Urgent Actions
Support Cambodian Workers and Unions
The ITGLWF is supporting an Urgent Action appeal by Amnesty International and has written to the Cambodian President in support of local workers and unions including affiliates of the ITGLWF.
Please join our efforts to assist our Cambodian Colleagues by lending your support to the urgent action appeal
Global Petition on Child Labour and the Millennium Development Goals
The ITGLWF strongly supports the initiative of the Global March Against Child Labour
By signing this petition, you will be adding your voice to make visible the hidden ninth MDG and ensure that the plight of millions of children around the world will be brought to the attention of the UN and the Heads of State attending the MDG Summit in New York from 20-22 September 2010 and beyond into the follow-up action to accelerate progress to achieve the MDGs.
This petition is to ensure that the Heads of State around the world and the UN Keep The Promise of 2015 for child labourers worldwide by:
Mainstreaming child labour into the MDG monitoring and review process.
Establishing child labour indicators for each of the MDGs.
Allocating adequate resources to eliminate and prevent all forms of child labour, including through the establishment of a Global Financial Transactions Tax.
Reinforce coherence across development programmes to ensure more effective and efficient use of development aid, in particular linking the MDG monitoring and review process with the Roadmap for Achieving the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour by 2016.
Global March will present a copy of the petition and signatories to the UN Secretary-General in September 2010 and will maintain the campaign during the follow-up to the MDG Summit.
Playfair 2012
The ITGLWF in association with the Playfair 2012 partners wants you to support the Playfair 2012 campaign for workers rights in the sportswear industry.
Write to Adidas, Nike and Penteland asking them to raise the bar on Workers Rights
Playfair 2012 demands;
1)
Commit to paying a living wage to workers making
their products.
2) Create a positive climate where workers are free to join trade unions & negotiate for improved rights.
3) Eliminate short- term contracts and provide job security.
4) Build long-term relationships with supply factories.
