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Human rights

PSI releases report on "The Syrian Refugee Crisis and its Effect on Public Services in Turkey"

08 February 2016
PSI's report release in Ankara
The study launched in Ankara on the 6th of February at the SES office - one out of the 11 PSI affiliates in the country - focuses on the access to health services by Syrian refugees.

Stop the trafficking of Mauritanian women to Saudi Arabia

24 September 2015
Mauritanian women

900 Mauritanian women have been trafficked to work in Saudi Arabia. Many are subject to abuse with no way out. Please join the call for immediate action and send a message to the government of Mauritania now!

Another victory in Guatemala’s fight against corruption

04 September 2015
Manifestaciones en Guatemala

Congress stripped President Otto Pérez Molina of his immunity from prosecution and Judge Miguel Angel Gálvez immediately ordered his arrest. The judge is also dealing with the the case of "La Línea", a criminal gang alleged to have organised a customs fraud.

World Day against Child Labour

12 June 2015

On the World Day against Child Labour, 12 June, American Federation of Teachers Secretary-Treasurer Lorretta Johnson, co-chair of the Child Labor Coalition makes a declaration on behalf of her fellow unionists.

Migrant boat disasters in the Mediterranean: address the root causes, not patch-up solutions

22 April 2015
migrant refugees near Lampedusa, Italy

In yet another large-scale tragedy in the Mediterranean, on 19 April a boat carrying migrants trying to reach Europe capsized on the coast of Libya and south of the Italian island of Lampedusa. The United Nations has confirmed the death toll to be at least 800.

“Je suis Charlie”: PSI condemns shocking killings of media staff

08 January 2015
Je suis Charlie

PSI stands in solidarity with the French independent journalists and joins its affiliates CFDT, FO and CGT in condemning the barbaric attack on the offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo that took place in Paris on 7 January 2015.

SEIU, US. Photo: Carrie Sloan, Creative Commons

Stand for democracy at work on Human Rights Day!

10 Dec 2014

“Everyone must enjoy full access to decent work, education, health, safety and peace,” says Rosa Pavanelli, PSI General Secretary. On International Human Rights Day, PSI calls on its affiliates and activists to unite and stand firm against the attack on core labour rights and freedoms.

Israel/Palestine: An immediate long-lasting ceasefire and return to negotiations

16 July 2014

Joint EPSU / PSI Statement



EPSU and PSI echo the call of the UN Security Council as the number of killed civilians grows

Solidarity appeal: Balkan floods

03 June 2014

Severe flooding has affected many hundred thousands of citizens and caused grave damage in several Balkan countries such as Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia. PSI and EPSU have written to affiliated unions calling on them to provide assistance allowing the unions to support their members and continue union work.

Rosa Pavanelli - FNL Congress

Speech: PSI leader addresses FNL Congress in Guatemala

31 Mar 2014

PSI leader Rosa Pavanelli made a keynote address to the Congress of the Frente Nacional de Lucha (FNL) the rapidly growing people's movement in Guatemala that includes many PSI affiliate union members. Some 11,000 people attended this historic event on the last weekend of March 2014.