Great Britain : trade unions develop initiatives for disabled workers’ rights

The Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) publishes a guide for negotiators, branches and local union representatives, aimed at promoting disabled workers' rights in the workplace. A few days ago, the Disability Rights Commission (DRC)* and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) published a guidance for its affiliates on supporting members with mental health problems. (Ref. 061239)
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British trade unions are multiplying intiatives in favor of disabled people. In Great Britain, the meaning of disability is quite large, it includes pysical disability and mental disability.

The guide for TGWU negotiators. The Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) has just launched a new guide to promote the rights of disabled workers at work and encourage participation in the union. The guide was launched the same week as the UN ‘s International Day of Disabled People. The union’s national

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