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**Summary:**

The trade union leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) met in Beijing and issued a joint declaration focused on promoting cultural exchange, addressing the impact of AI on the workforce, and advocating for a greater role for SCO trade unions in international governance. The declaration emphasizes the “Shanghai Spirit,” calls for enhanced representation of developing nations, urges proactive measures to protect workers’ rights, and supports SCO’s efforts in various development sectors like poverty reduction and digital economy. The overarching goal is to build a unified and prosperous SCO community focused on shared development and a “shared future for mankind.”

**News Article:**

**SCO Trade Unions Unite to Address AI, Champion Workers’ Rights, and Advocate for Developing Nations**

*New Delhi, May 21, 2025* – Trade union leaders from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) concluded a meeting in Beijing on May 16th with a joint declaration outlining their commitment to addressing key challenges facing the workforce and advocating for greater representation of developing nations in global governance.

The meeting, held May 15-16, focused on promoting people-to-people and cultural exchanges among SCO member countries. A key theme was addressing the disruptive potential of artificial intelligence on labor rights. The declaration urges member states to share best practices, develop joint training plans, and proactively safeguard the rights of workers in new forms of employment created by technological advancements.

“Efforts must be made to share best practices so as to enhance the adaptability and capacity building of trade unions and to explore the development of joint training plans, in a bid to effectively address new challenges and better safeguard workers’ rights and interests,” the meeting demanded.

The declaration also called for a stronger voice for SCO trade unions in international governance, advocating for a more just and equitable system. Participants emphasized the need for enhanced representation of developing countries in global decision-making processes to support their development goals.

“Participants also urged for enhanced representation of developing countries in global governance to support their better development,” the declaration said.

The trade union leaders reaffirmed their support for SCO’s broader objectives, including poverty reduction, food security, public health, development financing, climate change mitigation, industrialization, digital economy development, and improved connectivity among member states.

The meeting’s concluding document emphasized a shared vision of building an SCO community characterized by unity, mutual trust, peace, prosperity, and justice. They are promoting harmonious labour relations and high-quality economic and social development, and called on all sectors of society to jointly build a better SCO home, and to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

The SCO trade union leaders’ meeting signals a growing recognition of the importance of addressing the social and economic challenges of the 21st century through international cooperation and a focus on the rights and well-being of workers.

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