Unions promote human rights
by Hazel Gavigan
 
The event was jointly hosted by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) last October.
The event was jointly hosted by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) last October.

A webinar on the role of trade unions in promoting and protecting human rights and equality is now available to watch online here. 

 

‘Promoting and protecting human rights and equality: The potential of the public sector equality and human rights duty for trade unions,’ aims to advance the rights of public sector workers and service users, while enhancing the quality of public policy and services.

 

It was jointly hosted by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) last October.

 

Fórsa general secretary and ICTU vice president, Kevin Callinan opened the event alongside IHREC chief commissioner, Sinéad Gibney. Unison general secretary, David Prentis delivered the keynote address, which gave practical insights into how the UK public service union utilises the public sector equality duty in the UK to advance workers’ rights and improve the quality of services, particularly for vulnerable people.

 

To watch the webinar, click here. 

 

For a full list of speakers, click here. 

 

For more information on the public sector equality and human rights duty, click here. 

 

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