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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 >>
Brazil: Petrochemical Multinational Refuses Negotiation
Wednesday, 18 January 2012, 10:28 am | ITUC
Brussels, 16 January 2012 (ITUC OnLine): The International Trade Union Confederation has joined with its Brazilian affiliated organisations, the CUT, Força Sindical, UGT and CNPL, in expressing grave concern at the anti-union practices of the petrochemical ... More >>
Spotlight Interview With Barnes Dlamini (SFTU-Swaziland)
Tuesday, 17 January 2012, 11:29 am | ITUC
Brussels, 16 January 2012 (ITUC OnLine): Trade union activities are being repressed with ever greater ferocity in Swaziland. Repeated arbitrary arrests, intimidation and beatings are used to silence activists. Barnes Dlamini, president of the SFTU ... More >>
Kuwait: More Government Attacks on Workers’ Rights
Friday, 23 December 2011, 10:18 am | ITUC
Brussels, 22 December 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has criticised that latest attack by the government of Kuwait against the rights of its own employees, following a statement by Justice Minister Ahmed Al Mulaifi that strikes are prohibited and that ... More >>
Spotlight Interview With Pia Stalpaert
Wednesday, 21 December 2011, 9:30 am | ITUC
In June 2011, Pia Stalpaert, president of CSC Alimentation et Services, the food and services union affiliated to the confederation of Christian trade unions of Belgium, took part in the discussions that led to the adoption of an ILO Convention on domestic ... More >>
Give The Gift Of A Day Off For Your Domestic Worker
Tuesday, 20 December 2011, 12:15 pm | ITUC
Unions Launch Global Campaign ‘12 By 12’ To Introduce Decent Laws For Domestic Workers Brussels, 19 December 2011 (ITUC OnLine): Domestic workers from 12 countries in Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East are taking to ... More >>
Inequality Overshadows Tenth Anniversary of Doha Trade Talks
Thursday, 15 December 2011, 11:24 am | ITUC
Brussels, 14 December 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The international trade union movement has warned of growing social unrest and increased social hardship if trade liberalization continues against the backdrop of harsh unemployment and austerity measures. Sharan ... More >>
Fiji Refuses Entry to International Union Delegation
Wednesday, 14 December 2011, 10:07 am | ITUC
Brussels, 13 December 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The refusal by the Fiji authorities to allow an Australian and New Zealand trade union delegation to enter the country today shows that the country is “sliding deeper into dictatorship”, according to ITUC ... More >>
Durban Outcome: No Guarantees for Climate as Govts Delay
Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 10:35 am | ITUC
Brussels, 14 December 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The international trade union movement expressed its disappointment as climate negotiators in Durban had agreed a platform to continue negotiations, but without any guarantees that will make the cuts to emissions ... More >>
Honduras: Reporters Assassinated
Monday, 12 December 2011, 1:39 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 8 December 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has joined with its Honduran affiliates, the CUTH, CTH and CGT, in firmly condemning the murder of the well-known journalist Luz Marina Paz Villalobos and her cameraman Delmer Canales. They were shot to death, ... More >>
Iran: Ebrahim Madadi Re-Arrested Today
Thursday, 8 December 2011, 11:24 am | ITUC
Brussels, 7 december 2011 (ITUC OnLine) : The ITUC was dismayed and incensed to hear today that Ebrahim Madadi, a courageous trade unionist and Comrade from Vahed Syndicate in Tehran, was re-arrested today after being freed only last Thursday. A move welcomed ... More >>
Tunisia: Concern Over Attempts to Undermine UGTT
Wednesday, 7 December 2011, 10:08 am | ITUC
Brussels, 5 December 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has expressed concern over attacks on the Tunisian national trade union centre, UGTT, at a key juncture in the country’s transition process. Efforts to undermine the UGTT’s leadership, by political forces ... More >>
ITUC Criticises UAE Bid to Chair ILO Regional Conference
Monday, 5 December 2011, 11:36 am | ITUC
Brussels, 2 December 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has criticised the bid of the United Arab Emirates to chair the Regional Conference of the International Labour Organisation in Kyoto starting on 4 December. The UAE has one of the worst records for absolute ... More >>
