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Organizations relating to Workers
Trades Union International of Workers in the Building, Wood, Building Materials and Allied Industries / Nicosia, Cyprus / Est. 1949
International Amalgamation of Unions of Automobile and Farm Machinery Workers / Moscow, Russia
Nordic Federation of Building and Wood Workers / Stockholm, Sweden / Est. 1952
Nordiska Arbetarsångar- och Musikerförbundet / Sandefjord, Norway / Est. 1947
International Confederation of Trade Unions of Workers in the Oil and Gas Industries, and Construction Workers in the Oil and Gas Complex / Moscow, Russia / Est. 1992
Coordinadora de Centrales Sindicales del Cono Sur / Buenos Aires, Argentina / Est. 1986
International Organisation of Trade Unions of Educational and Scientific Workers / Moscow, Russia
International Organisation of Agro-Industrial Trade Unions / Moscow, Russia
International Association of Fishing Industry Workers' Unions / Moscow, Russia
Confederación Latinoamericana de Cooperativas y Mutuales de Trabajadores / San Antonio de Los Altos, Venezuela / Est. 1975
International Confederation of Health Workers' Unions / Moscow, Russia
Federación Latinoamericana de Trabajadores de las Industrias Metalúrgicas, Mecanicas y Mineras / Buenos Aires, Argentina / Est. 1991
International Association of Textile and Light Industry Workers' Unions / Moscow, Russia
International Trade Union Alliance of Public Utilities, Local Industry and Services Workers / Moscow, Russia
Confederación Latinoamericana de Trabajadores Jubilados, Pensionados y Adultos Mayores / Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep / Est. 1987
Federation of Timber and Related Industries Workers' Unions of the Commonwealth of Independent States / Moscow, Russia
International Organisation of Metalworkers' Unions / Moscow, Russia
International Association of Civil Aviation Workers' Unions / Baku, Azerbaijan
International Confederation of Joint Venture Workers' Unions / Moscow, Russia
Trade Union International of Workers in Geology, Geodesy and Cartography / Moscow, Russia
International Confederation of Construction and Building Materials Industry Workers' Unions / Moscow, Russia
International Organisation of Communications Workers' Unions / Moscow, Russia
Nordic Engineer Officers' Federation / Copenhagen, Denmark / Est. 1919
Syndicat international du décolletage / Cluses, France / Est. 1963
Coordinadora Latinoamericana de Trabajadores de los Servicios Públicos / Bogota, Colombia / Est. 1968
Service- og Tjenestebranchens Union i Norden / Stockholm, Sweden
International Trade Union "Elektroprofsoyuz" / Moscow, Russia / Est. 1991
International Association of Trade Unions of Workers in Scientific Research and Production Cooperatives and Enterprises / Moscow, Russia
Justice in Motion / Brooklyn NY, USA / Est. 2005
Confederación Panamericana del Deporte de los Trabajadores / Mexico City, Mexico / Est. 1993
Nordens Offentliganställdas Fackliga Samorganisation / Stockholm, Sweden / Est. 1968
Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions / Centurion, South Africa
Asian Peasant Coalition / Quezon City, Philippines / Est. 2003
Union syndicale du service public européen / Brussels, Belgium / Est. 1973
Pan American Federation of Arts, Mass Media and Entertainment Unions / Brussels, Belgium / Est. 1991
Pan-European Regional Council / Brussels, Belgium / Est. 2007
ASEAN Trade Union Council / Quezon City, Philippines
Committee on Migrant Workers / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 2004
International Centre for Trade Union Rights / London, UK / Est. 1987
Staff Union of the International Labour Office / Geneva, Switzerland
UNIDO Staff Union / Vienna, Austria / Est. 1967
Fédération de l'Union Européenne des Consuls Honoraires / Brussels, Belgium / Est. 2004
European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions / Brussels, Belgium / Est. 2001
Global Union Federations / Brussels, Belgium / Est. 1913
Internationale des organisations culturelles ouvrières / Hannover, Germany / Est. 1926
La Via Campesina / Harare, Zimbabwe / Est. 1993
International NGO Platform on the Migrant Workers' Convention / Geneva, Switzerland
Asia Pacific Workers Solidarity Link / Colombo, Sri Lanka
Autonome Lokomotivführer-Gewerkschaften Europas / Madrid, Spain / Est. 1989
European Platform for Migrant Workers' Rights / Ronse, Belgium / Est. 2004
View all profiles (807 total) in the Yearbook of International Organizations
World Problems relating to Workers
From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human PotentialProstitution
Abusive workplace surveillance
Strikes
Xenophobia
Discrimination against women in employment
Lack of skilled manpower in rural areas
Criminalization of prostitution
Discrimination in employment against immigrant workers
Occupational hazards to workers in small industries
Denial of the right of trade union association
Unprotected migrant workers
Substance abuse at work
Drug abuse at work
Dishonest employees
Denial of right to collective bargaining
Worker maladjustment to technology
Vulnerability of frontier workers
Discrimination against part-time work
Unproductive subsistence agriculture
Unfair competition from convict-made goods
Forced relocation of peasants onto marginal lands
Unrepresentativeness of trade unions
Disadvantages of homeworking employees
Hazards to young people at work
Occupational hazards of male workers
Action Strategies relating to Workers
From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human PotentialLabouring
Preventing occupational accidents
Promoting observance of international labour standards
Working from home
Homesteading
Strengthening role of workers and trade unions
Promoting equality of opportunity for migrant workers
Improving working conditions of salaried employees
Protecting workers against excessive working hours
Operating temporary work business
Reducing disincentives to hire workers
Offering flexible employment
Improving earnings of workers
Creating worker-owned businesses
Protecting homeworkers
Eliminating abusive child labour
Undermining trade unions
Employing women workers
Adapting work to an ageing workforce
Promoting social and economic progress in the maritime industry
Promotion of rights of indigenous tribal workers
Ensuring freedom of association for workers
Using part-time employees
Improving worker cooperation with multinational enterprises
Strengthening cooperation among scientists, extension workers and users
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