Youth

Today is International School Meals Day. Education support workers and teachers believe every child and young person should be able to access nutritious meals at school. Since our 2022 delegate conference, it has been NIC-ICTU’s policy to support young people and their families’ budgets with high...

Today a group of youth organisations, LGBTQIA+ charities and education unions representing thousands of teaching and non-teaching staff across Northern Ireland have condemned the Education Minister’s removal of guidance for supporting trans youth in education, urging him to reinstate the guidance in...

The Congress Youth Committee has launched an online guide designed to inform young workers in Northern Ireland about their rights at work. The Your Rights at Work guide is a living document, meaning it will be continuously updated to reflect changes in employment law and workers’ rights. This...

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions reiterates its call for agreed age-appropriate content for Relationships and Sexuality Education which addresses the issues of domestic abuse and healthy relationships. The conflict between the NI Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris and faith groups over the...

DERRY LAUNCH OF WORKERS DEMAND BETTER CAMPAIGN Campaign backed by all NI trade unions to tackle the cost-of-living crisis has first of series of ‘town hall’ meetings in Derry. Derry Trades Union Council (DTUC) and NIC-ICTU will host a public meeting in Derry about the Workers Demand Better campaign...

In advance of 25 November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, NIC ICTU has written to all MLAs to urge them to support the Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) Bill which will be brought before the Assembly on 29 November by Rachel Woods MLA. The Bill proposes 10 days of paid...