ITUC - Latest News [Page 25]
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 >>
12 by 12 Campaign: 6 Countries Grant Domestic Worker Rights
Thursday, 13 December 2012, 8:22 am | ITUC
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION 12 by 12 Campaign: Six Countries Grant Rights to Domestic Workers in 2012 Brussels, 12 December 2012 (ITUC Online): With six countries having ratified the ILO Convention No 189 on domestic workers in 2012, the ITUC’s ... More >>
Egypt: Mubarak Mark II?
Wednesday, 5 December 2012, 4:31 pm | ITUC
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION Egypt: Mubarak Mark II? Brussels, 4 December 2012 (ITUC OnLine): Violations of international freedom of association standards in Egypt’s new draft Constitution, which will be voted on in a 15 December referendum, ... More >>
First Rally For Workers’ Rights In Qatar
Wednesday, 5 December 2012, 1:46 pm | ITUC
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine First Rally For Workers’ Rights In Qatar Brussels, 4 December 2012 (ITUC OnLine): Migrant workers were given a voice for the first time in Doha as trade union members wore masks of two Nepali workers ... More >>
GREECE - The Greek Anti-Labour Austerity Reforms Condemned
Wednesday, 5 December 2012, 9:00 am | ITUC
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION GREECE - The Greek Anti-Labour Austerity Reforms Condemned by the ILO Brussels, 4 December 2012 (ITUC OnLine): After the Council of Europe last month, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) considers that ... More >>
GREECE - The Greek Anti-Labour Austerity Reforms Condemned
Wednesday, 5 December 2012, 9:00 am | ITUC
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION GREECE - The Greek Anti-Labour Austerity Reforms Condemned by the ILO Brussels, 4 December 2012 (ITUC OnLine): After the Council of Europe last month, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) considers that ... More >>
ITUC Humanitarian Mission Visits Gaza
Thursday, 29 November 2012, 12:36 pm | ITUC
ITUC Humanitarian Mission Visits Gaza Brussels, 28 November 2012 (ITUC OnLine): An ITUC humanitarian solidarity mission into Gaza yesterday, organised with the International Transport Workers Federation, the PGFTU and trade unionists from Tunisia and Jordan, ... More >>
Israel, Hamas Must Heed UN Truce Call
Tuesday, 20 November 2012, 8:49 am | ITUC
International Trade Union Confederation Israel, Hamas Must Heed UN Truce Call Brussels, 19 November 2012 (ITUC OnLine): Israel and Hamas must immediately heed the call of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for a truce, and the international community must ... More >>
ITU Refuses Proposals For Internet Regulation Plans
Friday, 16 November 2012, 9:34 am | ITUC
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITU Refuses Proposals for Open Discussion of Plans to Regulate Internet Geneva, 15 November 2012(ITUC Media OnLine): The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) today met with Dr Hamadoun Toure, Head of the UN’s ... More >>
European Trade Unions Mobilise on 14 November
Wednesday, 14 November 2012, 12:42 pm | ITUC
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION European Trade Unions Mobilise on 14 November Brussels, 13 November 2012 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has pledged its full support to the European trade union movement’s November 14 Day of Action and Solidarity. Strike ... More >>
Plea to UN to Reject Changes To Online Governance
Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 8:50 am | ITUC
Brussels, 12 November 2012 (ITUC OnLine): The global labour movement and Greenpeace today joined forces to urge UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to reject changes to internet governance that would change forever the internet as we know it. More >>
ITUC Announces Top Five Countries To Sign Up To Qatar World
Friday, 26 October 2012, 8:39 am | ITUC
International Trade Union Confederation ITUC Announces Top Five Countries To Sign Up To Qatar World Cup Workers Rights Campaign More >>
ITUC tells IFI Meetings To Abandon Austerity, Focus On Jobs
Friday, 12 October 2012, 8:47 am | ITUC
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine ITUC tells IFI Meetings To Abandon Austerity, Focus On Job-Centred Recovery Brussels, 11 October 2012 (ITUC OnLine): In meetings held with officials gathering in Tokyo for this weekend’s annual meetings ... More >>
