May Day

May day : Governments must act for a sustainable and equitable recovery

It is more than five years since the financial crisis hit, followed rapidly by a larger economic crisis. This economic earthquake exposed the dangers (...) read more

May Day: Arab Workers Demands for Jobs and Rights Echo Reform Movement Across the Region

Tens of thousands of people across the Arab world have demonstrated to demand decent jobs, social justice and an end to repression on May Day. At (...) read more

"Winds of change for social justice and democracy 1 May 2011"

Today as trade unionists around the world celebrate the role of workers in the fight for democracy and social justice, the international union (...) read more

ITUC May Day Declaration, 2010 - From the Crisis to Global Justice

Decades of deregulation, greed and free-market speculation have plunged the world into deep economic recession, with appalling impacts on working (...) read more