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Russia:ITUC Denounces Court Decision to Dissolve Trade Union
Friday, 19 January 2018, 1:23 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 18 January 2018 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has denounced the decision of a local court in St Petersburg to dissolve a trade union on the grounds that it engaged in political activities. The decision to dissolve the Interregional Trade Union Workers' ... More >>
Vatican Convenes with Labour Leaders
Thursday, 11 January 2018, 9:12 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 11 January 2018 (ITUC OnLine): An international meeting of more than 300 trade union leaders convened by the Dicastery for promoting integral human development and hosted by the Vatican has called on intellectuals, business leaders, employers, ... More >>
Iran: Protests Show Need for Fundamental Reform - ITUC
Friday, 5 January 2018, 9:45 am | ITUC
ITUC OnLine Brussels, 4 January 2018 (ITUC OnLine) : The suppression of protests in Iran this week, with the tragic deaths of more than 20 people and the arrest of several hundred, will do nothing to resolve the underlying social and economic discontent ... More >>
Argentina’s WTO Civil Society Ban is Outrageous
Saturday, 9 December 2017, 2:45 pm | ITUC
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine Argentina’s WTO Civil Society Ban is Outrageous Brussels, 8 December 2017 (ITUC OnLine): Argentina’s decision to ban civil society advocates from participating in meetings at the WTO Ministerial ... More >>
ITUC: Trump Jerusalem Announcement Reckless and Divisive
Friday, 8 December 2017, 12:22 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 7 December 2017 (ITUC OnLine): US President’s Donald Trump’s announcement that the US will recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is a divisive and reckless act which seriously undermines the quest for peace between Israel and Palestine. More >>
Unions Call for ILO Convention on Gender-Based Violence
Saturday, 25 November 2017, 11:32 am | ITUC
Unions Call for Strong ILO Convention on Gender-Based Violence Brussels, 24 November 2017 (ITUC OnLine): Trade unions are using the UN Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls as a rallying point for a strong ILO Convention to tackle ... More >>
Paris Agreement goals still not matched by strong governance
Wednesday, 22 November 2017, 9:00 am | ITUC
Bonn/Brussels, 21 November 2017 (ITUC Online) – Trade unions expressed concern at the closing of the annual gathering of the United Nations climate change convention in Bonn over the limited progress made in building the strong governance, oversight ... More >>
Unions Call for Political Courage to Eliminate Child Labour
Tuesday, 21 November 2017, 8:28 am | ITUC
Brussels, 20 November 2017 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has welcomed the outcomes of a major international conference on eradicating child labour, held in Buenos Aires, and called on governments to show the political courage to tackle child labour and ... More >>
ITUC Condemns Somalia Atrocity
Tuesday, 17 October 2017, 9:01 am | ITUC
Brussels, 16 October 2017 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has condemned yesterday’s truck bomb attack, believed to be the responsibility of fundamentalist terror group Al Shabaab, which killed over 300 people and injured hundreds more. The truck carrying ... More >>
Kazakhstan Trade Union Leader’s Sentence Confirmed
Saturday, 30 September 2017, 1:15 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 29 September 2017 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has condemned the decision by the South Kazakhstan Regional Appeal Court confirming the sentence imposed on trade union leader Larisa Kharkova, as a political decision which flies in the face of ... More >>
Myanmar Crisis Must be Resolved Peacefully
Friday, 15 September 2017, 9:39 am | ITUC
Brussels, 14 September 2017 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has expressed grave concern over the fate of more than 300,000 stateless “Rohingya” people who have fled Myanmar into neighbouring Bangladesh in the face of violent clashes between Myanmar security ... More >>
North Korea: UN Decision Should Open the Way for Diplomacy
Thursday, 14 September 2017, 10:48 am | ITUC
Brussels, 12 September 2017 (ITUC OnLine): The unanimous decision by the UN Security Council to impose further economic restrictions on North Korea following its nuclear and missile tests shows that a peaceful solution is not out of reach, with the major ... More >>
ITUC/TUCA Statement on Venezuela
Saturday, 15 July 2017, 1:06 pm | ITUC
ITUC/TUCA Statement on Venezuela Brussels – São Paulo, 14 July, 2017 (ITUC OnLine)The ITUC and its Regional Organisation the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas (TUCA) have once again expressed their deep concern over the current situation in ... More >>
New Bangladesh Accord will Protect Workers
Saturday, 15 July 2017, 1:05 pm | ITUC
New Bangladesh Accord will Protect Workers and Improve Bangladesh’s Garment Industry Brussels, 14 July 2017 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has welcomed the signing of the new Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety, as a further step towards protection ... More >>
Violence and repression of workers on the rise
Tuesday, 13 June 2017, 4:17 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 13 June 2017 (ITUC OnLine): The number of countries experiencing physical violence and threats against workers has risen by 10 per cent in just one year, according to the annual ITUC Global Rights Index. Attacks on union members have been documented ... More >>
ITUC Response to US Announcement on Paris Agreement
Saturday, 3 June 2017, 3:44 pm | ITUC
ITUC Response to US Announcement on Paris Agreement Brussels, 2 June 2017 (ITUC OnLine): Following the announcement by the President Trump that the US would withdraw from fulfilling its international obligations under the Paris Climate Agreement, the international ... More >>
Jobs, Wages, Refugees and Workers’ Rights
Saturday, 20 May 2017, 12:51 pm | ITUC
Jobs, Wages, Refugees and Workers’ Rights in Global Supply Chains top G20 Labour Ministers agenda: G20 leaders must drive action More >>
Kazakhstan: Union Leaders Jailed, ITUC Takes Case to ILO
Saturday, 20 May 2017, 12:50 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 19 May 2017 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has lodged a formal complaint with the International Labour Organisation over the unjustified imprisonment of two oil industry trade union officials, as well as government refusal to recognise the rights ... More >>
Poll by World Union Body Shows Global Governance Failure
Monday, 15 May 2017, 9:21 pm | ITUC
Ahead of G20 Labour Ministers Meeting, International Poll by World Union Body Shows Global Governance Failure on Jobs Brussels, 15 May 2017 (ITUC OnLine): The annual global poll commissioned by the 181 million-member International Trade Union Confederation ... More >>
Inequality and insecurity at work can kill, warns ITUC
Saturday, 29 April 2017, 9:13 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 28 April 2017 (ITUC OnLine): Divisive employment practices and increasing insecurity at work are fuelling a worldwide epidemic of work-related 'diseases of distress', the ITUC has warned today, the International Commemoration Day for Dead ... More >>
