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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 >>
Burkina Faso: Trade Unions Call for Civilian Transition
Monday, 10 November 2014, 2:11 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 5 November 2014 (ITUC OnLine): Burkina Faso's trade union centres have called on the country's military to step aside and allow a civilian-led transition to a new government. In a meeting with the military yesterday in the capital, Ouagadougou, ... More >>
Israel’s Settlement Expansion is an Outrage
Thursday, 30 October 2014, 3:11 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 29 October 2014 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has condemned Israel’s intention to build yet another 1,000 settlement dwellings in East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank. More >>
Swaziland – Monarchy Bans All Union And Employer Federations
Friday, 10 October 2014, 3:36 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 9 October 2014 (ITUC OnLine): Swaziland’s government, one of the world’s last remaining absolute monarchies, has announced an immediate ban on all trade union and employer federations. With one of the worst industrial relations records of any ... More >>
Fiji to Finally Allow Visit by ILO Mission
Wednesday, 8 October 2014, 10:27 am | ITUC
Brussels, 6 October 2014 (ITUC OnLine): Fiji’s Commodore Frank Bainimarama, reinstalled as Prime Minister following a deeply flawed election last month, is set to allow an ILO mission into the country to probe labour rights violations. A 2012 ILO mission ... More >>
Hong Kong: Workers Strike in Support of Student Democracy
Tuesday, 30 September 2014, 2:18 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 29 September 2014 (ITUC OnLine): Workers from across Hong Kong have responded to a call from trade union centre HKCTU to join strike action in support of democratic reform, as security forces continue their violent repression of peaceful protests ... More >>
Qatar: FIFA Forges Ahead on 2022 World Cup
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 3:07 pm | ITUC
The ITUC has expressed serious concern for the safety and welfare of two human rights investigators, Ghimire Gundev and Krishna Upadhyaya, in Qatar. The two British nationals were being followed and harassed by Qatari security agents as they documented extreme ... More >>
ITUC Call to Action on Gaza
Friday, 1 August 2014, 11:27 am | ITUC
Brussels: (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC is horrified at the rising death toll in Gaza, which is now over 1,200 - the vast majority of them innocent civilians. Destruction of civilian and UN infrastructure in recent days, including schools, hospitals and ... More >>
Gaza: Immediate Ceasefire Urgently Needed
Wednesday, 23 July 2014, 5:30 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 22 July 2014 (ITUC OnLine): With over 500 people in Gaza killed, 80% of them women and children, in a massive escalation of Israel's assault, an immediate ceasefire and return to the 2012 truce agreement is absolutely urgent. Over 80 000 ... More >>
Serbia: General Strike to Protect Wages & Working Conditions
Saturday, 19 July 2014, 11:16 am | ITUC
Brussels, 17 July 2014 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has expressed its full support to the Serbian trade union movement as workers across the country join a general strike against government plans to cut wages and working conditions. The government has ... More >>
Huge Rally in Madrid for Right to Strike
Saturday, 5 July 2014, 10:26 am | ITUC
Thousands of Spanish workers have taken part in a rally in Madrid to protest at the arrest and possible imprisonment of several hundred workers for taking part in strike action. Spanish prosecutors are initiating cases against 260 workers who have taken ... More >>
WikiLeaks Reveals True Intent of Secret TiSA Talks
Saturday, 28 June 2014, 10:28 am | ITUC
Brussels, 26 June 2014 (ITUC OnLine): A WikiLeaks exposé has revealed the true intent behind secret 50-country negotiations on a new “financial services” chapter of the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) at the WTO in Geneva. The draft agreement ... More >>
Iraq: Grave Fears for Kidnapped Migrant Workers
Saturday, 28 June 2014, 10:12 am | ITUC
Brussels, 25 June 2014 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has expressed grave fears for migrant workers trapped in the fighting in Iraq, with reports emerging that extremist group ISIS plans to use 39 kidnapped Indian workers as human shields. ISIS has shown no ... More >>
