Happy and healthy 2025!

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Intersex rights Everyone should be able to decide on their own body. No one needs to accept harmful medical interventions without their consent, discrimination, stigmatisation or social exclusion. With that inn mind, the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers has issued a comprehensive guidance on the Equal Rights for Intersex Persons. Together with OII, the Council of Europe organises from 26 October to 8 November 2025,a period to highlight this Recommendation on Intersex Rights, under the title "Europe goes Purple". Read more here.

ETUC learning seminar On Wednesday 19th and Thurday 20th of February, 2025, the Italian trade union organisation CGIL hosted the 5th learning seminar of the Trade Unions Against Discrimination project in Rome. Read more here.

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Fighting back build union power How unions must protect the auto-determination and rights of LGBTQIA+ workers under attach. On July 14th, the LGBTI Workers of the Council of Global Unions, in co-operation with the International Network of Antifacist Unions organised an international webinar on this issue. With over 120 participants from all parts of the world, a big succes. The speeches of the keynote speakers have been recorded and will be available soon.