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Swaziland: Democracy Protests Meet Violent Reaction
Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 10:18 am | ITUC
Brussels, 12 April 2011 (ITUC OnLine): Widespread pro-democracy protests across Swaziland have met with a violent reaction by the security forces of King Mswati today, with leaders of the country’s trade union movement amongst the many detained. More >>
EU Should Support Commission of Inquiry on Burma
Tuesday, 12 April 2011, 10:32 am | ITUC
Brussels, 11 April 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC and the ETUC are calling on the European Union to support the holding of a UN Commission of Inquiry into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Burma, when the EU renews its Burma policy on 12 April. More >>
Bahrain: ITUC Demands End to Anti-Union Repression
Friday, 8 April 2011, 9:22 am | ITUC
In a letter to King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, the ITUC has demanded an immediate end to the anti-union repression campaign being waged by the authorities, the reinstatement of some 1,300 workers who have been sacked by various enterprises ... More >>
Zambia: Charges Dropped Against Two Chinese Supervisors
Thursday, 7 April 2011, 9:42 am | ITUC
Brussels, 6 April 2011 (ITUC OnLine): Outrage in Zambia. The prosecutors in charge of the case against two Chinese supervisors who shot 13 miners in October 2010 have decided to drop the charges against them. The ITUC firmly condemns this decision, ... More >>
Union Launch Jobs Pact for Young Workers
Thursday, 7 April 2011, 9:39 am | ITUC
Brussels, 6 April 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The international trade union movement is launching a new worldwide jobs pact for young people at a special G20 employment meeting in Paris. More >>
Mexico: Labour Legislation Reform Without Consultation
Thursday, 7 April 2011, 9:38 am | ITUC
Brussels, 6 April 2011 (ITUC OnLine): On 10 March 2011, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), backed by the National Action Party (PAN), put forward a bill radically reforming Mexico's labour laws. The bill was drawn up without consulting the social ... More >>
Spotlight on Omar Faruk Osman (NUSOJ-Somalia)
Wednesday, 6 April 2011, 9:27 am | ITUC
“Somali workers, including media workers, need international solidarity to bring back their voices” More >>
Australia: Time to Improve Workers’ Rights
Tuesday, 5 April 2011, 9:29 am | ITUC
Brussels, 04 April 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The state of fundamental workers’ rights in Australia is disclosed in a new report by the ITUC, published to coincide with the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) review of its trade policies. More >>
Bahrain: Wave of Sackings, Threats and Violence
Tuesday, 5 April 2011, 9:27 am | ITUC
Brussels, 4 April 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC denounces the wave of massive sackings, threats and violence against workers and their trade union representatives in Bahrain, in reprisal for their participation in legitimate strike and protest action for greater ... More >>
Launch of the Play Fair Campaign in Brazil
Friday, 1 April 2011, 10:12 am | ITUC
Brussels, 31 March 2011 (ITUC OnLine): An international conference organised by Play Fair and the Building Workers' International is opening today in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Conference will launch the BWI Campaign around the World Cup 2014, as ... More >>
Egypt: Decree to Criminalise Strikes
Wednesday, 30 March 2011, 9:50 am | ITUC
The ITUC has called on the Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf to scrap a proposed decree which would make strikes a criminal offence, with prison terms of up to one year and fines of up to US$ 90,000. The Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade ... More >>
G20 Finance Ministers on Wrong Track
Thursday, 24 March 2011, 11:37 am | ITUC
Continued failure to tackle jobs crisis Further social unrest likely due to policy failures Destructive finance sector bonus culture left untouched More >>
Libya: Deep Concern at Mounting Civilian Toll
Thursday, 24 March 2011, 10:20 am | ITUC
Brussels, 23 March 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC is deeply concerned over the mounting civilian death and injury toll in Libya, with the continued refusal of the regime of Muammar Gaddafi to enter any form of negotiation with the opposition precipitating ... More >>
AT&T Bid Positive News for T-Mobile USA Workers
Tuesday, 22 March 2011, 10:09 am | ITUC
Brussels, 21 March 2011 (ITUC OnLine): Yesterday's announcement by US telecommunications company AT&T that it plans to purchase Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile USA is welcome news for T-Mobile's US employees. The ITUC, with its German and US affiliates DGB ... More >>
ITUC call: Killings should stop immediately in Yemen
Sunday, 20 March 2011, 3:07 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 18 March 2011 (ITUC OnLine): At least 30 people have been killed and hundreds wounded after Yemeni security forces opened fire today on protesters at University Square, in the capital Sanaa. More >>
State-Organised Murder on the Streets of Bahrain
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 9:49 am | ITUC
Brussels, 16 March 2011 (ITUC OnLine): Security forces with tanks have over-run the Pearl roundabout in the centre of Manama, capital of Bahrain, where pro-democracy protesters have been camped and have demonstrated peacefully for the past month, ... More >>
"Never Work Alone" Says New Report on Forced Labour
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 9:47 am | ITUC
Brussels, 16 March 2011 (ITUC OnLine): Extreme exploitation of migrant workers is a dire trend throughout Europe. The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) is releasing Never Work Alone - a guide for trade unions and other civil society ... More >>
Bahrain: Deeply Worried at the Escalating Repression
Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 10:50 am | ITUC
Further to the excessive use of force by anti-riot police in the centre of the capital Manama and the violent attacks on university students on Sunday 13 March, the leaders of the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions have called a general strike. The ... More >>
Bahrain Update: Martial Law Condemned by World Trade Union
Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 10:48 am | ITUC
Brussels, 15 March 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has condemned the decision of the ruling authorities in Bahrain this afternoon to impose martial law, as increasing numbers of foreign security forces move into the country. More >>
Sharan Burrow in Egypt: ITUC Strengthens its Support
Tuesday, 15 March 2011, 10:05 am | ITUC
Brussels, 14 March 2011 (ITUC OnLine): ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow has announced the imminent opening of an ITUC office in Egypt today at the opening of a two-day seminar in Cairo organised jointly with the new independent trade union federation ... More >>
