Women

On International Womens Day, the trade union movement calls on MLAs to support the Good Jobs Bill. Polling shows major support for new Employment Rights laws from NI Assembly The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has written to every MLA to urge support for new rights for workers in Northern Ireland...

On 25 November, trade unions supported by civil society marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls by asking: ‘Where’s our safe leave?’ and raising concerns about the long delay in providing paid leave for workers dealing with domestic abuse. Trade unions...

Speaking on 25th November, the international day to demand an end to violence against women and girls, Congress Assistant General Secretary Gerry Murphy said That violence against women and girls continues and is tolerated is an outrage which we must act to address; the levels of violence...

Assistant General Secretary Gerry Murphy speech at unveiling of statues of Mary Ann McCracken and Winifred Carney at Belfast City Hall Good afternoon, Lord Mayor, distinguished guests and citizens of Belfast. I am delighted, as the representative of the trade union movement across this island and...

About 200 trade union women from across the island mark international women's day with a standing ovation for the Palestine Ambassador, Dr Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid. The conference enthusiastically adopted a motion sending a message of Peace and Courage to women everywhere and a special message of...