The GURN is a cooperation project of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC),  the Global Union Federations (GUFs), the ILO's International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS) and the ILO's Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV). Currently, the ITUC, TUAC and ILO/ACTRAV form the steering committee of the GURN.

The aim of the research network is to give union organizations better access to research carried out within trade unions and allied institutions, while enabling them to exchange information on matters of joint concern and to develop the capacity to make analyses and take part in debates and policy formulation. If you want to participate in the Global Union Research Network please contact the network coordinator.

Objectives

• Facilitate access to research carried out within the global trade union movement and allied research institutes

• Promote cooperation of trade unions and research institutes on common research issues

• Encourage knowledge and resource sharing, especially between the global North and South

• Support efforts to enhance the capacity of trade unionists to develop analyses and to increase participation in debates and policy formulation

Priority Topics

The GURN is currently focusing on the following topics:

• Corporate Governance

• Economic Alternatives and Poverty Eradication

• Global Trade Union Strategies (Union Renewal)

• Health Politics and Trade Unions

• Migration

• OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

• Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) and International Financial Institutions (IFIs)

• Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs)

• Sustainable Development

• Trade

• Wages and Collective Bargaining