting for change. They're organising for it.✊️ 🎥 Hear how young workers from Ecuador, India, Morocco and Togo standing up for decent jobs, fair wages, affordable living and a future they can believe in. ▶️ buff.ly/99xUGjv

📚 This #WDDW26, young trade unionists like Luchano are showing the power of solidarity in education. ✊ When teachers stand together, they strengthen their collective voice, defend decent working conditions and help build a better future for educators and students alike. 🔗 buff.ly/mps2div

En esta Jornada Mundial por el Trabajo Decente #WDDW26, Mabe Córdova (CEOSL) nos recuerda que la justicia social debe construirse con las y los jóvenes✊ Solos no podemos cambiarlo todo, pero si nos unimos, podemos hacer posible el cambio. ▶️Mira la historia de Mabe 🔗Más información: buff.ly/m0xEGxZ

🎙️ Webinar | How can labour rights be better protected in development projects financed by the World Bank Group's International Finance Corporation? 📅 14 October, 15:00-16:30 (ICT/UTC+7) 💻 Join online: buff.ly/hAzPLb9 #CivilSocietyPolicyForum #AnnualMeetings2026

Solidarity is how we Fight for Democracy✊ At ITUC Africa’s Youth Force Africa conference, organisers from 11 African countries came together to plan youth-led campaigns, organise young workers, #RatifyC193 and more. Young workers organising for change across Africa. #FightForDemocracy

En esta Jornada Mundial por el Trabajo Decente, 7 de octubre, celebramos a las personas trabajadoras jóvenes que se organizan, alzan la voz y construyen poder colectivo para lograr un futuro más justo. #WDDW26 🔗 buff.ly/m0xEGxZ

Workers must be at the heart of climate action🌱 Ahead of COP31, the ITUC is calling for a Just Transition that delivers climate action, decent jobs and social justice. Read our demands➡️ buff.ly/zlpgNfy

This #WDDW26, young trade unionists around the world are raising their voices for fair pay, secure jobs and dignity at work. From Serbia to the world, young workers like Nevena show that strong unions mean stronger voices and a fairer future ✊ 🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/mps2div

En cette Journée mondiale pour le travail décent, 7 Octobre, nous célébrons les jeunes travailleuses et travailleurs qui s’organisent, font entendre leur voix et construisent un pouvoir collectif pour un avenir plus juste. #WDDW26 🔗 buff.ly/HKjB8yw

The fight for democracy needs the leadership of working-class women✊ Young women trade union leaders from across the Pacific came together to discuss challenges facing the region. More women leading means stronger unions and stronger democracy. #ForDemocracy

This #WDDW26,we celebrate young trade unionists whose experiences inspire them to stand up for workers’ rights & build a fairer world✊ For Nina Santos (E tū), witnessing how a union helped her father escape an exploitative situation showed her the power unions ▶️Watch Nina’s story 🔗 buff.ly/mps2div

This #WDDW26, young trade unionists like Diane are creating space for women to lead, grow and thrive at work. 🌍️ From Benin to the world, women workers are organising, strengthening their voices and pushing for workplaces where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. 🔗 buff.ly/mps2div

This #WDDW26, we celebrate the young trade unionists finding new ways to organise workers and fight for decent work — including in the platform economy. ▶️ Watch Melba Tampakan’s story (ALU/TUCP) 🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/mps2div

🔴 WE’RE LIVE TODAY! ⏰15h CET 📢This #WDDW26, young workers take the floor. Join 5 young trade unionists from across the world as they discuss unemployment, low wages, precarious work & the rising cost of living — and, crucially, how young workers are organising to fight back. 🔗 buff.ly/Bbogj2i

This #WDDW26, young trade union leaders like Shivalika are showing how empathy, determination and courage can build stronger unions and a fairer world of work. When young workers have a voice and the power to organise, they can stand up for their rights — and for each other. 🔗 buff.ly/mps2div

This #WDDW26, 7 of October, we celebrate young workers organising, speaking up and building collective power for a fairer future. Every young worker deserves decent pay, safe and secure jobs, respect at work, and a real voice in the decisions that affect their lives. 🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/mps2div

“Here in the Pacific, the climate crisis is changing how we live. The summers are getting hotter. The storms are getting worse” Pre-COP31: FTUC National Secretary Felix Anthony calls for international solidarity with the nations of the Pacific. Solidarity demands Just Transition from fossil fuels

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“Fossil fuel corporations are destabilising our climate. Working people are paying the price.” At the Pre-COP31 meeting, ACTU President Michele O'Neil highlighted the human cost of the climate crisis. “Many people pay with their wallets, too many pay with their lives.”

