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Defend Workers' Rights – Vote to Remain in the EU

21 Jun, 2016

As campaigning reaches a climax ahead of Thursday's EU Referendum, ICTU Assistant General Secretary Peter Bunting called on trade unionists to defend the rights of all working people by using their vote and voting to Remain in the European Union. Mr Bunting noted that: "For the past half-century, EU...

Exploitation of seafarers

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2016

Conference remains deeply concerned at the impact on domestic seafarers from ferry operators trading in the Irish Sea who recruit crews from outside the minimum wage. For example Conference notes that Polish seafarer ratings employed by freight operator...

Adopted

Action against racism

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2016

Conference is concerned at the current crisis whereby over a million citizens of Syria and other Middle Eastern countries are displaced because of the political and humanitarian crisis in these countries. No-one can fail to have been moved by the pictures...

Adopted

TTIP

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2016

“This Conference is extremely concerned by ongoing international trade negotiations that will most certainly endanger government’s ability to regulate, and citizen’s rights to access basic public services; e.g. water, health and energy all for the sake of...

Adopted

TTIP

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2016

Conference notes the ongoing campaigns to oppose the Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership. While some public events have been organised to raise awareness of the impact on local communities and services, conference notes that not enough is known...

Adopted

European Union Referendum

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2016

Conference notes that the referendum on membership of the European Union (EU) will be held by the end of 2017 and could be as early as June/July 2016. This will be an important decision for workers in Northern Ireland. A number of key workers' rights and...

Adopted

Protecting the Peace Process

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2016

Conference congratulates the Northern Ireland Committee on its strategic response to the Fresh Start Agreement which recognises the political pressure exerted on parties in NI while rejecting all aspects of the Agreement which run counter to trade union...

Adopted

Ban on Fracking

Motion no

Biennial Delegate Conference 2015

Conference notes the range of environmental, health and social concerns that have been raised in relation to fracking that is high volume hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. It recognises that the industry is characterised by exaggerated forecasts of tax...

Adopted

International Action to Tackle Climate Change and Poverty

Motion no

Biennial Delegate Conference 2015

2015 is a year that will shape the future of humanity, as world leaders will decide on new strategies to fight climate change, hunger, poverty and inequality. During the year, a number of United Nations summit meetings will effectively define the parameters...

Adopted

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

Motion no

Biennial Delegate Conference 2015

That this Conference calls on the Irish government representatives engaged in on-going negotiations on the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership to ensure that there is a general exclusion or carve-out for education and other vital public...

Adopted

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Defend Workers' Rights – Vote to Remain in the EU

Exploitation of seafarers

Action against racism

TTIP

TTIP

European Union Referendum

Protecting the Peace Process

Ban on Fracking

International Action to Tackle Climate Change and Poverty

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

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