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Trade union development

Free and democratic trade unions are built on solidarity – people working together for improvements in the workplace and the community. Through PSI, unions around the world work together to support each other. Established unions share their knowledge and experience with unions that have fewer resources. This assistance ranges from help with developing tools to serve members, to resource and education materials, to international support in upholding members’ rights.

Egypt: Faces from the front line

29 October 2012

Leading activists in the new free Egyptian trade unions discuss their strategies and how PSI can continue to support them.

PSI General Secretary: How to fund quality public services in the future

28 October 2012

How do we fund quality public services in the future? Who should benefit and who will have to pay? These were the topics of Peter Waldorff's speech at the “Education in Crisis” seminar in Brussels.

Nigeria: Democracy in local government central to development

10 October 2012
Nigerian workers

Local government is crucial to the development of Nigeria, says president of Nigeria Union of Local Employees.

Fiji: ILO delegation expelled

24 September 2012
Fijian workers at bus stop

An ILO Mission was expelled from Fiji recently. A dangerous escalation of the regime’s contempt for worker rights, say unions demanding an explanation from the Fiji military regime.

Communique from West African Health Sector

24 September 2012
Ghana flag

The West African Health Sector Unions Network (WAHSUN) held its 9th plenary session in Ghana on September 21-22. The meeting deliberated on the state of the sub-region and the national situations in the different countries of the WAHSUN member-unions.

PSI Solidarity message to Egyptian trade unions

10 September 2012
Tahir square February 2011

PSI sends solidarity message to Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions - EFITU.

Philippines: Comparative study of collective bargaining

30 August 2012

PSI trade union rights project has launched a comparative analysis of selected collective labor negotiation-management agreement in the Philippines public services.