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L’ACTS salue le rétablissement du Programme de soins de santé à l’intention des réfugiés
L’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 …
Read moreCASW Lauds Restoration of Refugee Health Care Program
OTTAWA, February 19, 2016 – The Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) celebrates the federal government’s decision to reverse cuts made by the previous government, …
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New Swedish Code of Social Work Ethics
IFSW member The Swedish Union for Social Sciences Professionals (Akademikerförbundet SSR) has developed a new Ethical Code for Social Workers. Titti Frankel, Director of Development …
Read moreTolérance zéro pour les mutilations sexuelles imposées aux femmes… Une prise de position de la Fédération Internationale du Travail Social (IFSW)
La 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). …
Read moreAnnual Report by the IFSW-AP President and Member-at-Large (2015)
This year’s main news Most recent news Location set for the 2017 Asia-Pacific Regional Joint Conference on Social Work IFSW-AP on Facebook Annual Report by …
Read moreA Letter On The Crisis In Yemen
by the Yemeni General Union Sociologists, Social Workers and Psychologists (YGUSSWP) Dear Dr. Mariko Kimura, IFAP President, As you know Yemen currently has the greatest …
Read moreIPSPI /IFSW-AP Disaster Workshop In Indonesia
(Co-sponsored by the Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs and the Japanese Center for Social Welfare Promotion and National Examination via the Japanese Coordinating Body for …
Read moreIFSW-AP/APASWE Regional Conference (APC23)
Date: October 20-24, 2015 Venue: Dusit Thani, Bangkok, Thailand Conference Program Reports IFSW-AP WORKSHOP Promoting Children’s Rights – Child Labor IFSW-AP Global Agenda Forum
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Read moreMinutes from IFSW General Meeting 2014 in Melbourne
International Federation of Social Workers / Fédération Internationale des Travailleurs Sociaux Federación Internacional de Trabajadores Sociales General Meeting Melbourne 6th of July 2014 from 9am …
Read moreIFSW supports the United Nations in ending Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
Following the United Nations’ International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, held on 6 February 2016, IFSW continues to support this initiative. Female …
Read moreConstitutional Review 2016
Los documentos en español In the 2014 General Meeting a resolution was passed stating the need to review our Constitution and Bylaws. The review was …
Read moreRevisión Constitucional 2016
En la Asamblea General del año 2014 se adoptó una resolución que establece la necesidad de revisar nuestra Constitución y los Estatutos. Se propuso la …
Read moreGeneral Meeting 2016
IFSW is pleased to announce the 2016 General Meeting to be held in Seoul Korea on the 24rd -25th June, with an additional IFSW Members Meeting …
Read moreDéclaration de l’IFSW à l’occasion du colloque de solidarité sur le travail social face à l’austérité
La Fédération Internationale des Travailleurs Sociaux (IFSW) est à l’origine d’une rencontre de représentants de Grèce, d’Islande, d’Irlande, d’Italie, d’Espagne et du Royaume-Uni. Il s’agissait de créer des …
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Learning Forum on Psychosocial Support in Disaster Situations: The Roles and Skills of Social Workers in Asia-Pacific
The Indonesian Association of Social Workers (ISPSI), the Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs, and IFSW Asia-Pacific Region co-hosted the Learning Forum on Psychosocial Support in …
Read moreIFSW supports Turkish social work academic facing detention
IFSW wishes to support our social work academic colleague in Turkey who is facing detention along with other academics following their support for a petition …
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IFSW Statement from The Solidarity Symposium on Social Work and Austerity
Palestinian Social Workers Stand Against Child Detention
IFSW is concerned by the continuing detention of Palestinian children in Israeli jails and this follows our previous Statement made on Human Rights Day in 2014, …
Read moreIFSW Asia-Pacific Region Announces Forum on Psychosocial Support in Disaster Situations
It had been acknowledged that social work has important roles in providing support for people affected by disaster. Psychosocial support is one of intervention that …
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