Public money should fund public services—not reward aggressive tax avoidance. A new report reveals how Palantir benefits from public contracts across Europe while paying almost no corporate tax through complex corporate structures. Meanwhile, workers and citizens are left to shoulder the cost 👇👇

EPSU@epsu.bsky.social · 11h ago

🤑 We pay. You pay. Palantir doesn’t. A new report finds that #Palantir is paying little to no corporate tax in Europe while expanding its influence over public services, policing, defence and national security. 💲 Public money in. Almost no tax out. Read the report: www.epsu.org/article/pala...

🗣️“It’s important that First Nations employment also caters for First Nations cultural obligations.” Wayne Kurnorth, United Workers Union Trade unions have a key role to play in ensuring that #Indigenous workers' voices are heard & their rights are reflected in workplaces and collective bargaining.

What does it take to identify the worst countries in the world for working people? Learn how the Global Rights Index measures workers' rights violations worldwide—and why the 2026 findings matter for all of us. 🎧https://www.ituc-csi.org/ituc-podcast-collective-voices #CollectiveVoices #RightsIndex26

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ITUC@ituc.bsky.social · 3d ago

🚨 Today's the day | 13:00 CEST! Join us today for "Solidarity in Action: Trade Unions with Indigenous Workers – Examples from Australia." ✊🏽 ✅ Better jobs and fair wages ✅ Climate justice ✅ Cultural leave and workplace rights ✅ Stronger representation for Indigenous workers 🔗 buff.ly/ZbgyHEY

🚨 Today's the day | 13:00 CEST! Join us today for "Solidarity in Action: Trade Unions with Indigenous Workers – Examples from Australia." ✊🏽 ✅ Better jobs and fair wages ✅ Climate justice ✅ Cultural leave and workplace rights ✅ Stronger representation for Indigenous workers 🔗 buff.ly/ZbgyHEY

📱 Vigilancia. 🚫 Represión sindical. ⚖️ Leyes laborales impuestas sin diálogo. Los derechos de los trabajadores y la democracia están bajo presión. ✊ La respuesta es la solidaridad. Organízate. Afíliate a un sindicato. 👉 www.ituc-csi.org/global-right... #RightsIndex26 #LuchaPorLaDemocracia

🚴📱 #PlatformWorkers in Nepal are organising for better rights and protections. A discussion in Kathmandu highlighted workers' demands and the importance of the new ILO Convention No. 193 in advancing fair pay, safe working conditions and social protection. ✊ 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/IoJMfCN

🌏️ In #HongKong, authorities used national security laws to deny registration to independent trade unions and force others to disband. 🔒 Workers are being stripped of independent representation. 📢 Union freedom is a democratic right. 👉 buff.ly/N1PrbRU #FreeLeeCheukYan #RightsIndex26

📱In this interview, Monica Tepfer from ITUC explains why the new ILO Convention on Decent Work in the Platform Economy is such an important milestone. 🗣️“The discussion is no longer about whether platform workers deserve rights, but how those rights will be implemented & enforced” 🔗 buff.ly/tch3Pkx

🌎️ Panamá es ahora uno de los 10 peores países para los trabajadores tras la escalada de ataques contra sindicatos y manifestantes. 👮 Se ha arrestado a trabajadores y amenazado a sindicatos durante diversas huelgas nacionales. 👉 buff.ly/wyYhwQy #RightsIndex26 #LuchaPorLaDemocracia

Luc Triangle & Cathy Feingold @aflcio.org remind us that weakening collective bargaining, labour protections and civic freedoms sets a dangerous precedent far beyond US borders. 📣 Protecting workers' rights is essential to protecting democracy everywhere. Read @inequality.org: buff.ly/rrlYvST

⚠️ Être emprisonné pour avoir défendu vos droits au travail. 🚓 Arrestations. 💥 Violences. 🛑 Droit de grève bafoué. Pour des millions de travailleurs, ce n'est pas une exception : c'est la réalité. ✊ Les travailleurs méritent la dignité, la justice et la liberté. 👉 buff.ly/I5FzFbE #RightsIndex26

The #HLPF2026 reaffirmed that partnerships are key to delivering the #GlobalGoals. For trade unions, that means social dialogue, workers' rights & decent work. 📖 Read more: buff.ly/qQHK6YP 👀 See unions in action: buff.ly/CH25Pg1 #TimeFor8

⏳One week to go! 🎥 Join our webinar "Solidarity in Action: Trade Unions with Indigenous Workers – Examples from Australia" to hear inspiring experiences from union leaders working alongside Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander workers. 🗓️3 August 🕐13:00 CEST 🎟️ Register now: buff.ly/ZbgyHEY

