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PSI participates in ILO meeting in Peru

Date: 
13 October, 2014 to 16 October, 2014

PSI has just taken part, with a delegation of 48 members, in the 18th American Regional Meeting of the International Labour Organization (ILO) held in the capital of Peru, Lima, from 13-16 October.

Uruguay celebrates ten years of constitutional reform in defence of water

Date: 
9 October, 2014

On 9 October, the people of Uruguay celebrated the tenth anniversary of the victorious referendum in defence of water that forced a change to the constitution. Amendments to the constitution recognised water as a basic human right and made it impossible to privatise water resources and services.

PSI at the G20 and related events

Date: 
12 November, 2014 to 16 November, 2014

The G20 leaders meeting is taking place on 15-16 November 2014 in Brisbane, Australia. Public
Services International (PSI) has been following G20 progress this year, especially in relation to the
work the OECD is doing on behalf of the G20 to ensure that multinational corporations pay their
fair share of tax, called the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project.

Power to the People: A Strategy Discussion on Advancing Social Ownership of Energy

Date: 
20 September, 2014

PSI General Secretary, Rosa Pavanelli, with representatives of PSI affiliates will be taking part in a strategic discussion on advancing social ownership of energy organised by the Trade Unions for Energy Democracy (TUED) on 20 September 2014 in New York. The TUED delegation will join in the People's Climate March on 21 September 2014.

International Labour Conference 2014

Date: 
28 May, 2014 to 12 June, 2014

The Conference will be held in Geneva (Switzerland), at the Palais des Nations and ILO headquarters. Please note that Tuesday 27th May will be devoted to preparatory meetings requiring the attendance of the tripartite members of national delegations to the Conference.

3rd ITUC World Congress

Date: 
18 May, 2014 to 23 May, 2014

7th Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD)

Date: 
12 May, 2014 to 16 May, 2014

The GFMD Civil Society Days will take place on 12th-13th May 2014 at the Brewery Conference Centre, Stockholm. A shared session with governments, known as the Common Space, will be held in the same venue on the 14th of May. The GFMD Government Days will take place at the same location on 15th - 16th of May.

10th FIQ Congress

Date: 
7 April, 2014 to 11 April, 2014

The FIQ (Fédération Interprofessionelle de la santé du Québec) held its 10th Congress from 7 to 10th April 2014 in Quebec city. 700 delegates from all over Quebec participated.

ILO/SECTOR Global Dialogue Forum on the impact of the financial crisis on collective bargaining in the public service

Date: 
2 April, 2014 to 3 April, 2014

PSI will take part in the Global Dialogue Forum on Challenges to Collective Bargaining in the Public Service will be held at the ILO, Geneva, from Wednesday, 2 to Thursday, 3 April 2014.