⏰ 2 DAYS TO GO! This #WDDW26, hear directly from five young trade unionists from around the world about the challenges facing their generation, the movements demanding change and how young workers are building collective power. 📅 7 October ⏰ 15:00 CET 🔗 Register now & join us: buff.ly/Bbogj2i

📣 The money is there. Peace and justice are not utopia. They are a political choice! 🎧️ Listen to the full conversation --> buff.ly/vmpz2IH

🚨 ITUC to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney: “The right to strike must not become a right whose effective exercise is ultimately dependent on the discretion or political judgement of the Government.” - ITUC General Secretary @luctriangle.bsky.social ➡️ buff.ly/r1mIV31

Today, we rallied in front of Hong Kong's office in Brussels to demand the immediate release of trade union leader Lee Cheuk-yan and human rights lawyer Chow Hang-tung. "The ITUC rejects the weaponisation of national security laws to suppress civic criticism" 🗣️ @luctriangle.bsky.social

Celebrating 120 years of CGIL - At the anniversary celebrations in Milan, ITUC General Secretary Luc Triangle warned of a billionaire coup against democracy, as the super-rich and the far-right join forces to weaken workers’ rights and push for increased military spending. @luctriangle.bsky.social

What happens when the world’s labour standards are weakened? Workers pay the price. A new analysis looks at how the US administration’s retreat from the ILO could affect workers both at home and abroad. 👉 Read more: buff.ly/irNRJHI

✊What does the future of work look like to young workers? Low wages. Insecure jobs. Unemployment. A rising cost of living. Young workers across the world are confronting enormous challenges & organising to change them. 📅7 Oct | ⏰15h CET 🎥Young Workers Organising for the Future 🔗 buff.ly/Bbogj2i

⚠️ Billionaires & Extremists are forming a GLOBAL COALITION targeting working people! Listen to the full conversation➡️ buff.ly/vmpz2IH

☢️ Nuclear weapons belong in the past. Around US$100 billion is spent on them every year, while workers are told there isn’t enough for decent jobs, public services or climate action. 🕊️ Disarm. Divest. Invest in humanity. #NuclearBan

On #WDDW26, join five young trade unionists from different regions to hear about the challenges facing their generation — and how young workers are fighting for decent work and a better future. 📅7 October ⏰15:00 CET 🎥 Webinar: Young Workers Organising for the Future 🔗 Register: buff.ly/Bbogj2i

En cette Journée internationale de la #Démocratie, notre message est clair : la démocratie doit être au service des travailleuses et des travailleurs. ✊ Ensemble, nous avons le pouvoir de défendre nos droits, nos salaires et notre dignité. 📣 #LutterPourLaDémocratie 🤝 Rejoignez un syndicat.

What happens when wealth becomes political power? Luc Triangle explains why billionaire power is a threat for workers' rights — and for democracy. 🎧️ Listen to the full conversation --> buff.ly/vmpz2IH

The ITUC welcomes the withdrawal of the legal complaint against @cgt.fr General Secretary Sophie Binet over comments she made in defence of tax justice. 🔗 buff.ly/dyKK9aT #FightForDemocracy #France

At the #WTOPublicForum, ITUC & @uniglobalunion.org brought workers to the centre of the digital trade debate, highlighting the often-hidden labour of data annotators, AI trainers and content moderators. 📣 Our key message: digital trade must work for workers.

🗣️“Achieving democracy for women at work & in society means dismantling structural discrimination, recognising the value of women’s paid & unpaid labour, & rebalancing power in our economies, societies & workplaces." Luc Triangle, ITUC General Secretary 🔗 buff.ly/e5bIGCu #EqualPayDay