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PSI at the International Labour Conference (ILC)

The 107th Session of the International Labour Conference will be held at the Palais des Nations and the ILO headquarters, in Geneva, from 28 May to 8 June 2018. PSI will be working in close cooperation with its affiliates and the Workers’ Group at the ILC to make the voices of public sector workers heard!

Speech: Rosa Pavanelli final ILC speech

18 June 2013

PSI General Secretary, Rosa Pavanelli's final presentation to the International Labour Conference summarising PSI's perspectives on public sector reform and the ILO.

Video: PSI Anti Corruption Forum ILC June 2013

17 June 2013

Public Services International hosted this forum as an official side event of the International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland.
Participants discussed how corruption undermines public services and democracy. Corruption wastes public money by diverting it into the hands of corrupt politicians, businesses and their agents.

PSI interim report: ILO Committee on the Application of Standards, June 2013

14 June 2013
Workers' representatives from South Korea and Guatemala

The Committee on the Application of Standards (CAS) is a standing committee of the International Labour Conference (ILC), which meets every year to examine a list of twenty-five countries in terms of their application of core and/or ratified Conventions.

Report: Public Finance Control and Anti-Corruption Strategies Forum (2013)

14 June 2013

Public Services International leader Rosa Pavanelli opened the Public Finance Control and Anti-Corruption Strategies Forum on 13 June 2013 by saying: “Corruption is one of the sicknesses of our society. We believe that one of the best alternatives to austerity and cuts to public spending is to seriously fight against corruption. We also link this new PSI campaign against corruption to the fight for global tax justice.”

Public Finance Control and Anti-Corruption Strategies forum

13 June 2013

A PSI parallel event on public finance control and anti-corruption strategies.

Unions and collective bargaining build quality public services

13 June 2013
Rosa Pavanelli at the ILC 2013

A RadioLabour interview with Rosa Pavanelli PSI General Secretary

Route of Shame: PSI protest against Greek TV shutdown

12 June 2013

During the "Route of Shame" cycle ride around Geneva on 12 June 2013 for social justice and trade union rights, participants will gather in front of the Greek Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva to protest against the closure of Greek public television.

Ride for workers' rights and social justice follows 'Route of Shame'

12 June 2013

[Geneva, Switzerland] Led by members of the global union federation Public Services International (PSI), trade union leaders from around the world will join in a ‘Route of Shame’ bicycle ride Wednesday 12 June and visit missions and embassies in Geneva, Switzerland to draw attention to countries which consistently violate workers’ rights.

PSI statement on Turkey at the International Labour Conference

12 June 2013
Inside the Committee for Application of Standards ILO

On 11 June 2013, PSI made a statement on Turkey during the meeting of the Committee on the Application of Standards at the International Labour Conference. Rosa Pavanelli, PSI general secretary, gave the following short presentation.

The Route of Shame: A bicycle ride for social justice

12 June 2013
Poster Route of Shame

Join us in calling for the universal protection of workers’ rights and social justice!

Public Services International on the Green Economy

07 June 2013

One definition of the Green Economy is: “An economy that results in improved human well-being and reduced inequalities over the long term, while not exposing future generations to significant environmental risks and ecological scarcity.”

Brochure: "Your Future in Public Hands"

07 June 2013

A compilation of PSI statements and background information for use by PSI delegates at the International Labour Conference ILC

PSI General Secretary Rosa Pavanelli addresses the International Labour Conference

06 June 2013
Rosa Pavanelli and Juneia Batista at the International Labour Conference in Geneva

Rosa Pavanelli, speaking at the International Labour Conference on 6 June 2013, says, "PSI welcomes the report by the ILO Committee on the Application of Standards, and the excellent work done by the Committee of Experts. We want to underline the importance of the ILO’s supervisory mechanism and the role it plays in modernizing labour relations systems.

102nd International Labour Conference (ILC)

05 June 2013

The 102nd Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) will be held at the Palais des Nations and the ILO headquarters in Geneva, from 5 to 20 June 2013.

Green jobs and privatization don't mix

23 May 2013

For the first time, the agenda of next International Labour Conference (Geneva, 5-20 June, 2013) includes a General Discussion on “Sustainable Development, Decent Work and Green Jobs”.