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Swaziland: Repression of trade union activities
Saturday, 7 September 2013, 1:35 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 6 September 2013 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC strongly protests the repression of trade union activities during the Global Week of Action in Swaziland. Today, an international panel of experts will hear directly from workers about how labour rights ... More >>
Summit fraught with political tensions
Saturday, 7 September 2013, 1:06 pm | ITUC
St Petersburg, 6 September 2013 (ITUC OnLine): The G20 leaders’ statement takes positive steps towards recognising urgent action on the social crisis of unemployment, inequality and exclusion. However, the determined shift to long-term solutions may ... More >>
Change of tone at joint G20 meeting
Saturday, 20 July 2013, 2:00 pm | ITUC
International unions welcomed the statements from G20 Labour and Finance Ministers following their first joint meeting in Moscow but warned the crisis of unemployment and inequality has reached critical levels and requires an urgent action plan to ... More >>
US Suspends Bangladesh Trade Concessions
Saturday, 29 June 2013, 12:49 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 28 June 2013 (ITUC OnLine): Pressure is mounting on Bangladesh to reform its labour laws with the decision of the US government to impose trade sanctions for repeated failure to respect fundamental workers' rights. More >>
Guilty Verdict for Qatar - Villaggio Nursery Fire
Friday, 21 June 2013, 3:31 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 20 June 2013 (ITUC OnLine): Qatar's Ambassador to the European Union, Belgium and Luxembourg, Sheik Ali Bin Jasim Thani Al Thani, and his wife Mrs Iman Hamad Abdulaziz Al Kawari, have been found guilty in a Qatari court today and sentenced to six years ... More >>
On the Road to an Arab Region Trade Union Organisation
Saturday, 1 June 2013, 1:40 pm | ITUC
Meeting in Amman, Jordan, on 30-31 May, the Arab national trade union organisations affiliated to or associated with the ITUC have decided to launch the process of creating a trade union organisation for the Arab region, in the framework of the ITUC. To ... More >>
UN Post-2015 Report: Decent Work and Rights Needed
Saturday, 1 June 2013, 1:37 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 31 May 2013 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC is urging the United Nations to lift its poverty benchmark from $1.25 per day following the release of the report of its High-Level Panel on the post-2015 development agenda, to help realise the ambition ... More >>
Union Officials Arrested at FIFA Congress in Mauritius
Saturday, 1 June 2013, 1:35 pm | ITUC
Brussels 31 May 2013 (ITUC OnLine): Eight Mauritian and international trade union representatives have been arrested and charged for holding a peaceful demonstration outside the FIFA Congress in Mauritius today, calling for FIFA to re-run the vote ... More >>
Clothing Brands Attacked for Callous Indifference
Saturday, 27 April 2013, 1:33 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 26 April 2013 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has reacted angrily to the continued refusal of global clothing brands to join a union-supported workplace safety plan in Bangladesh. The proposal was developed by unions and workers' rights NGOs and ... More >>
IMF Labour Market Prescription Condemn Workers to Worse Jobs
Thursday, 18 April 2013, 11:15 am | ITUC
New Report Shatters Economic Myths Behind Labour Reforms. Brussels, 17 April 2013 (ITUC OnLine): IMF labour market advice, as part of the Troika, undermines democracy and risks economic dictatorship across Europe and beyond warned the International ... More >>
Unions call on FIFA to rerun the vote for Qatar World Cup
Thursday, 18 April 2013, 11:08 am | ITUC
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has today written to FIFA calling on the international football federation to rerun the vote for the 2022 World Cup and establish workers rights as a criteria for any future bid. More >>
57 UNCSW: Agreement Reached but Trade Unions Remain Vigilant
Friday, 22 March 2013, 10:53 am | ITUC
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) 57 UNCSW: Agreement Reached but Trade Unions Remain Vigilant Brussels, 21 March 2013 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC welcomed the adoption of Agreed Conclusions at this year's Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). ... More >>
Stop Violence Against Women And Girls Now!
Tuesday, 26 February 2013, 1:44 pm | ITUC
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION Stop Violence Against Women And Girls Now! Brussels, 25 February 2013 (ITUC On-line): Next week, the 57th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) will meet in New York on the issue of violence ... More >>
Tunisia: No to the Return of the 'Red Hand'
Saturday, 9 February 2013, 12:17 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 8 February 2013 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has firmly condemned the killing, on 6 February, of Tunisian opposition leader Mr Chokri Belaïd, and has expressed full support for the general strike called by its Tunisian affiliate, the UGTT. More >>
ITUC Condemns Latest Attack on Greek Workers’ Rights
Tuesday, 29 January 2013, 8:42 am | ITUC
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC Condemns Latest Attack on Greek Workers’ Rights Brussels, 28 January 2013 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has condemned the Greek government’s use of wartime emergency powers to break a week-long strike by metro ... More >>
ITUC Statement on Mali
Friday, 25 January 2013, 9:10 am | ITUC
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC Statement on Mali Brussels, 24 January 2013 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has welcomed signs that some elements of the extremist insurgency in Mali are calling for dialogue and are now rejecting violence. People ... More >>
ITUC Welcomes Social Pact In Tunisia
Friday, 18 January 2013, 12:19 pm | ITUC
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC Welcomes Social Pact In Tunisia Brussels, 14 January 2013 (ITUC OnLine): A social agreement is due to be signed this Monday 14 January by the ITUC affiliate in Tunisia, UGTT, and the UTICA (Union tunisienne ... More >>
US Calls on Bahrain to Make Progress on Labour Rights
Wednesday, 9 January 2013, 12:05 pm | ITUC
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION United States Calls on Bahrain to Make Progress on Labour Rights Brussels, 8 January 2013 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC is urging the US government to follow through on a US Department of Labor report which has found that ... More >>
Thanks for Making a Difference - But It’s Not Over Yet
Saturday, 22 December 2012, 1:10 pm | ITUC
The World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) meeting in Dubai has ended – and thanks to your efforts we have held off the attack on the open Internet, at least for now. More >>
COSATU General Secretary Death Threat Must be Investigated
Tuesday, 18 December 2012, 8:36 am | ITUC
Death Threat Against COSATU General Secretary Must be Fully Investigated Brussels, 17 December 2012 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC is calling upon the South African government to fully investigate the death threat made against COSATU General Secretary Zweli ... More >>
