Preamble Report to GLI Board Meeting, 17-18 November 2017, covering the period from March to November, 2017.

Preamble  At its meeting of 17-18 October 2014, the GLI Board received an Interim Report covering activities by the GLI Geneva (or by its Board members on its behalf) from January to September 2014. The following notes were presented at … Continue reading →

Preamble: The political situation Democratic popular revolts, against authorities perceived to be dictatorial, oppressive or simply unresponsive to people’s needs, increased in numbers and intensity in 2013.. Although conspiracy theories, spread by some of the authoritarian regimes targeted by the … Continue reading →

Preamble: The political situation The push by the “Troika” (International Monetary Fund, European Union and European Central Bank) to impose “austerity” policies on society in Europe, which is replicated in North America, has continued throughout 2012.

Preamble: The political situation The outstanding events of 2011 were the rise of unexpected and powerful social movements against the prevailing social order: the Arab revolutions and the Occupy Wall Street movement.

Preamble: The political context 2010 was a dismal year. Worldwide, the attack on workers’ rights continued unabated and the power relations continued to shift to the disadvantage of the labour movement. As Warren Buffet said: “There’s class warfare, all right, … Continue reading →

The Political Context What a difference one year makes! Last year I was worried that Obama might become the leader of a “Global Social Democracy” project, as Walden Bello called it, and thus pre-empt more radical alternatives, which seemed a … Continue reading →

The Political Context The year 2008 has been a turning point because of the crisis of the global capitalist system, the deepest since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Its seriousness cannot be overstated.

Introduction 2007 was largely a year of stagnation in the wider labour movement. The ITUC remained preoccupied with internal issues of structure (the Global Union Council, the Pan-European Regional Council, the mergers of the former ICFTU and WCL regional organizations, … Continue reading →

Introduction In 2006, the GLI was in its ninth year of activity. The highlights of the year were: WIEGO became an organization. The GLI has been part of the international WIEGO network almost since its inception: WIEGO and GLI were … Continue reading →