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Season's Greetings! |
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 As 2009 draws to an end, we can look back on a year that has been dramatic in many ways. From climate change to H1N1, to the global economic crisis, we need to stand together and insist on the important role the public sector must play in getting the world back on its feet. We wish all our members, their families and friends a very successful 2010! |
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Turkey: Detention of Ms Seher Tümer |
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Today is Ms Tümer's second court appearance. PSI wrote to the Turkish government in October denouncing Ms Seher Tümer’s detention and calling for her immediate release. Ms Tümer was arrested shortly after taking part in the celebration of International Women’s Day on 8 March and the Newroz Spring festival on 22 March. She has also been active in denouncing a high mortality rate at Zekai Tahir Burak, the Women’s Health Research and Education Hospital. PSI believes that her arrest is linked to these activities. She has now spent almost nine months in a high security prison with limited access to lawyers. PSI is calling on its affiliates to write to the Turkish authorities asking them to release Seher Tümer. |
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Migrant Rights are Workers Rights |
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On the occasion of the UN-declared International Migrants’ Day, Public Services International (PSI) joins the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), Global Unions, civil society and the international community in celebrating the human rights of all migrant workers and members of their families worldwide. “Quality public services are the foundation of decent work and the key to a decent life, giving people a real choice whether or not to migrate,” says Peter Waldorff, PSI General Secretary. |
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PSI urges developed countries to act on climate change |
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As negotiations are deadlocked in Copenhagen, PSI urges developed countries to take their fare share of responsibility for climate change. More than 20 public sector union leaders are taking part as official observers in Copenhagen.They are pressing for a legally binding agreement that limits temperature increases to below 2 degrees Celsius, and cuts emissions by at least 30% by 2020. |
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PSI Campaign for Migrant Workers' Rights |
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 There is a shortage of health workers across the globe today. Low and unequal pay, heavy workloads, poor working conditions and a lack of opportunities have pressured many health workers, a majority of them women, to leave their jobs in the health care sector to find other employment opportunities or to migrate abroad. The situation is true in both developing and industrialized countries. What is most alarming is the massive migration of health workers from developing countries where the public health situation is already critical. We need a global Code of Practice to address these issues. Now is the time for your union to get involved in the Campaign for the Ethical Recruitment of Health Workers. |
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Global Unions promote green growth for jobs and social justice |
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On the occasion of the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen, the Global Unions have issued a joint publication, “Green Growth for jobs and social justice“. The publication combines the trade union consensus positions developed under the leadership of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) with sectoral perspectives of the Global Union Federations. |
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PSI at COP15 summit on climate change |
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PSI will be participating at the COP15 climate change conference in Copenhagen. Click on the link above to access the statement PSI has just released. PSI is asking its affiliates to send letters to Governments urging them to ensure that the agreement in Copenhagen recognizes the importance of quality and sustainable public services in addressing the urgent challenge of climate change and the need for significant scaling-up of public investment after decades of cuts. |
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Violence is NOT part of the job |
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Violence against women, whether in the workplace, in the home or in the community is a trade union issue. “There can be no equality between men and women when gender-based violence - be it physical, verbal, psychological or economic - continues to be such a prevalent, unchecked and almost accepted part of our workplaces, our homes and our communities,” said Kuini Lutua, Chair of the PSI World Women’s Committee, “Trade unions must be ready to play their part in ending this cycle of violence against women.”
PSI - along with the ITUC and other Global Union Federations - will be marking the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25th November; PSI encourages you to join this awareness campaign - send on a white ribbon or hold other activities. |
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PSI mourns the passing of Neil Kearney |
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PSI was very sad to learn of the sudden and untimely death of Neil Kearney, General Secretary of the International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers’ Federation (ITGLWF).
Neil was a man of outstanding energy and commitment who tiredlessly defended the cause of textile workers all over the world, especially in Asia. His courage and dedication, as well as his profound and unshakable convictions, deserve our deepest esteem and respect.
Brother Kearney's struggle for labour and trade union rights and his outstanding leadership qualities during his 21 years at the head of the ITGLWF will remain examples for us in the future. |
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