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26-812: The UGTT is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation and the Arab Trade Union Confederation . Author Safwan M. Masri has noted the influence of "notable intellectuals such as Tahar Haddad ," among other early twentieth-century reformers and thinkers, on the development of labor power in Tunisia. In recent years, the UGTT worked together with three other organizations (the Tunisian Human Rights League-LTDH ,

52-877: A Member of the MacBride Commission on International Communications (1980–82). Finally, he has served as Chairman of the United Nations Committee of Parliamentarians for Global Action . Born on 21 April 1941, Somavía's early schooling took place in Chile, the Netherlands, Belgium, the United States and Ecuador. In 1958, he returned to his country to read law at the Catholic University of Chile . After graduating in 1962, he continued higher studies in economic development at

78-455: A background of high workforce participation by women and a Congress 50 per cent of whose delegates were women ): I am a warrior for woman and we still have work to ensure the inclusion of women in the work place and in our unions. The struggles for women are multiple – too often within their families for independence, then in the workplace for rights and equal opportunity, in their unions for access and representation and then as union leaders. But

104-541: A diplomat and academic – and his involvement in social development, business and civil organizations have all helped shape his vision of the need to secure decent work for women and men throughout the world. The following is a list of the positions he held in the United Nations and other inter-governmental organizations before joining the ILO: Somavía began his career as an academic. From 1967 to 1968, he

130-511: A role that is likely to endure." This Tunisia -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to an African trade union is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . International Trade Union Confederation The International Trade Union Confederation ( ITUC ) (French: Confédération syndicale internationale (CSI) ; German: Internationaler Gewerkschaftsbund (IGB) ; Spanish: Confederación Sindical Internacional (CSI) )

156-589: A total membership of 87 million. It works closely with the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). The ITUC raises capital through charging dues to its member organisations. [REDACTED] Media related to CSI Member at Wikimedia Commons Juan Somav%C3%ADa Juan Somavía Altamirano (born April 21, 1941) is the former Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO). He

182-885: Is the current acting General Secretary. The ITUC traces its origins back to the First International (also known as the International Workingmen's Association) and in 2014 commemorated the 150th anniversary of the founding of the International Working Men's Association at its own world congress held in Berlin. Also in 2014, the ITUC debuted the Global Rights Index , which ranks nations on 97 metrics pertaining to workers' rights , such as freedom from violent conditions and

208-710: Is the world's largest trade union federation. The federation was formed on 1 November 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) and the World Confederation of Labour (WCL). The Founding Congress of the ITUC was held in Vienna and was preceded by the dissolution congresses of both the ICFTU and the WCL. The ITUC has three main regional organizations:

234-865: The Asia-Pacific Regional Organization , the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas , and the African Regional Organisation . The Trade Union Development Cooperation Network (TUDCN) is an initiative of the ITUC whose main objective is to bring the trade union perspective into international development policy debates and improve the coordination and effectiveness of trade union development cooperation activities. The ITUC represents 207 million workers through its 331 affiliated organizations within 163 countries and territories. Luc Triangle

260-531: The Australian Council of Trade Unions effective 1 July 2010. Speaking to the Congress after her election, Burrow paid tribute to her predecessor and emphasized the continuing role of organized labour in the world's emergence from the 2007–2008 financial crisis . She also made special mention of the significance of her election as the first female leader of the world's largest trade union (against

286-569: The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) responding to panel discussions on the impact of globalisation , including the topics "Cohesion and chaos - the global institutions" and "Global unions - global companies". Technical difficulties limited Lamy's satellite video link participation. Leadership and officers were elected on the final day of the congress. Guy Ryder , the former general secretary of

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312-761: The Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts-UTICA and the Tunisian Order of Lawyers ), collectively labelled the National Dialogue Quartet , to address the national discord following the Jasmine Revolution of 2011. The National Dialogue Quartet was afterward announced as the laureate of the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize "for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia". Scholar Joel Beinin has previously stated that

338-648: The right to strike and unionize. According to the 2020 update of the Index, there has been a significant increase in violations of workers' rights around the world. The founding congress of the ITUC was held from 1 to 3 November 2006 in Vienna, Austria. The first day of the congress saw the formal creation of the ITUC followed by an address by Juan Somavía , the Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO). Day two included Pascal Lamy ,

