It has three major regional organisations, APRO for Asia and the Pacific, AFRO for Africa, and ORIT for the Americas. It also maintains close links with the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) (which includes all ICFTU European affiliates) and Global Union Federations, which link together...
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It has three major regional organisations, APRO for Asia and the Pacific, AFRO for Africa, and ORIT for the Americas. It also maintains close links with the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) (which includes all ICFTU European affiliates) and Global Union Federations, which link together national unions from a particular trade or industry at international level.

The ICFTU organises and directs campaigns on issues such as:
# the respect and defence of trade union and workers' rights,
# the eradication of forced and child labour,
# the promotion of equal rights for working women,
# the environment,
# education programmes for trade unionists all over the world,
# encouraging the organisation of young workers,
# sends missions to investigate the trade union situation in many countries.
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Youth are represented by the ICFTU Youth Co-ordinator (Yvonne O'Callaghan). The ICFTU Youth section (ICFTU Youth) meets annually, and organizes campaigns on youth issues (such as youth employment), makes policy proposals and liaises with regional and national-level affiliates. To learn more...
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Youth are represented by the ICFTU Youth Co-ordinator (Yvonne O'Callaghan). The ICFTU Youth section (ICFTU Youth) meets annually, and organizes campaigns on youth issues (such as youth employment), makes policy proposals and liaises with regional and national-level affiliates. To learn more about ICFTU Youth, please contact youth@icftu.org.
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