⚖️En # Algérie, des syndicalistes ont été arrêtés, battus pendant leur détention et condamnés à des peines de prison en vertu de la loi antiterroriste, dont le champ d'application est très large 🛑Les systèmes judiciaires doivent protéger les droits, et non réprimer la dissidence 👉 buff.ly/I5FzFbE

📱Fernando Rocha @intccoo.bsky.social analiza el nuevo Convenio 193 de la OIT sobre el #TrabajoEnPlataformas: un hito histórico que establece un marco global para fortalecer los derechos de las personas trabajadoras de plataformas y avanzar hacia el trabajo decente. 🔗Lee el artículo: buff.ly/G9vwcfv

🌍️ #Türkiye 🛑 Workers and unions in Türkiye continue to face repression, arrests and restrictions on protest. 📢 Defending workers’ rights is defending democracy. 👉 www.ituc-csi.org/global-right... #RightsIndex26 #FightForDemocracy

🤔 ¿Cuáles son los 10 peores países para los trabajadores en 2026? 📺 Descubre cómo gobiernos y empleadores están atacando los derechos de los trabajadores y la democracia en todo el planeta. 👉 buff.ly/wyYhwQy #RightsIndex26

📢 Save the Date! Join ITUC & @australianunions.bsky.social for a webinar exploring practical examples of how unions are advancing inclusion, rights, and justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workers. 🗓️ 3 August 2026 🕐 13:00–14:15 CEST 👉 Register now: buff.ly/ZbgyHEY

✊📱 Jeffrey Vogt @solidaritycenter.bsky.social explains why ILO Convention No. 193 is a historic win for #PlatformWorkers. By guaranteeing fundamental rights—including freedom of association and collective bargaining—it lays the foundation for decent work in the platform economy. 🔗 buff.ly/XpjMa75

The #UK has improved its rating from 4 to 3 in the #RightsIndex26 following positive labour reforms. But while progress is possible, the global trend remains deeply worrying, with workers' rights continuing to deteriorate in too many countries. ✊ 🔗Read more: buff.ly/PLRfsjq @tuc.org.uk

🌍The #HLPF2026 has come to an end. ITUC delegates from every region made workers' voices heard by responding to VNRs, speaking in plenary and taking part in side events. 📄We'll soon share our analysis of the Ministerial Declaration and a recap of all our activities. #TimeFor8 🔗 buff.ly/gDn4How

At the MGOS Collective Side Event on the road to the 2027 SDG Summit, Anne Cécile, UNSAS Senegal, stressed that "Trade unions have been pivotal in promoting powerful alliances of social movements around the SDGs." 🔗Learn more: buff.ly/gDn4How #HLPF2026 #TimeFor8

Every workplace depends on cleaners. Every cleaner deserves dignity, respect and a voice. Listen to 'Unsung: Cleaners' by UNI Europa 👇

MACRODOSE@macrodosepod.bsky.social · 4w ago

Behind every clean space is a story, but too often these stories go untold. Cleaners underpin our workplaces, hospitals, schools and public spaces—and yet their labour is often made invisible.

In an interview with CIVICUS Lens, ITUC General Secretary Luc Triangle warns against attacks on civic freedoms. As the ICJ confirmed, "Workers cannot exercise freedom of association effectively without the ability to take collective action, including strikes." 🔗 buff.ly/FSZ5hGP

En la VNR de #Uruguay, el movimiento sindical pidió más acción por el trabajo decente: reducir la jornada laboral, cerrar la brecha salarial de género, fortalecer el Sistema de Cuidados y garantizar inclusión. — Viviana Rumbo, PIT-CNT 🔗 Más información: buff.ly/gDn4How #HLPF2026 #TimeFor8 #ODS

In Somalia’s VNR, trade unions called for peacebuilding rooted in decent work, social protection and social dialogue, alongside stronger human rights protections and an end to impunity and violence against journalists — Omar Faruk, FESTU 🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/gDn4How #HLPF2026 #TimeFor8

A #JustTransition is built through social dialogue 🤝 As the #HLPF2026 reviews #SDG9, Germany’s DGB helped shape the country’s Coal Consensus—bringing together unions, government, employers and civil society to ensure the shift away from coal protects workers and communities. 🔗 buff.ly/Hx8SYFy

During Switzerland’s VNR on the #SDGs, trade unions and civil society called for stronger investment in social and environmental priorities. 🗣️ “Switzerland must embrace its responsibility as a global leader in sustainability.” Thomas Taylor, ITUC 🔗 buff.ly/gDn4How #HLPF2026 #TimeFor8

During Italy’s VNR on the #SDGs, trade unions and civil society warned about precarious work, stagnant wages and the rise of the working poor. 🗣️ “Labour flexibility too often means insecurity and lack of protection.” Christian Ferrari, CGIL 🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/gDn4How #HLPF2026 #TimeFor8