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PERC General Secretary condemns terrorist attack in Moscow
As a General Secretary of the Pan-European Regional Council I condemn the terror attack in Moscow. Always against violence against civilians and with the families of those killed and injured. Esther Lynch General Secretary PERC
In memoria of Pevrul Kavlak
The TÜRK-İŞ Vice-President, the Türk Metal Union President, Brother Pevrul Kavlak passed away on February 24, 2024. Brother Kavlak was a remarkable and dedicated trade unionist fighting for the rights of workers at the international level as well as the national one. TÜRK-İŞ
NIS SEE Trade Union Communications network meeting
The annual trade union communications network meeting took place on the 7th of December 2023.
5th PERC General Assembly
The 5th PERC General Assembly took place in Brussels on 5 December 2023, chaired by Irakli Petriashvili, the President of Georgian Trade Union Confederation and the President of the PERC.
SEE and NIS Trade Union Experts’ Meeting on OHS “Safety and health at work as a fundamental right at work – Decent and climate friendly jobs”
Within the framework of the Support Project of the Swedish Trade Unions "Union to Union", in Igalo - Montenegro, on 16 – 17 November 2023, a meeting of the Network of trade union experts from the countries of Southeast Europe, Georgia, Moldova and Armenia was held on Safety and health protection at work - "Safety and health at work as a fundamental right at work – Decent and climate friendly jobs".
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AHIK: Cooperation towards equality and inclusion
A joint international conference Towards equality and inclusion organized by ITUC-PERC and Azerbaijan Trade Unions Confederation (AHIK) took place in Baku, Azerbaijan on 26th of September following the meeting of PERC Women Committee.
Actions against the Independent Trade Union of Police of Montenegro
Actions against the Independent Trade Union of Police of Montenegro.
Slovak Republic: KOZ SR Conference ’The future of work in the 21st century’
The Confederation of Trade Unions of the Slovak Republic (KOZ SR) has organized a conference: The future of work in the 21st century yesterday (4.5.2023) and invited the professional public, experts, trade unionists and representatives of the academia to participate. Monika Uhlerová, President of KOZ SR, and Slavka Eley, Head of the Management and Coordination Department of the European Labour Authority, delivered their keynote speeches in person. The attendees were addressed by Esther Lynch, Secretary General of the European Trade Union Confederation, and Oliver Röpke, President of the European Economic and Social Committee, via a video message.
Confederation of Trade Unions of the Slovak Republic with new leaders: The future lies in work, democracy, freedom and justice!
The 11th Congress of the Confederation of Trade Unions of the Slovak Republic was held in Bratislava on 16 and 17 June 2022. The delegates of the Congress elected a new Confederation leadership on the first day of the meeting. Monika Uhlerová, former Vice-President of KOZ SR, was elected President of KOZ SR and František Gajdoš from OZ KOVO was elect-ed Vice-President of KOZ SR.
Statement by the BKDP Executive Committee in connection with the violation of the rights of trade unions in Belarus
The BKDP Executive Committee expresses a strong protest in connection with another violation of the rights of trade unions in the country, the recognition on April 7 of the Belarusian Trade Union of workers of radio and electronic industry (REP trade union), which is part of the BKDP, as an extremist formation.