IFSW Statement from The Solidarity Symposium on Social Work and Austerity
Information Type: StatementTopic: Social ProtectionStatement
Palestinian Social Workers Stand Against Child Detention
Information Type: StatementTopic: Conflict, ChildrenIFSW 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, endorsing UNICEF’s call for Palestinian […]
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 […]
The World Needs Good Global Governance not TPP, TTIP and TISA (in Arabic)
Information Type: StatementTopic: Lawالعالم بحاجة الى الحكومة وليس الى اتفاقيات TPP, TTIP و TISA لقد قادت الولايات المتحدة اتفاقيات التجارة العالمية TPP, TTIP و TISA التي يجري التفاوض بشانها من قبل العديد من […]
El mundo necesita buena gobernanza global y no TPP, TTIP y TISA
Information Type: StatementTopic: Law, Human RightsDeclaración de la Federación Internacional de Trabajadores Sociales Estados Unidos encabeza los acuerdos comerciales globales TPP, TTIP y TISA* que se negocian en privado en muchos países, lo que amenaza […]
The World Needs Good Global Governance not TPP, TTIP and TISA
Information Type: StatementTopic: Law
Statement by the International Federation of Social Workers The US led global trade agreements TPP, TTIP and TISA* being negotiated by many countries in secrecy threaten the basis of […]
IFSW Statement on the Deaths of Immigrants in the Mediterranean
Information Type: StatementTopic: Human RightsThe current tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea, where thousands of people are fleeing conflict, persecution and violence and trying to reach safety in Europe is of major concern to IFSW. […]
SOLIDARIDAD CON EL PUEBLO DE BANGLADESH
Information Type: StatementTopic: Disaster, Employment
Los Trabajadores Sociales de la Región de América Latina y El Caribe se solidarizan con el pueblo de Bangladesh, en especial con los trabajadores de Rana Plaza que el […]
STATEMENT BY IFSW LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN REGION ON THE OUTBREAK OF EBOLA DISEASE
Information Type: StatementTopic: Disaster
The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) – Region of Latin America and the Caribbean – adheres to the Declaration signed by Daniel Asiedu, President of IFSW – Africa Region […]
PRONUNCIAMENTO DE FITS -REGIÓN AMÉRICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE- ANTE EL BROTE DE LA ENFERMEDAD DE EBOLA
Information Type: StatementTopic: Disaster
La Federación Internacional de Trabajadores Sociales (FITS)- Región de América Latina y El Caribe- se adhiere a la declaración firmada por Daniel Asiedu, Presidente de FITS –Región África- ante la […]
IFSW Statement on Palestine / Israel
Information Type: StatementTopic: ConflictThe purpose of making this statement is to set out social work principles and practices that will contribute to the local and international debates and hopefully provide some useful insights […]
IFSW’s Turkish Members Makes Statement on Protests
Information Type: StatementTopic: Human RightsBelow you find a statement from our colleagues of the Turkish Association of Social Workers (TASW) in light of the uprising by Turkish people across the country and the national […]
Discrimination and sexual orientation
Information Type: StatementTopic: Social WorkThe current IFSW statement on ethics (which is shared with IASSW) was agreed in 2004. It acknowledges that there was some debate about some of the sections, it was eventually […]
The best interest of the child
Information Type: StatementTopic: Children‘Children are not the people of tomorrow, but are people of today. They have a right to be taken seriously, and to be treated with tenderness and respect. They should […]
IFSW Statement on international adoptions
Information Type: StatementTopic: Children“IFSW welcomes the decision of the Vietnamese Department of International Adoptions (DIA) to suspend the acceptance of new adoption dossiers with the United States following discovery of widespread corruption in […]
Genocide
Information Type: StatementTopic: ConflictGenocide has mired the history of humanity for centuries. In the 20th century alone, arguably, there have been multiple acts of genocide. The profession of social work, with its continued […]
The new international agendas: what role for social work
Information Type: StatementTopic: Human RightsEmeritus Professor Jim Ife Centre for Human Rights Education Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia Inaugural Hokenstad International Social Work Lecture Council for Social Work Education San Francisco, October 2007 It […]
Death sentence in Singapore
Information Type: StatementTopic: Human RightsHis Excellency Mr. S.R. Nathan, Office of the President of the Republic of Singapore, Orchard Road, Singapore 238823 Your Excellency We write to you representing 480,000 social workers in 80 […]
Social workers seeking justice, but not revenge
Information Type: StatementTopic: ConflictA Call to Action Global Threat & Social Workers Response Since the devastating attacks on the United States we have witnessed a profoundly disturbing response from governments, politicians and sections […]
Urgently needed: Multi-faceted, non-violent approach to resolving world conflict
Information Type: StatementTopic: ConflictInternational Federation of Social Workers International Association of Schools of Social Work The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) and the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) call […]