At #ituc22 I thought it important to honor the traditional custodians of the land, elders past present and emerging as well as those murdered and injured in yet another mass shooting, this time at an LGBTQ club In Colorado on Trans Remembrance Day 
At #ituc22 in speaking about the new social contract, I recalled the first ever lesson taught was Locke’s theory of a social contract- how government needs the consent of the people to protect basic rights and the common good.
As a global labor movement we dream of a *much richer and far bolder* social contract with workers’ voice, social equality and climate justice at the center.
That’s what we can find in the New Social Contract that we are debating here at #ituc22.
We can only fight back—and fight forward—for our vision when we are standing together as one.
In Iran, there is a revolution underway against theocracy. Steel workers, bazaar vendors, teachers and higher education workers have been on strike over the past three days. Dozens of activists and unionists have been jailed. The slogan of the revolution is #WomanLifeFreedom.
The same regime that represses the fundamental humanity and rights of women and girls also arrests and harasses the brave Iranian independent workers movement standing for decent wages and a democratic future.
As we fight for a new social contact, we must act to support the Iranian women, the Ukrainians fighting against Russia and the other fights of human dignity against oppression.#solidarity
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