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Belarus: Climate for Workers’ Rights is Worsening
Saturday, 25 February 2012, 8:03 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 24 February 2012 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has called on Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko to stop a new round of anti-union harassment against workers at the RUPP “Granite” company in Brest. Some 600 workers from the construction ... More >>
Workers' Rights: London Olympics Committee
Friday, 24 February 2012, 3:33 pm | ITUC
London Olympics Committee to Get Tougher with Supplier Factories on Workers’ Rights: IOC Should Set High Standards Too Brussels 23 February 2012 (ITUC OnLine): With the organisers of the London 2012 Olympics introducing new measures to protect workers ... More >>
Turkey: ITUC Report - Govt’s Failure to Protect Workers
Wednesday, 22 February 2012, 3:25 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 21 February 2012 (ITUC OnLine): A new ITUC report released today strongly criticizes the Turkish government’s failure to protect workers from exploitation and intimidation by private-sector employers and state authorities. Weak and poorly-enforced ... More >>
Turkey: Repression Against Women Trade Unionists
Saturday, 18 February 2012, 9:05 pm | ITUC
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) ITUC OnLine Turkey: Repression Against Women Trade Unionists Brussels, 17 February 2012 (ITUC OnLine): The ongoing police harassment of public Turkish trade unions has this time targeted women. On 13 February, ... More >>
SITRABI Target of Deadly Anti-Union Repression in Guatemala
Saturday, 11 February 2012, 2:23 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 9 February 2012 (ITUC OnLine): Miguel Angel González Ramírez, a member of the Izabal banana workers' union SITRABI, was killed on 5 February. He was shot several times whilst carrying his young child in his arms. More >>
Spotlight Interview With Pari Moses (Malaysia – MTUC)
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 11:27 am | ITUC
Brussels, 8 February 2012 (ITUC OnLine): The vast majority of domestic workers in Malaysia are migrants, mainly from Indonesia. The MTUC (1) is running a project aimed at preventing the abuses and exploitation they often face. Interview with project ... More >>
Discrimination Against Foreign Workers and Forced Labour
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 3:49 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 7 February 2012 (ITUC OnLine): A new report from the International Trade Union Confederation on workers’ rights in Kuwait reveals restrictions on labour rights, extensive use of forced labour and discrimination in law and in practice. ... More >>
Workers’ Rights Endangered in Greece
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 2:51 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 7 February 2012 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has condemned the attacks on workers’ rights in the current demands being made of the Greek government by the European Union and the IMF . The international trade union movement has urged all parties ... More >>
Syria: Assad Refusal of Peace Plan Will Deepen Conflict
Friday, 3 February 2012, 12:11 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 2 February 2012 (ITUC OnLine): The rejection of Arab League peace proposals by Syrian ruler Bashar al Assad means that yet more innocent women, men and children will lose their lives as the regime clings to power against massive internal opposition. ... More >>
Govts Urged to Act on UN Jobs and Social Protection Call
Friday, 3 February 2012, 12:07 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 2 February 2012 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has welcomed calls by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for governments to act on job creation and universal social protection in a report being presented at the UN Commission on Social Development. “We welcome ... More >>
Nepal: Child Labour and Forced Labour Remain Problems
Friday, 3 February 2012, 10:10 am | ITUC
Brussels, 1 February 2012 (ITUC OnLine): A new report by the ITUC on core labour standards in Nepal, published to coincide with the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) review of its trade policies, reveals some serious violations of fundamental workers’ ... More >>
Somalia: Freedom of Press in Danger
Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 1:31 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 31 January 2012 (ITUC OnLine): Hassan Osman Abdi, a leading Somalia journalist, was followed from his work place, shot and riddled with bullets on Saturday 28 January. He died on his way to the hospital. The ITUC strongly condemns this murder and calls ... More >>
Bahrain: ITUC Denounces Failure to Reinstate Workers
Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 1:04 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 31 January 2012 (ITUC OnLine): In November 2011, the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) agreed to a proposal to establish a tripartite committee to review the mass dismissal of Bahraini workers referred to in the complaint ... More >>
ITUC Backs Guy Ryder to Lead ILO
Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 12:36 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 31 January 2012 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has announced its backing for ILO Deputy Director General Guy Ryder to succeed Juan Somavia as Director General of the tripartite UN body in the election for the post in May. “The world is facing ... More >>
Journalists under Constant Threat in Honduras
Friday, 27 January 2012, 3:56 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 26 January 2012 (ITUC OnLine): Gilda Silvestrucci, a member of the Journalists for Life and Freedom of Expression group, received death threats by telephone on 24 January. The ITUC firmly condemns the constant threats against journalists who ... More >>
Labour Leaders Demand Jobs, Growth And Equity
Thursday, 26 January 2012, 12:21 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 25 January 2012 (ITUC OnLine): The international union movement will put its case for the reform of capitalism at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week with five principles for dealing with current economic challenges. Addressing political ... More >>
Saudi Arabia Bans Trade Unions - Violates Labour Standards
Thursday, 26 January 2012, 12:14 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 25 January 2012 (ITUC OnLine): A new report from the International Trade Union Confederation on workers’ rights in Saudi Arabia has uncovered alarming levels of child labour, discrimination and forced labour. More >>
Spotlight Interview With Myrtle Witbooi (SADSAWU-S. Africa)
Thursday, 26 January 2012, 11:56 am | ITUC
SADSAWU (1) is one of the oldest organisations defending domestic workers' rights in Africa. It managed to secure a number of gains even prior to the ILO's adoption of the international Convention on domestic work (2) in June 2011. Myrtle Witbooi, ... More >>
Nigeria: Urgent Measures Needed to Stop the Violence
Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 11:24 am | ITUC
Brussels, 23 January 2012 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC, together with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Nigeria, is urging the authorities to end the cycle of violence and the growing state of insecurity occurring in Nigeria. ... More >>
Kuwait And Bahrain - Trade Union Relationship with Nepal
Wednesday, 18 January 2012, 10:37 am | ITUC
Kuwait And Bahrain Become First Gulf Countries To Forge An Official Trade Union Relationship With Nepal Unions join forces to assist over 100,000 thousand migrant workers in Gulf Brussels, 16 January 2012 (ITUC OnLine): Gulf states are relying ... More >>
