We produced these Debt Briefs w @UNCTAD so unions can protect workers public services when debt crises arise. With increased public spending to fight COVID19, these are now vital reading (part of our project with @financing4dev) @_markperera @AnnPettifor @MazzucatoM @jubileedebt

WORKERS SUCCESSFULLY DEFEND GENDER EQUALITY AT THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE! Maddy Northam, PSI’s LGBTIQA Coordinating Committee co-chair, CPSU ACT Regional Secretary and ACTU representative, was a key figure in the tripartite drafting committee that successfully preserved gender equality as a human right and commitments to intersectionality at the International Labour Organization this week in Geneva. The ILO’s first discussion on gender in the workplace in years risked having gender equality severely undermined by the Trump administration and its right-wing ally, Argentinian President Javier Milei. Thankfully, Maddy and her PSI colleague Florence Taruvinga, head of the Energy Sector Workers’ Union of Zimbabwe (ESWUZ), were able to work alongside progressive governments and other committed worker delegates at the ILO to defend equality and human rights, standing up for the world’s public sector workers — 70% of whom are women. #ILC2026 #PSIunions

𝐍𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐏𝐒𝐈 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 🤝 Delegations from five Nepali trade unions met PSI General Secretary @DanielBertossa in Geneva this week. They were there to raise a pressing concern: the Nepal government has deregistered 12 public sector unions in the civil services, health sector and public sector. The meeting is part of the unions' efforts to build international solidarity against the deregistration. PSI, along with its affiliates, is responding through a legal challenge at the national level. PSI has also filed a case with the @ilo and is engaged in international solidarity actions. The delegations represented Nepal Trade Union Congress (NTUC), Nepal Civil Services Employees Union (NSCEU), All Nepal Trade Union Federation (ANTUF), South Asian Regional Trade Union Council (SARTUC) and General Federation of Nepalese Trade Union (GEFONT). #Nepal #TradeUnionRights #PublicSectorWorkers #LabourRights #ILO #WorkersRights

Brazil's Minister of Labour and Employment, @luizmarinhopt, visited PSI’s global headquarters to celebrate the government’s commitment to implementing ILO Convention 151 to guaranteeing collective bargaining in the public sector — a historic step forward for the country’s workers. PSI General Secretary @DanielBertossa thanked affiliates and the Minister for their sustained efforts to make this milestone possible. Read more: publicservices.international…

ENCUENTRO ENTRE BERTOSSA Y DOVAL EN LA OIT En el marco de la CIT de la @ilo se reunieron Daniel Bertossa por la PSI GLOBAL UNION y Hernán Doval por la CONTRAM. El encuentro sirvió para seguir articulando los desafíos por delante de los Municipales de la región.

✊ 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐮 Trade unions in Kathmandu continue their protests against the repressive moves by the government. The TUs, joined by PSI affiliates, marched from Maitighar to Baneshwor in Kathmandu, demanding protection of trade union rights and a worker-friendly budget. #TradeUnionRights #NepalWorkers #PSI #WorkersRights #Nepal @ShahBalen @PM_nepal_ More here: psishort.link/NepalProtest

Water is a right, not a luxury. Gaps in water access come from weak public policy and poor funding, not from lack of water itself. That’s why we need to invest in universal public services to make sure everyone gets clean water, no matter their income. #OXFAM #NORAD #OxfamDenmark #ITUCAfrica #KwesiObeng #WaterJustice #SDG6 #PublicServices #EndInequality #ARFSD12 @SolidarityCntr @AkhatorO @profhod

NEWS: @CIJ_ICJ affirms @ILO #right2strike in BIG WIN for workers #unions.✊🔴🚩 PSI General Secretary @DanielBertossa said: “The ability to withhold our labour, if and when necessary, has always been part of workers' wider right to organize. Today, the world’s highest court has affirmed our right to strike." The decision provides international support for unions everywhere to #fightback when rights are attacked nationally. “PSI will support our members to use the protections of the ILO when freedom of association and our rights come under attack. Today’s ruling shows that workers will stand up and be heard. We have international law on our side.” @ituc @EPSUnions READ MORE: 👇publicservices.international…

Historic win for workers worldwide! The International Court of Justice (ICJ) @CIJ_ICJ has affirmed what we knew from the start: the workers’ right to strike is protected under international labour standards and freedom of association. ✊ Read more: bwint.org/BwiNews/NewsDetail…

𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞! ✊ The International Court of Justice @CIJ_ICJ has ruled that the right to strike is protected under international law — upholding Article 87 of the ILO Convention on Freedom of Association. This is a landmark moment for workers and unions everywhere. Watch PSI member Asad Ur Rehman Aasi, Deputy General Secretary, Public Sector Employees Federation of Pakistan (PSEFP), explain why this ruling matters — for workers in Pakistan and around the world. He says that the right to strike is not a crime. It is a fundamental democratic right — the last voice workers have when dialogue fails, when promises are broken and when decisions are imposed without consultation. Watch the video here: psishort.link/AsadICJ @ilo #RightToStrike #FreedomOfAssociation #ILO #ICJ #WorkersRights #TradeUnions

Public service workers around the world stand with @NZPSA members in NZ, rallying to stop the government's dangerous cuts to services. Solidarity! Hear PSI exec board member and @NZPSA National Secretary Duane Leo break it down:

In a victory for workers, unions and public services, the International Court of Justice has upheld the long-established interpretation that the right to #strike is part of the International Labour Organisation's Convention 87 on Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise. publicservices.international…

Unions around the world are standing with our Belgian comrades, in the streets today to fight back the government's attacks on workers rights, social security and public services!

Want public funding to support more teachers and nurses - or more tanks and nukes? We're working with @SIPRIorg, @IntlPeaceBureau & @eduint to expose how increases to military spending are fueling austerity across our public services. Join our Webinar tomorrow: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…

Do you want public funding to support more teachers and nurses - or more tanks and nukes? Join our webinar w @SIPRIorg, @IntlPeaceBureau & @eduint on how massive increases to military spending are fueling austerity across our public services. us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…

𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐋𝐎 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟏𝟗𝟎 ✊🏽🇱🇰 After sustained organising and advocacy by trade unions, Sri Lanka has officially ratified ILO Convention No. 190 on violence and harassment in the world of work. Following the announcement in December, the government formally submitted the ratification to the ILO on 16 April, making Sri Lanka the 55th country to ratify C190. This is a significant step towards ensuring safe, dignified workplaces, especially for women workers. The struggle now moves to implementation—to make sure these protections are realised in every workplace. #SriLanka #C190 #WorkersRights #StopGBVH #TradeUnions #genderjusticela #DecentWork Read our post from December 2025 to know the exemplary role played by the trade unions in ratification publicservices.international…

🗽Our co-chair @JosephEStiglitz was clear: the super rich pay a much lower tax rate than the working class — and even lower than what they themselves paid in the 60s. "it's time they start paying their fair share", he said alongside @gabriel_zucman & #NYCMayor @ZohranKMamdani

𝐍𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 The PSI affiliates, occupational federations, and key national centres in Nepal, particularly NTUC, GEFONT, and ANTUF, have come together and resolved to fight the anti-trade union reform agenda proposed by the Nepal government. At a national consultation meeting held on 12 April 2026 in Kathmandu, the leaders appreciated the international solidarity expressed by GUFs, such as PSI, from the Asia Pacific region and seriously discussed the gaps, current challenges, and key priority actions to be taken forward for the protection of the trade union movement in Nepal. The meeting also acknowledged the historic contribution made by trade unions in every political change in Nepal and stressed the need for unity and joint action on all fronts, ranging from grassroots organising and media/narrative battles to legal and policy struggles. Leaders committed to intensifying organising campaigns within their own structures and to actively engaging in trade union networks, joint lobbying and advocacy initiatives, as well as the preparation of joint events and campaigns such as May Day celebrations. The meeting was largely successful in creating a shared understanding among different trade unions, with a strong commitment to work together on joint campaigns for visible change in the world of work in Nepal. #Nepal #TradeUnions #WorkersRights #MayDay #UnionPower #Solidarity

𝐏𝐒𝐈 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐔𝐅𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐥🇳🇵 PSI, along with Global Union Federations (GUFs), representing workers across various sectors, have issued a joint statement expressing grave concern over the Nepal government’s proposal to ban selected trade unions, especially those representing public services workers. The statement warns that such a move would directly violate Nepal’s Constitution, breach its obligations under ILO Convention 98, and undermine the democratic right of workers to organise and bargain collectively. Read more 👉 psishort.link/NepalTUban @BWIglobal @itucasiapacific @IDWFED @IndustriALL_GU @ITFglobalunion @PM_nepal_ @ILOAsiaPacific