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Zimbabwe: ITUC Supports ZCTU Protest Action
Friday, 10 April 2015, 2:11 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 09 April 2015 (ITUC OnLine): The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) is organising demonstrations on 11 April 2015 involving its six regional centres of Harare, Bulawayo, Gweru, Mutare, Masvingo and Chinhoyi. The demonstrations aim ... More >>
Somalia: 18 killed by terrorists, union leader escapes
Friday, 3 April 2015, 11:28 am | ITUC
Brussels, 30 March 2015 (ITUC OnLine): Eighteen people, including 12 hotel workers and Somalia’s Ambassador to the UN in Geneva, were killed in Friday’s terrorist attack in Mogadishu, with at least 28 more injured. Omar Faruk Osman, General Secretary ... More >>
ITUC condemins Tunisia terror attack
Friday, 20 March 2015, 3:40 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 19 March 2015 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has condemned yesterday’s barbaric terrorist attack in Tunis, which cost the lives of 19 people and left many more injured, and expressed its deepest condolences to all those affected. More >>
Mexico to ratify ILO Convention 98
Thursday, 19 March 2015, 5:39 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 16 March 2015 (ITUC OnLine): International and regional trade union groups have welcomed a commitment by Mexican Secretary for Labour and Social Welfare, Alfonso Navarrete Prida, to ratify ILO Convention 98 and promote genuine collective bargaining. ... More >>
UN Women and Uber – Selling Principles to the Lowest Bidder
Saturday, 14 March 2015, 10:46 am | ITUC
Brussels, 13 March 2015 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has described an announcement by the United Nations gender body UN Women of a partnership with the Uber company to “create” a million jobs for women as undermining the very principles of the United ... More >>
Bangladesh: Garment Brands Stall Progress
Saturday, 14 March 2015, 10:24 am | ITUC
Brussels, 13 March 2015 (ITUC OnLine): International and European trade union bodies are calling on the European Union to bolster action on workers’ rights and safety in Bangladesh’s garment industry. The Bangladesh government has failed to implement ... More >>
Venezuela: ITUC Criticises US “National Security” Decision
Thursday, 12 March 2015, 4:01 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 10 March 2015 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has strongly criticised a US decision to declare Venezuela a “risk to national security and foreign policy”, as diplomatic relations between the two countries deteriorate further. More >>
Right to Strike Re-affirmed at ILO
Tuesday, 3 March 2015, 12:25 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 25 February 2015 (ITUC OnLine): A breakthrough has been made at the International Labour Organization following two years during which employers at the International Labour Organization brought the UN body’s global supervisory system to a standstill, ... More >>
Global Right to Strike Action Sends Clear Message
Saturday, 21 February 2015, 11:41 am | ITUC
Brussels, 19 February 2015 (ITUC OnLine): The 18 February global day of action to support the right to strike has proven to be a huge success, with more than 100 activities around the world reported to the ITUC. Unions in over 60 countries took action, with ... More >>
Canada’s Supreme Court Backs Right to Strike
Friday, 6 February 2015, 1:28 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 4 February 2015 (ITUC OnLine): In a landmark ruling, Canada’s Supreme Court has affirmed that the right to strike is an essential part of a meaningful collective bargaining process and is protected in the Canadian constitution. The ... More >>
Davos 2015: The world needs a new business model
Thursday, 22 January 2015, 2:12 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 20 January 2015 (ITUC OnLine): The global economic system isn't working for six billion people, warned labour leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos. More >>
Arrest of Hong Kong Union Leaders Imminent
Sunday, 11 January 2015, 10:29 pm | ITUC
Arrest of Hong Kong Union Leaders Imminent Brussels, 10 January 2015 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has been informed that top officials of the Hong Kong trade union movement are facing imminent arrest for their support for the “Umbrella” movement. The ... More >>
Paris draft deal puts workers’ future at risk
Saturday, 13 December 2014, 11:50 am | ITUC
Brussels/Lima - 12 December 2014 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC expressed its deep concern that the current lack of ambition, in particular before 2020, as well as the absence of any reference to the need for a Just Transition and Decent Work for workers when ... More >>
Strike Action Across India as Government Weakens Labour Laws
Saturday, 6 December 2014, 11:21 am | ITUC
Brussels, 05 December 2014 (ITUC OnLine): The main Indian trade union centres are holding nationwide strike action today, in protest at the BJP government’s plans to weaken labour laws. More >>
Swaziland: Heavily Armed Police Intimidate Striking Workers
Friday, 28 November 2014, 11:45 am | ITUC
Brussels, 27 November 2014 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has expressed serious concerns over intimidation of striking workers at the Maloma mine in Swaziland. Some 250 workers went on strike on 24 November, after the mine management refused to negotiate over ... More >>
Qatar Arrests 100 Striking Workers for Deportation
Friday, 28 November 2014, 11:19 am | ITUC
Brussels, 26 November 2014 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has condemned Qatar’s arrest and planned deportation of around 100 striking migrant workers today as a gross violation of the most fundamental workers’ rights. According to local news website Doha News, ... More >>
Gulf Countries: Increase Migrant Worker Protection
Monday, 24 November 2014, 2:10 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 23 November 2014 (ITUC OnLine) – Labor ministers from Gulf and Asian countries meeting on November 26 and 27, 2014, should improve labor law protection, reform abusive immigration policies, and increase dialogue with trade unions and ... More >>
Attack on the General Secretary of the UGTT Tunisia
Tuesday, 18 November 2014, 1:03 pm | ITUC
Attack on the General Secretary of the UGTT Tunisia: the ITUC expresses its condemnation and solidarity More >>
ITUC: TPP Trade Talks Must Stop
Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 11:36 am | ITUC
Brussels, 11 November 2014 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has called on governments to stop negotiations on the “Trans-Pacific Partnership” agreement, criticising the secrecy and corporate bias in the current negotiations. Sharan Burrow, ITUC General Secretary, ... More >>
New Survey: Half of G20 Policies Rated as Ineffective
Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 11:09 am | ITUC
A new survey of Labour 20 members representing working people in G20 economies has found that 56 per cent of G20 policies are considered ineffective in improving outcomes for working people. More >>
