Equality

Conference notes the commitment from the new Westminster Government to introduce, in England and Wales, a specific offence of assaulting a retail worker. This follows on from the introduction of similar legislation in Scotland in August 2021. Although this is...

Conference notes the significant issues neurodivergent people have entering the workforce and the increased level of discrimination they face in the workplace. Currently there is emerging a "lost generation" of neurodivergent workers, who due to receiving a...

This BDC is very concerned to note that the Draft PfG produced by the NI Executive makes no mention of our older citizens or their needs. Once again, they are left to feel undervalued and forgotten. Neither does the legislation to outlaw discrimination on the...

Congress welcomes the recent consultations by the Northern Ireland Assembly on employment law and extends our thanks to NIC-ICTU for coordinating the responses of affiliated unions. We acknowledge the significant contributions made by trade unions during this...

Conference acknowledges with alarm that Northern Ireland is facing what has been described as an epidemic of violence against women and girls witnessing a rise in domestic violence and the highest levels of femicide in Europe. As of September 2024, there have...

The TNC 2023/2 Joint Declaration of Protection (for Dignity at Work & Inclusive Working Environment) contains the following commitments: This Declaration is a joint Management Side and Teachers’ Side agreement which recognises the moral and legal duties placed...

Conference observes that social media platforms have become an integral part of our daily lives offering unprecedented opportunities for communication, knowledge sharing, and social connection. Conference considers that social media platforms also pose...

Conference recognises the challenge presented by the rise of the organised far right groups and far right ideas. The underlying causes are multi-faceted but there are fundamental issues that feed the far-right agenda. Grinding poverty has driven many in...

Conference condemns the incidents of violence, racism and hate crime that have increased in recent months and have seriously impacted black and minority ethnic communities, including our members and their families. Conference expresses its profound sorrow at...

Conference condemns the outrageous display of racial and ethnic hatred on display in the centre of Belfast last August. An open demonstration of ignorant racist rhetoric was followed by street violence and vandalism aimed at people from ethnic or minority...