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Qatar: No World Cup Without Labour Rights
Friday, 18 November 2011, 12:59 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 17 November 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC, the Building and Wood Workers International and the Swiss Union Unia met with FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke at FIFA headquarters today, to inform him that unless Qatar upholds labour rights, ... More >>
ITUC Supports "Occupy" Movement
Thursday, 17 November 2011, 1:23 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 16 November 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The international trade union movement has added its support to the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement, for the day of action planned on 17 November in the US and several other countries. More >>
Union Concern at APEC Hawaii Summit Outcome
Wednesday, 16 November 2011, 10:38 am | ITUC
While this year's APEC Leaders' Meeting in Hawaii lauded their region as providing "the vanguard for global growth performing beyond even the most optimistic expectations" it said nothing about the need for strong government measures to achieve economic ... More >>
Syria: Regime’s Continued Violence Risks Spread of Conflict
Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 11:44 am | ITUC
Brussels, 8 November 2011 (ITUC OnLine): With more than 3,000 people killed to date, the Syrian authorities show no sign of seeking a peaceful end to the violent repression engulfing the country. Despite mediation efforts by Turkey, and an agreement with ... More >>
UN Rio+20 Summit Must Deliver on Jobs
Saturday, 29 October 2011, 6:26 pm | ITUC
Brussels/New York, 27 October 2011(ITUC OnLine): With precarious jobs, unemployment and inequalities rising around the world, the international labour movement today formally tabled its proposals to the secretariat of the sustainable development summit ... More >>
ITUC Welcomes UN Social Protection Report
Saturday, 29 October 2011, 2:09 pm | ITUC
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine ITUC Welcomes UN Social Protection Report Brussels, 28 October 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has welcomed the recommendations of a new report “Social Protection Floor for a Fair and Inclusive Globalization”, ... More >>
Guatemala: Workers' Rights Blatantly Violated
Friday, 28 October 2011, 2:39 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 26 October 2011 (ITUC OnLine): Workers in Guatemala are once again faced with the blatant violation of their rights. The ITUC has joined with its Guatemalan affiliates, the CUSG, CGTG and UNSITRAGUA, in once again denouncing the violation ... More >>
Spotlight Interview With Carlos Mamani (Bolivia)
Friday, 28 October 2011, 9:47 am | ITUC
"A new democracy should emerge out of the tensions between the government and indigenous peoples" More >>
Indigenous Community In Brazil Facing Imminent Eviction
Thursday, 27 October 2011, 11:40 am | ITUC
Brussels, 25 October 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The International Trade Union Confederation expressed its deep concern about the evictions which put the members of the Guaraní-Kaiowá community in Laranjeira Ñanderu at risk. More >>
Widespread Abuse of Workers’ Rights
Thursday, 27 October 2011, 11:23 am | ITUC
More than a quarter of countries represented at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth this week have failed to allow basic industrial rights for workers, the ACTU said today. More >>
ITUC General Council Sets Agenda for Global Action in 2012
Saturday, 22 October 2011, 4:06 pm | ITUC
ITUC General Council Sets Agenda for Global Action in 2012 Brussels, 21 October 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC General Council, meeting at Elewijt near Brussels this week, has set out priorities for global trade union action through to the end of 2012, ... More >>
G20 Finance Minsters face growing public anger
Saturday, 15 October 2011, 1:35 pm | ITUC
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION - ITUC ITUC ONLINE G20 Finance Minsters face growing public anger for failing to reform financial system Brussels, 14 Octobre 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The international trade union movement said G20 Finance Ministers ... More >>
German Chancellor and Global Organisations: G20 Jobs Action
Tuesday, 11 October 2011, 12:40 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 10 October 2011 (ITUC OnLine): German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the heads of five key international bodies have called for coordinated G20 action to improve growth and employment, boosting prospects for a positive jobs outcome from ... More >>
Workers mobilise to demand decent jobs
Saturday, 8 October 2011, 6:12 pm | ITUC
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine Workers mobilise to demand decent jobs – Action in 60 countries Brussels, 7 October (ITUC OnLine): With unprecedented public demand for decent jobs, and pressure mounting on banks and the finance industry, ... More >>
World Day for Decent Work: Youth, Lost in Globalisation?
Friday, 7 October 2011, 11:32 am | ITUC
Brussels and Berlin, 6 October 2011 (ITUC OnLine): On the eve of the fourth World Day for Decent Work, during a joint international event organised by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) and the German Confederation of Trade Union's youth organisation ... More >>
Trade Unions Call FSB to Address Financial Transaction Tax
Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 11:51 am | ITUC
Brussels, 3 October 2011 (ITUC OnLine): As the Plenary of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) meets today in Zurich, international trade union organisations have submitted their priorities for the FSB current programme of action as mandated by the G20. More >>
Spotlight interview with Shaher Sa’ed (PGFTU, Palestine)
Monday, 3 October 2011, 9:41 am | ITUC
Brussels, 28 September 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU) is firmly backing the Palestinian Authority’s bid for the recognition of a Palestinian State by the United Nations. Shaher Sa’ed, its General ... More >>
G20 Labour Ministers Map Path Leaders Cannot Ignore
Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 11:28 am | ITUC
Brussels, 27 September 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The international trade union movement said Labour Ministers have set the standard for Finance Ministers and Leaders to follow as they prioritized employment and endorsed the social protection floor and ... More >>
ITUC Challenges G20 Labour Ministers on Jobs
Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 11:12 am | ITUC
Brussels, 26 September 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has challenged Labour Ministers of the G20 countries, meeting in Paris this week, to push hard for job creation as the world economic and employment crisis worsens. More >>
G20 Labour Ministers Must Not Fail Workers
Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 11:09 am | ITUC
Brussels, 26 September 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The international trade union movement called on the G20 Employment and Labour Ministers meeting in Paris on 26-27 September to step up to the plate and ensure that the G20 leaders tackle the jobs crisis as ... More >>
