Irish Congress of Trade Unions
Budget
€200 — €0
EP Access
1
accredited persons
Staff
7
5.5 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
The Irish Congress Trade Unions is the representative body for all workers and their trade unions in Ireland. It operates in two Member States, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Congress seeks to improve the pay and workplace conditions of working people, freedom of association, the right to organise and collective bargaining; Congress seeks to achieve a just society - one which recognises the rights of all workers and citizens to enjoy the prosperity and fulfilment which leads to a good quality of life. Quality of life embraces not just material well-being, but freedom of choice to engage in the arts, culture and all aspects of civic life. This vision applies in the context of Ireland, Europe and the wider world and challenges the existing economic order. Congress Mission Congress will strive to achieve economic development, social cohesion and justice by upholding the values of solidarity, fairness and equality. The primary instrument for the achieve (...)
EU Legislative Interests
As a cross-sectoral trade union representative of Irish workers, Congress operates within a number of interest areas across the European institutions. The main EU legislative proposals are the implementation of workers rights legislation such as Directives. We pursue improvements to the Directives to improve their effectiveness in protecting and promoting workers rights. We also seek to improve the visibility of Irish trade unions at European level within the EU. Congress operates within all EU guidelines, and reflects EU policy and legislation in all of it's undertakings.
Communication Activities
We communicate through bulletins to the Congress European Committee and verbal reports to the Congress Executive Committee. We engage in campaigns organised by our confederation, the ETUC. Publications are documents on campaigns issued by the ETUC. We are affiliated to the ETUC and participate on most of their committees including social dialogue with Employers Organisations and the Commission. We lobby MEP’s in the Parliament particularly the Irish MEP’s to influence them on improving workers rights.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
ICTU is a member of ETUC - European Trade union Confederation and ITUC - International Trade Union Confederation
Organisation Members
https://www.ictu.ie/about/affiliates.html
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.