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  • Brazil denounced at the International Labor Organization for violation of trade union rights


    14 December 2018

    An official complaint was filed with the ILO on Wednesday, 12, in Brasilia (DF). Signatory entities accuse the Brazilian government of violating UN Convention 151, which guarantees, among other things, the right to collective bargaining in the public sector.

  • Japan Enacts a Revised Water Supply Act to all for-profit PPPs


    14 December 2018

    Despite the mounting evidence of the problems of public-private partnerships (PPPs), private concessions, or other forms of turning public water utilities into profit machines for private corporations, the pro-market national government of Japan snuck in a legislative provision to do just that. PSI supports Jichiro, Zensuido and allies opposing water privatisation bill in Japan.

  • Salute to Amit Sengupta!


    14 December 2018

    Dr Amit Sengupta, a leading figure in the global struggle for the right to health, died on 29 November in a swimming accident off the Betalbatim beach in Goa, India, at 60 years of age. For four decades, he committed his life to the struggle for a better world, a struggle which prioritised the furtherance of scientific knowledge and public health for all

  • 4th Peoples Health Assembly held in Bangladesh


    14 December 2018

    In the week of 15- 19 November 2018, over a thousand delegates, including grassroots health activists, civil society organisations, academic institutions, NGOs and policymakers from across the world, including a delegation from Public Services International, gathered in Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh for the fourth People’s Health Assembly (PHA-4).

  • Declaration of solidarity with the Central American Migrant Caravan


    13 December 2018

    We demand that the migration issue in the region be dealt with as an urgent matter of human dignity, and not as a matter of border patrols and armies. This situation requires the formulation of policies and agreements to protect the rights of migrants that facilitates the free circulation of all people. No-one is illegal!

  • PSI Interamerica Regional Conference: The Future of Work and Ending Violence and Harassment in Public Services


    13 December 2018

    More than 90 trade unionists from Latin America, Canada and the Caribbean met to discuss issues including challenges for trade unions and workers in ongoing debates on the future of work, the impact of technology on work and the ILO Convention on Violence and Harassment in the World of Work. A strong gender analysis was integrated into every one of these topics.

  • "Private Profits and the Public Purse" - PSI report highlights questionable tax practices of corporations profiting from public budgets


    13 December 2018

    A new report released today by Public Services International raises serious concerns about the tax arrangements and use of offshore havens by companies which profit from public contracts the world over.