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PSI violence against women poster

Posters: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

18 Nov 2013

PSI calls on all its affiliate members, men and women, to make a pledge to end violence against women and girls, at each of their workplaces around the globe. Use these posters available in eight languages

Programme of Action 2013-2017: Social Justice through Trade Union Rights and Quality Public Services

30 Nov 2012

Public Services International’s “Programme of Action 2013-2017” was submitted by the PSI Executive Board as Resolution N°1 to PSI’s 29th World Congress, held in Durban, South Africa, on 27-30 November 2012, where it was adopted.

Public services and decent work for all

07 October 2013
ITUC Poster for WDDW

On 7 October we celebrate the World Day for Decent Work. Public Services International (PSI) joins the international trade union movement in demanding decent work for all and an end to the continuous attacks on trade union rights around the world. We want jobs that provide decent salaries and social security with safe working conditions.

PSI Global Energy Meeting

Date: 
24 September, 2013 to 25 September, 2013

PSI unions will deal with the major challenges facing workers in energy and develop strategies to organise and mobilise in-country, by region and globally. We will ask 4-5 unions to help develop the agenda.

PSI brief on Trade in Services Agreement (TISA)

25 Jul 2013

This briefing note, written in July 2013, explains the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA).

PSI policy on International Trade Agreements

31 May 2013

PSI’s Executive Board (EB–145) endorsed in May 2013 a proposal to increase PSI’s work on trade agreements. This work will focus on the most prominent threats to our affiliates, including ensuring that trade agreements are not used to open public services to private commercial activities but are used to contribute to the application of international labour standards to protect workers’ rights.

ILO Report: Sustainable development, decent work and green jobs

23 May 2013

This report addresses the challenges of achieving environmental sustainability and turning the vision of decent work for all into a reality.

General Report of the ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations

16 May 2013

The Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations is an independent body composed of legal experts charged with examining the application of ILO Conventions and Recommendations by ILO member States. The annual report of the Committee of Experts covers numerous matters related to the application of ILO standards.

ILO Manual on Collective Bargaining and Dispute Resolution in the Public Service

16 May 2013

This excellent ILO Manual seeks to provide examples on how different countries have developed successful mechanisms to prevent and resolve disputes in labour relations in the public service. It showcases effective ways to develop collective bargaining systems and provides approaches and formulas for dispute resolution.

Posters: Your Future in Public Hands

14 May 2013

On 1 May 2013, PSI launched the campaign “Your Future in Public Hands.” Public services are under attack and action is needed to ensure that in the future quality public services will be available to young and old, generating social justice and equality for all.