On this World Youth Day, 12 August, the International Labour Confederation (ILC) emphasizes the vital role of youth in social life and the workforce around the world. Young people, with their energy, innovative ideas, and power for change, are the most valuable resource in building today and tomorrow. However, millions of young people are facing serious challenges today, such as high unemployment, insecurity, barriers to education, and exclusion from decision-making processes.

Global Solidarity of Labour Against Modern Slavery

On the occasion of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons (30 July), the International Labour Confederation (ILC) strongly condemns all forms of human trafficking and calls for enhanced trade union solidarity and international cooperation to eradicate this global crime.

President of the International Labour Confederation (ILC), Ali Yalçın, and ILC Secretary General, Hamza Öksüz, hosted Khaled Abu Marjoub, Vice President of the General Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions (GFJTU)—one of the founding confederations of the ILC—along with his accompanying delegation. The meeting provided a fruitful platform for exchanging ideas on regional and global challenges facing the labor movement, as well as the future of solidarity among confederations.

As the International Labour Confederation (ILC), we strongly and unequivocally condemn Israel’s recent attacks on Iran and the ongoing destruction in Gaza. Israel’s long-standing policy of aggression has evolved into a systematic form of state terrorism, characterized by war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and acts tantamount to genocide.

A Decent Life is Everyone’s Right: Solidarity with Refugees is Possible Through Justice World Refugee Day, observed on 20 June, is a global call to highlight the fundamental rights, dignity, and struggle for survival of more than 120 million forcibly displaced people worldwide (UNHCR). Refugeehood is not a personal choice, but a compulsory search for survival, dignity, and safety.

Children Are Not Our Workers, They Are Our Future!

On the occasion of the World Day Against Child Labour, the International Labour Confederation (ILC) once again strongly affirms: Child labour is a global injustice that violates human dignity and must be abolished in all its forms without delay.