Olof Palme International Center is the Swedish labour movement's umbrella organisation for international solidarity. Equality, freedom, human rights for all.
Joined May 2012
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Hjälp oss möta regeringens angrepp på Palmecentrets och arbetarrörelsens internationella utvecklingssamarbeten och stötta våra utsatta samarbetspartners runt om i världen.
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Olof Palme Internationella Center retweeted
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Statement by Norway, the Netherlands, the UK, France, Sweden, Japan, Australia & others expressing their concern over
- the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza
- Israel’s decision to reject the INGOs’ appeal regarding the registration law.
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🇲🇪 On the week of the #EUWesternBalkans summit in Tivat, the Friends of the Western Balkans (FoWB) met in Montenegro to place regional cooperation in the Western Balkans at the centre of the discussion. On this occasion, they issued the official joint statement "Call for a progressive EU enlargement". Find out more.
➡️ bit.ly/WhatDrivesEnlargement
The discussion provided a platform for exchange among members of the European Parliament, representatives of national parliaments from the Social Democratic family and a broad network of experts to:
🔍 Reassess whether and how regional cooperation can still function as a credible instrument of enlargement
⚙️ Discuss the risks of the instrumentalisation of the #RegionalCooperation as a platform for accessing funding or consolidating political alliances
🇭🇺 Examine the implications of recent political developments in Hungary for the enlargement process
🌱 Present the challenges and opportunities related to the #JustTransition in the Western Balkans, aligning with EU Green Agenda goals while supporting affected workers and communities
While new proposals to reform the EU enlargement methodology circulate in Brussels and beyond, it must be underlined that enlarging the Union is, and will always remain, primarily a matter of political will – both among Member States and in candidate countries.
🤝 By FEPS, in cooperation with @FES_Europa, Foundation Max van der Stoel - FMS, @SorsaFoundation, @Palmecenter, @j_jaures, @RennerInstitut, @CeSPI_Roma, @D_Progresiva and @TheProgressives, in the framework of FEPS Enlargement Programme. The conference was preceded by the S&D Willy Brandt Programme conference.
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We support Montenegro’s ambitious goal to become an EU Member State by 2028. We welcome the establishment of the Ad Hoc Working Group for the drafting of Montenegro’s Accession Treaty, a process launched bringing Montenegro one step closer to the EU.
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The US State Department will soon announce a wave of grants aimed in part at reshaping European domestic politics.
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2/ The effort is being overseen by a little-known office within the department known as the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) that was historically involved in promoting democracy in places such as Cuba, Iran, and Russia.
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Today, the 5th Int. Ministerial Conference on Feminist Foreign Policy opens in Madrid. As feminist foreign ministers from around the world gather under the theme “Building Peace and Democracy”, we want to highlight three priorities:
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2. Strengthening international law
International law must be respected and applied equally everywhere. This requires a stronger multilateral order: a world in which international security is shaped not by the law of the strongest, but by the voice of the global majority.
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3. Sweden must reclaim its leading role in development cooperation and feminist foreign policy
For a more democratic, equal, just and sustainable world. A feminist foreign policy also requires develop. cooperation that places human security, human rights and peace at its centre.
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The new #ITUC Global Rights Index shows a worrying global trend: attacks on trade union rights, collective bargaining and the right to strike are increasing, while access to justice is declining.
📢 JUST LAUNCHED: The 2026 ITUC Global Rights Index
🗣️“The 2026 Global Rights Index shows that the crisis for workers’ rights is no longer confined to the margins - it is now at the heart of democracies. Governments are failing to protect working people, and in many cases are actively undermining them.” @luc_triangle ITUC General Secretary
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#RightsIndex26 #FightForDemocracy
@etuc_ces @CSA_TUCA @ituc_africa @itucasiapacific @ArabTradeUnion
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2/ Strong democracies need strong unions. Defending workers’ rights is essential to building fairer, more equal and democratic societies. #GlobalRightsIndex
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The ITUC condemns the failure of the 2026 NPT Review Conference to advance nuclear disarmament.
While most states worked in good faith to reduce growing nuclear dangers, nuclear-armed states and their allies blocked meaningful progress and continued to rely on dangerous nuclear deterrence policies.
Trade unions worldwide are clear: nuclear weapons are incompatible with peace, democracy, social justice and human security.
More than 5 million signatures have been delivered calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons. Workers and communities should not pay the price of militarisation and nuclear escalation.
Lasting peace cannot coexist with nuclear weapons. Their complete elimination remains an urgent necessity for humanity.
🔗 Learn more: ituc-csi.org/ituc-condemns-f…
#NuclearBan #TradeUnionsForPeace #FightForDemocracy #TPNW #NPT #peace
@nuclearban @IntlPeaceBureau @unionion
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Think platform work only affects gig workers? It doesn’t.
What’s being normalised in the gig economy is spreading across all work: algorithmic control, insecure jobs, misclassification, and zero accountability.
In June 2026, the ILO votes on binding global standards for platform workers.
📱 Algorithmic transparency
✊ Right to organise
⚖️ End bogus self-employment
ITUC legal officer Monica Tepfer breaks down what’s at stake in Collective Voices.
This goes far beyond one app. It’s about the future of work.
🎧 Listen now: ituc-csi.org/ituc-podcast-co…
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#WesternSahara is still one of the world’s unresolved decolonisation issues.
At a time when international law is under pressure globally, we must stand firm on the principles of self-determination, human rights and opposition to occupation - everywhere. byteseu.com/2047309
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"Medan världen är upptagen med annat begraver den turkiska regimen på detta vis de sista kvarlevorna av landets demokrati." @herkesicinCHP
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Olof Palme Internationella Center retweeted
May 23
Tens of thousands of demonstrators flooded the streets of central Belgrade on Saturday. The youth-led rally aims to increase pressure on President Aleksandar Vučić ahead of upcoming elections and has sustained nationwide university blockades for the past 18 months.
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Turkisk polis har börjat bryta sig in i CHP:s, det största oppositionspartiet, huvudkontor i Ankara. Palmecentret står i solidaritet med @eczozgurozel och alla de som just nu kämpar för demokratin i Turkiet.
May 24
SON DAKİKA | Polis ekipleri, CHP Genel Merkezi'nin kapısını kırarak içeri girmeye başladı.
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Platform workers around the world are demanding what every worker deserves: safety, fair pay, transparency, and dignity on the job.
As global leaders meet to shape a new international treaty on platform work, drivers and delivery workers are making sure their voices are heard. The future of work must include rights for all workers — online and off.
🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/gpuBxYz
@SolidarityCntr
#TimeToDeliver #PlatformWorkers #RightsForAll #FightForDemocracy
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Olof Palme Internationella Center retweeted
Igår kom det efterlängtade uttalandet från International Court of Justice. Vi välkomnar förtydligandet om att strejkrätten ingår i ILOs konvention 87. Läs mer om det på ITUCs hemsida.
The ITUC welcomes the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice, confirming that the right to strike is protected under International Labour Organization Convention No. 87 on Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise.
🗣️ “We thank the world court for this advisory opinion. The Court has confirmed that international law supports the longstanding understanding shared not only by unions, but across large parts of the ILO system for decades." @luc_triangle ITUC General Secretary
🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/NoE6RIo
#RightToStrike #UnionWin #FightForDemocracy
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Historiskt besked från Internationella domstolen: strejkrätten skyddas av ILO:s konvention om föreningsfrihet. En seger för fackliga rättigheter, demokrati och människors möjlighet att organisera sig mot orättvisor och exploatering .✊ @ituc
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