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Defection of Syrian Prime Minister Weakens Assad’s Grip
Tuesday, 7 August 2012, 11:11 am | ITUC
Brussels, 6 August 2012 (ITUC OnLine): The defection of Syrian Prime Minister Riyad Hijab to the opposition has severely weakened President Bashar al-Assad’s grip on political power, but the armed conflict raging across the country shows no signs ... More >>
300,000 Domestic Workers to Gain Labour Law Protection
Sunday, 1 July 2012, 11:31 am | ITUC
The 300,000 domestic wokers in the Dominican Republic are set to gain coverage under labour laws following an announcement by Labour Minister Francisco Domínguez Brito at a meeting organised in Santo Domingo by the ITUC and its three affiliates. More >>
Rio Summit Draft Bitterly Disappointing
Monday, 25 June 2012, 12:42 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 21 June 2012 (ITUC OnLine): The global trade union movement is bitterly disappointed at the draft Declaration presented to world leaders at the Rio+20 Summit on Wednesday, and is calling on governments to use the remaining two days of the ... More >>
No Social Justice Without Environmental Protection
Saturday, 23 June 2012, 1:40 pm | ITUC
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) No Social Justice Without Environmental Protection By Sharan Burrow, ITUC General Secretary Rio de Janeiro, 22 June 2012 (ITUC OnLine): The global trade union movement is bitterly disappointed at the Declaration ... More >>
ITUC Statement on The Rio Declaration
Friday, 22 June 2012, 4:29 pm | ITUC
Rio de Janeiro, 20 June 2012 (ITUC OnLIne): The international trade union movement came to Rio with a set of clear demands and an agenda that integrates the three dimensions of sustainable development, supporting a social protection floor, decent and green ... More >>
ITUC Newsletter 9 - June 2012
Friday, 22 June 2012, 4:21 pm | ITUC
News International Jobs Deficit Recognized at the G20, but the Jury is Out on Action More >>
International Jobs Deficit Recognized at the G20
Friday, 22 June 2012, 2:53 pm | ITUC
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) International Jobs Deficit Recognized at the G20, but the Jury is Out on Action Brussels, 20 June 2012 (ITUC OnLine): International unions said the shift in language in the G20 Los Cabos Declaration from austerity ... More >>
Only One In Ten In G20 Countries Believe Austerity Will Work
Friday, 15 June 2012, 1:53 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 14 June 2012 (ITUC OnLine): International unions warned of a dangerous credibility gap between G20 Leaders' past statements on jobs and many G20 governments' actions that are pushing economies back into recession and destroying jobs. More >>
Tunisian Salafists Firebomb Union Offices Across the Country
Wednesday, 13 June 2012, 1:53 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 12 June 2012 (ITUC OnLine): Tunisian Islamic fundamentalists unleashed a campaign of firebombing trade union offices around the country today , as the Salafist movement challenges the emerging democracy in the home of the 'Arab Spring'. Regional ... More >>
12 by 12 Campaign: Uruguay First Country to Ratify C189
Tuesday, 1 May 2012, 4:31 pm | ITUC
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) ITUC Online 12 by 12 Campaign: Uruguay First Country to Ratify C189 Brussels, 26 April 2012 (ITUC Online): Trade union activists, as well as domestic workers, are thrilled to see a breakthrough in the ‘12 by 12’ ... More >>
Cambodia: ITUC Expresses Concerns for Trade Union Rights
Tuesday, 1 May 2012, 10:19 am | ITUC
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) CSI Online Cambodia: ITUC Expresses Concerns for Trade Union Rights in the Garment Sector Brussels, 30 April 2012 (CSI Online): For years, trade unions and the workers they represent in the garment sector ... More >>
Governments must act for a sustainable equitable recovery
Saturday, 28 April 2012, 3:18 pm | ITUC
It is more than five years since the financial crisis hit, followed rapidly by a larger economic crisis. This economic earthquake exposed the dangers of financialisation; of having the real economy subservient to finance; and of two decades of growing ... More >>
Philippines: Trade Unions Face An Environment Of Violence
Wednesday, 21 March 2012, 10:40 am | ITUC
International Trade Union Confederation ITUC OnLine Philippines: Trade Unions Face An Environment Of Violence And Intimidation Brussels, 22 March 2012 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC is releasing today a report on core labour standards in Philippines that ... More >>
As Profits Announced, Unions Pressure DHL: Guarantee Rights
Thursday, 8 March 2012, 11:38 am | ITUC
Brussels, 7 March 2012 (ITUC OnLine): As DHL makes ready to announce solid profits in Frankfurt tomorrow a coalition of global union organisations is challenging the company to prove its respect for the workforce that helped generate them. As part ... More >>
Frozen In Time: Gender Pay Gap Remains Unchanged For 10 Yrs
Thursday, 8 March 2012, 11:04 am | ITUC
Asia shows greatest wage difference between men and women New industry ranking puts domestic workers on largest gender pay gap Women in unionised sectors are less likely to be discriminated against More >>
Trinidad and Tobago: Restrictions of the Right to Organise
Thursday, 8 March 2012, 10:59 am | ITUC
Brussels, 7 March 2012 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC is releasing today a report on core labour standards in Trinidad and Tobago, coinciding with the Trade Policy Review of the country at the WTO. The report finds excessive restrictions to the right to ... More >>
ITUC Newsletter 1 - March 2012
Monday, 5 March 2012, 12:55 pm | ITUC
N°1 / March 2012 Trade unions on the move for Rio+20 ACT NOW! Domestic workers - 12 by 12 START NOW! More >>
Egypt: ITUC Call to Drop All Charges Against Kamal Abbas
Monday, 5 March 2012, 12:50 pm | ITUC
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) ITUC OnLine Brussels, 1 March 2012 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC is calling on the Egyptian authorities to withdraw all charges and annul the sentence of 26 February against Kamal Abbas, the general coordinator ... More >>
Spotlight interview with Salman Jaffar Al Mahfoodh
Monday, 5 March 2012, 12:43 pm | ITUC
Unlike Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, the Arab spring in Bahrain did not lead to democratic reforms nor to the end of an autocratic regime. The authorities responded to the demand for freedom with harsh repression and unprecedented violence on protesters, ... More >>
Algeria: 40 Contract Teachers Arrested
Wednesday, 29 February 2012, 9:14 am | ITUC
Brussels, 28 February 2012 (ITUC OnLine): Forty unionised contract teachers affiliated to the SNAPAP have been arrested in Algeria. The president and general secretary of the National Council of Contract Teachers have also been arrested. The ITUC has ... More >>