364-838: The Andean Development Corporation in Caracas and worked intensively in favour of regional integration. He was also a Member of the executive committee of the International Foundation for Development Alternatives in Nyon, Switzerland from 1977 to 1995 and has been on the Advisory Committee of Development Dialogue (published by the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation) for more than 25 years. Somavía participated actively in

390-954: The Chilean-Argentinian Chamber of Commerce he strengthened ties between the business communities in both countries. From 1976 to 1982, Mr. Somavia was Coordinator of the Third World Forum, a network of African, Asian, Latin American and Caribbean social actors. He was also a member of the Board and Vice President for Latin America of the Third World News Agency, Inter Press Service (1976–89) based in Rome. Together with Gabriel García Márquez , Nobel Prize winner, Mr. Somavia represented Latin America as

416-512: The ICFTU, was elected to the same position in the new organisation. Sharan Burrow was elected president. A Governing Council was established, with 70 elected members, and 8 additional seats reserved for youth and women's representatives. A council of Global Unions was also formed on the final day of the congress. It was established jointly with ten global union federations and the Trade Union Advisory Committee to

442-693: The Latin American Institute of Transnational Studies (ILET), during which time he undertook a number of studies on trade union and social movements in Mexico City and Santiago. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Somavia was chairman of the Board of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD). Throughout his career, he has written and lectured widely on trade issues and labour and human rights and holds numerous citations and awards for his work in

468-541: The OECD (TUAC). The second congress of the ITUC was held from 21 to 25 June 2010 in Vancouver, Canada. On 25 June 2010, at the conclusion of the congress, Sharan Burrow (then ITUC President) was elected General Secretary, succeeding Guy Ryder (who had been elected as Deputy Director General of the International Labour Organization ). In anticipation of her election, Burrow had resigned from her position as President of

494-483: The Office has been reorganized around four strategic objectives that make it possible to establish targets and indicators to measure progress and provide the basis of accountability: employment creation, rights at work, social protection and social dialogue. An attorney by profession, Somavía has had a long and distinguished career in civil and international affairs. His wide experience in all areas of public life – as

520-465: The UGTT is "the single most important reason that Tunisia is a democracy today" (however, this statement was made prior to the coup of 2021 ). Safwan Masri contrasts the status of the union in Tunisia with the relatively disempowered labor organizations throughout the rest of the Arab world; in 2017, he observed that “UGTT has historically served as the umbrella organization for social movements in Tunisia,

546-533: The areas of peace, human rights and social development. Somavía has always shown a strong interest in development cooperation and economic and social affairs. During the late 1960s, while working in General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), he promoted the participation of developing countries in the Kennedy Round. From 1970 to 1973, Mr. Somavía served as Member and chairman of the Board of

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572-402: The investment in and participation of women is not only a moral mandate it is an investment in democracy and a bulwark against fundamentalism and oppression. Organising woman is and must continue to be a priority for the ITUC. The Pan-European Regional Council (PERC), a European trade union organisation within the ITUC was formed 19 March 2007. It consists of 87 national trade union centres and

598-825: The restoration of democracy in Chile. Not only was he President of the International Commission of the Democratic Coalition in Chile but also founder and Secretary-General of the South American Peace Commission (1986–90). For his contribution to peace and human rights, he was awarded the "Leonides Proano Peace Prize" by the Latin American Human Rights Association. Somavía has been involved in business, financial and civil society organizations for many years. As Executive Secretary of

624-589: Was elected to serve as the ninth Director-General of the ILO by the Governing Body on 23 March 1998. On 7 November 2013, he was appointed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to serve as Special Adviser on Interregional Policy Cooperation. His five-year term of office began on 4 March 1999, when he became the first representative from the Southern hemisphere to head the organization. In March 2003, Somavia

650-536: Was lecturer on economic and social issues for GATT's trade policy courses in Geneva. In 1971, he was appointed Professor of International Economic and Social Affairs in the Department of Political Sciences at the Catholic University of Chile , where he highlighted the ILO and its tripartite structure as a case study in international cooperation. Between 1976 and 1990, he was Founder, executive director and President of

676-605: Was re-elected for a second five-year term. He was re-elected for a third five-year term in November 2008. Since taking office in 1999, Somavía has taken up the challenge that the rapidly changing economy presents to the ILO. In 1999, he submitted his Decent Work Agenda to the International Labour Conference , which was subsequently endorsed by the Governing Body and the Conference. The work of

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