The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has been building support among political parties for its Charter for Fair Conditions at Work.
The Congress Charter sets out five key principles to help make decent work a reality: a living wage, fair hours of work, the right to trade union representation, the right to respect in the workplace, and fair public procurement.
In its statement, ‘Collective Bargaining is a Human Right’, the ICTU asserts that “collective bargaining and fair conditions of employment are synonymous”.
“When we initiated the Charter campaign we did so to raise awareness of what constitutes decent work and to begin a national conversation about how we could make it a reality in every workplace,” explained ICTU General Secretary Patricia King.
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