The ITUC condemns the arrest of Grygorii Osovyi, President of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine, ITUC Vice-President and General Council member, as attacks on the country's trade union movement escalate. The detention is part of attempts to undermine the trade union movement ahead of a critical parliamentary vote on a draft law that threatens to seize trade union premises, including Trade Union House in Kyiv, and undermine fundamental labour rights. Grygorii Osovyi was detained (…)| www.ituc-csi.org
Workers' rights are in free fall across every continent, according to the 2025 ITUC Global Rights Index, with Europe and the Americas recording their worst scores since the Index began in 2014. Just seven countries now have the top rating of 1 for their respect for workers' rights, compared with 39 rated 5. If the current trend continues, no countries will hold a rating of 1 within the next ten years. Key findings include: Three out of five global regions saw conditions worsen; the (…)| www.ituc-csi.org
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