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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 >>
ITUC and Global Union Federations Call on Chilean President
Tuesday, 15 March 2011, 10:02 am | ITUC
Brussels, 14 March 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC and Global Union Federations ICEM and IMF are calling on the Chilean government to deliver on mine safety promises made to Chilean miners rescued in the San José mine last October. More >>
Bahrain: Spotlight on Salman Jaffar Al Mahfoodh
Wednesday, 9 March 2011, 9:47 am | ITUC
Brussels, 8 March 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The Kingdom of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia’s neighbour, is in the throes of an unprecedented popular revolt, begun by the country’s youth on 14 February. Following violent repression by the authorities which left seven ... More >>
“On the move to Equality”
Wednesday, 9 March 2011, 9:45 am | ITUC
Tunis, 8 March 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC is marking International Women’s Day, 8 March, by launching a new Arab trade union women’s network, in the presence of its General Secretary Sharan Burrow, and with the participation of trade union women ... More >>
Spotlight on Abdallahi Ould Mohamed
Wednesday, 9 March 2011, 9:42 am | ITUC
“The young are mobilising in Mauritania too, and the unions are at their side, fighting for change” More >>
International Women's Day: Second Wave of Global Crisis
Tuesday, 8 March 2011, 9:49 am | ITUC
Brussels, 7 March 2011 (ITUC OnLine): Women are facing higher unemployment, underemployment and reduced working hours as a second wave of the global economic crisis impacts female employment, reveals a new report issued by the ITUC today, International Women's ... More >>
"This revolution, it's my lifelong dream coming true"
Tuesday, 8 March 2011, 9:46 am | ITUC
Brussels, 7 March 2011 (ITUC OnLine): President of RETA (*), the first independent union established under the Mubarak regime, in 2009, Kamal Abou Aita has lived through many years of fierce repression against free trade unionism. Having been arrested ... More >>
Our Message to Women is: "Take Your Own Decisions"
Tuesday, 8 March 2011, 9:41 am | ITUC
Brussels, 7 March 2011 (ITUC OnLine): Thulile Motsamai, trade union representative at the Birchwood Executive hotel in Johannesburg, is one of the key players in the "Decisions for Life" (1) campaign in South Africa. She explains how this ITUC campaign ... More >>
Côte d’Ivoire: ITUC Renews Its Call for an End to Violence
Saturday, 5 March 2011, 7:54 pm | ITUC
Côte d’Ivoire: ITUC Renews Its Call for an End to Violence and for the Respect of Democratic Principles Brussels, 4 March 2011 (ITUC OnLine): Côte d’Ivoire is moving perilously close to civil war. On Thursday 3 March there was fresh violence ... More >>
