PSI - Public Services International

PSI statement on repression in Bangladesh and need to strengthen Quality Public Services Bangladesh has been experiencing widespread protests against the unjust quota system in public services. The government's and police's repression has been as severe as the protests themselves. Here is PSI's statement condemning the repression and advocating for strengthened quality public services.

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🇪🇸In Spain, UGT Servicios Públicos and FSC-CCOO have secured a pay increase for over three million public employees.

By the end of 2024, the Framework Agreement aims to achieve a total salary increase of 9.8%.

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Empowered Together: Maldivian Union's Innovative Organising Yields Historic Wins The Maldives Health Professional's Union (MHPU) has been instrumental in ratification of bills on Industrial Relations and Occupational Health Safety in the country. A strong union, they changed their organising strategy in 2022 with PSI's support, which yielded in major wins and continues to keep t...

Global effort to uphold and advance LGBTI rights needed newsroom news Global effort to uphold and advance LGBTI rights needed Jun 27, 2024 A webinar hosted by the Council of Global Unions LGBTI Coordinating Committee, which was attended by 175 people on 26 June, brought together speakers from the United Nations, trade unions and civil rights groups. The....

Our affiliated health members from the OKHMATDYT Children's Hospital in Kyiv tell us "As a result of this missile attack our colleagues, trade unionists, hospital workers and small children died; medical buildings, equipment, workplaces, etc. were destroyed. Today the members of the community and the staff of the OKHMATDYT need help, both individually targeted and in general for recovery."

We strongly condemn this crime and call on our union movement to redouble our solidarity support for our Ukrainian comrades.

READ MORE: https://publicservices.international/resources/news/psi-epsu-condemn-abominable-russian-strike-on-childrens-hospital-call-for-union-solidarity?id=15339&lang=en

Kyiv city Health Workers' Union Професійна спілка працівників охорони здоров'я України

SSP - Syndicat des services publics
Schweizerischer Gewerbeverband sgv
VPOD Schweiz

PSI/EPSU condemn abominable Russian strike on Children's Hospital, call for union solidarity In a clear breach of the laws of war, Russia has yet again targeted civilian infrastructure and killed 38 people - four of whom were children - in an attack on Ukraine's largest children's health facility.

Our affiliated health members from the OKHMATDYT Children's Hospital in Kyiv tell us "As a result of this missile attack our colleagues, trade unionists, hospital workers and small children died; medical buildings, equipment, workplaces, etc. were destroyed. Today the members of the community and the staff of the OHMATDYT need help, both individually targeted and in general for recovery."

We strongly condemn this crime and call on our union movement to redouble our solidarity support for our Ukrainian comrades.

Kyiv city Health Workers' Union and the Професійна спілка працівників охорони здоров'я України

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Union syndicale suisse USS, Schweizerischer Gewerkschaftsbund SGB, VPOD Schweiz SSP - Syndicat des services publics

🕯️Внаслідок російської атаки на лікарню "Охматдит" загинула лікарка, 30-річна львів'янка Світлана Лук'янчук.

"Світлана народилася у Львові. Дівчина була сиротою, тож вихованням займалася рідна тітка", – повідомляє мер Львова Андрій Садовий.

В лікарні "Охматдит" працювала дитячим нефрологом.

Вічна памʼять!

Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions and Federations in India submit workers demands ahead of the budget Despite forming the government for the third time in India, the Bharatiya Janta Party had to settle for substantially lesser number of seats. Trade Unions played an important role in change of scene due to previous government's anti-worker policies. In an unusual move, the Government invited Trade U...

Adverse Impacts of Health Workers' Migration in Sri Lanka Samudra Gunawardena, a nursing officer and unionist, explains how the migration of health workers, especially nurses, from Sri Lanka is creating havoc in del...

Quality Public services are essential to fighting reactionary politics On World Public Services Day, it's our duty to reiterate that public services are the backbone of our societies. They build social cohesion and solidarity, and when they are adequately funded and prioritized, people have faith in the institutions of government.

🚀 Call for Tender: Develop a Handbook on Tax Communications for Union Leaders 🚀

📘 Project Highlights:
• Guidance on Public Communication
• Tailored Messaging
• Digital Media
• Key Tax Topics

More info:

Call for Tender: Creation of a Tax Communications Handbook for Trade Unions Public Services International is a Global Union Federation of more than 700 trade unions representing 30 million workers in 154 countries. We bring their voices to the UN, ILO, WHO and other regional and global organisations. We defend trade union and workers' rights and fight for universal access t...

Great event on training kit for remunicipalisation at European Public Service Unions (EPSU) congress!

Andrew Cumbers from University of Glasgow says "We should be on the offensive about the importance of public ownership. The public is more on board for this than ever."

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PSI - The global union federation of workers in public services Public Services International is a Global Union Federation of more than 700 trade unions representing 30 million workers in 154 countries. We bring their voices to the UN, ILO, WHO and other regional and global organisations. We defend trade union and workers' rights and fight for universal access t...

120 million. This is the current total number of people across the globe who have been forcibly displaced by the tragedies of wars, ongoing conflicts and violence, based on the report by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR).

Every year on 20 June, we commemorate . PSI stands in solidarity with all refugees around the world in defending their safety, dignity and human rights.

Read more here: https://publicservices.international/resources/news/public-service-unions-standing-up-for-democracy-peace-and-refugee-rights?id=15301&lang=en

Indian Election Outcome Bolsters Trade Union Campaigns Even though the right-wing party in India has been able to form the government third time, it has received lesser number of seats and depends on other coalition partners to remain in power. What role have trade unions played in this and what would the new dynamics mean for the tade union movement in...

We convinced the International Labour Organization to acknowledge that delivering care is the primary responsibility of states!

But we continue to work with International Trade Union Confederation to oppose the International Labour Organization's promotion of PPPs and privatisation: which are false solutions to the care crisis.

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ILC: PSI Win for Care as State Responsibility: Global Labour unites to oppose PPPs After weeks of negotiations, the International Labour Conference’s General Discussion on Decent Work and the Care Economy has reached its conclusions.