IFSW President Ruth Stark said: ‘Our global family has been hit by the devastating news from the recent landslide disaster in Sierra Leone. In the midst of responding to the […]
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Campaign for better working conditions for Social Workers
Information Type: NewsTopic: EmploymentA study in Northern Ireland just released by the Northern Ireland Association of Social Workers (NIASW) showed that 88% of social workers work additional unpaid hours, and nearly half of […]
STATEMENT BY IFSW AGAINST ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION OF OUR SOCIAL WORK COLLEAGUES IN ISRAELI PRISONS
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsIFSW supports the call from the Palestinian Union of Social Workers and Psychologists (PUSWP) to end Administrative Detention which includes arrest and imprisonment without trial of Palestinians by the Israeli […]
World Social Work Celebrations in Laos
Information Type: NewsTopic: World Social Work DayThe third celebration of World Social Work Day was held at Mme Xuyen’s home on Saturday 23rd March 2013 . The informal meeting gathered about 58 […]
IFSW supports Singapore’s campaign to attract and retain 200 more social workers
Information Type: NewsTopic: EmploymentThe International Federation of Social Workers welcomes the Singapore Government’s campaign to attract and retain 200 more social workers and invest in the social wellbeing of its citizens. It is […]
Call for action to support Hungarian social workers
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsRecently IFSW wrote to the Hungarian Prime Minister to express our deep concern over the arrest of a Hungarian social worker who was demonstrating against anti-poor legislation that has been […]