Luca Visentini

Luca Visentini was elected general secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) in November 2022. He previously held the post of general secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) from 2011-2022.

Twitter : @VisentiniLuca

Articles by this author (2)

8 September 2020

Labour

Once working people mobilise, as they have done in Belarus, change is inevitable

Luca Visentini: The political world may be divided in its support for or opposition against President Lukashenko, but the trade union movement is unified and [...]Read the full article

Vote for a progressive Europe, trade unions say

16 May 2019

Labour

Vote for a progressive Europe, trade unions say

Luca Visentini: The outcome of the elections will dictate whether the EU will make progress towards greater social equality and cohesion, or start to break up [...]Read the full article

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