President Trump has a lot to learn about women! His first foreign policy decisions include the ban on US funding of NGOs in countries outside the USA who currently advise […]
Human Rights
Hacia un marco de derechos de trabajo social
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: Human Rights
Dr. Rory Truell, Secretario General de la FITS, 10 de diciembre de 2016 En el Día Internacional de los Derechos Humanos, los trabajadores sociales celebramos y abogamos por un marco […]
Towards a Social Work Rights Framework
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: Human RightsBy Dr Rory Truell, IFSW Secretary-General On International Human Rights Day, social worker’s celebrate and advocate for a broader framework of Rights. One that does not only focus only on individuals, […]
NASW (US) supports Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s protest against pipeline project
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human Rights, Environment
IFSW Member The National Association of Social Workers in the United States of America supports the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline Process. Read NASW’s […]
Social Workers Stand In Solidarity With Indigenous Communities And Protestors Protecting Their Environments From Exploitation.
Topic: Human Rights, Environment
Statement from The Tangata Whenua Social Workers Association of Aotearoa New Zealand The Tangata Whenua Social Workers Association of Aotearoa New Zealand unequivocally supports the Standing Rock Sioux in their […]
El papel del trabajo social en la construcción de la democracia real
Information Type: StatementTopic: Human RightsDeclaración de la FITS. La victoria de Trump resalta el fracaso de los sistemas democráticos contemporáneos, la importancia del compromiso de las personas en su futuro y la reafirmación […]
The Social Work Role in Building Real Democracy
Information Type: StatementTopic: Human Rights
Statement from IFSW: Trump’s victory highlights the failure of contemporary democratic systems, the importance of people’s engagement in their futures and the reaffirmation of the social work roles in political […]
Challenges for Social Work in Turkey
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human Rights
This month IFSW Secretary-General, Rory Truell meet with the Turkish Association of Social Workers in Ankara. The visit was organised to bring messages of support and solidarity to Turkish social workers […]
Anniversary of IFSW Refugee Ticker
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human Rights
Maria Moritz the organiser of the Refugee Ticker reports on progress: Exactly one year ago the Refugee Ticker on ifsw.org has been launched. Since this Sept 15 in 2015 407 […]
CASW Commends Decision to Adopt UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human Rights, UNOTTAWA, May 10, 2016 – IFSW member The Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) commends the federal government’s decision to officially adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous […]
Social Work Responding to The Political Crisis Forcing People into Displacement and Refugee Status
Information Type: StatementTopic: Human Rights
IFSW STATEMENT: World Social Work Day March 15th 2016 Vienna Social workers from 26 countries and refugee representatives met today to formulate plans that strengthen the social work response […]
Pressekonferenz: Menschen auf der Flucht – Berichte aus vorderster Front
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsIn der sogenannten Flüchtlingskrise stehen SozialarbeiterInnen und SozialpädagogInnen an vorderster Front. Die Soziale Arbeit ist herausgefordert, professionell zu helfen: den Flüchtlingen, den Institutionen und jenen, die in den Zielländern zu […]
L’ACTS salue le rétablissement du Programme de soins de santé à l’intention des réfugiés
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human Rights, Social ProtectionL’Association canadienne des travailleuses et travailleurs sociaux (ACTS) applaudit à la décision du gouvernement fédéral d’annuler les coupes effectuées par le gouvernement précédent et de rétablir intégralement, d’ici avril 2016, […]
CASW Lauds Restoration of Refugee Health Care Program
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsOTTAWA, February 19, 2016 – The Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) celebrates the federal government’s decision to reverse cuts made by the previous government, and fully restore all refugee […]
Tolérance zéro pour les mutilations sexuelles imposées aux femmes… Une prise de position de la Fédération Internationale du Travail Social (IFSW)
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human Rights, UNLa Fédération Internationale du Travail Social (IFSW) publie un communiqué en soutien à l’Organisation des Nations Unies (ONU) pour mettre fin aux mutilations génitales féminines (MGF). À la suite de la […]
IFSW supports the United Nations in ending Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human Rights, UNFollowing the United Nations’ International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, held on 6 February 2016, IFSW continues to support this initiative. Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all […]
IFSW supports Turkish social work academic facing detention
Information Type: StatementTopic: Human RightsIFSW wishes to support our social work academic colleague in Turkey who is facing detention along with other academics following their support for a petition calling for peace and criticizing […]
A statement of the Association of Social Workers of the Czech republic in the matter of so called migrant crisis
Information Type: StatementTopic: Human RightsAs representatives of the Association of Social Workers of the Czech republic (hereinafter the SSP ČR) we issue this statement in the matter of so called migrant crisis, which seems […]
Canadian Association of Social Workers Statement on The Refugee Crisis
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human Rights
The Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) affirms the Liberal Government’s commitment to bring 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada before year’s end. Especially in the wake of recent high-profile […]
The Refugee Crisis: Social Workers at the Forefront of Finding Solutions
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human Rights
IFSW Secretary-General, Rory Truell visited Vienna and Munich last week to see first hand the social work response to the refugee crisis. This is his report: These are a few […]