Motions

Conference remains deeply concerned at the impact on domestic seafarers from ferry operators’ recruitment of foreign crews on rates of pay below legal minimum wage rates on both sides of the Irish Sea. For example, Conference notes that Seatruck, Irish Ferries...

Conference notes the shortage of apprentices in a number of crafts in the construction sector. This is compounded by the fact that employers in the sector are refusing to recognise qualifications as a requirement to employment. Employers have created an...

This conference, in the interest of equality, calls for a campaign for the 6 months limit in the Payment of Wages Act 1991 for claiming unpaid wages be abolished and allow workers to claim all arrears due to them as another step in the battle against wage...

Congress recognises that mental health is increasingly one of the most pressing challenges faced by trade unionists and by workers generally. Many disciplinary cases involve underlying mental health issues and union workplace reps are often the first to be...

This conference calls on the incoming Congress Executive to encourage as a matter of policy, that all productivity measures which form part of proposed pay agreements allow that due recognition be given to the health of workers, as prescribed in legislation.

In light of the recent gender breakdown of Trade Union membership North and South, conference is resolved to revise all committees and sub-committees of ICTU to ensure positive gender balance and adequate representation of the now majority gender group...

Conference notes the recent move by Government to exclude History and Geography from the core curriculum whilst also noting the absence of any trade union reference in subjects such as Politics and Society. Conference further recognises that the movement must...

Conference notes that the promise of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement can only be realised by way of a Just Transition that ensures: “...workers, communities, employers and Government (engage) in social dialogue to drive the...

Congress notes that proposals to mine gold in the Sperrin Mountains would cause massive environmental pollution to an area of outstanding natural beauty, and threaten the entire Foyle River system. Congress notes that, rather than create jobs, the proposed...

ICTU Biennial Delegate Conference expresses its concern over the crisis on the high street and in the wider retail sector. Over the past 12 months, the retail sector has been hit by more shop closures than ever and consumer confidence has still not fully...