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Unions: Importance of Decent Work for Poverty Eradication
Thursday, 10 February 2011, 9:57 am | ITUC
As the 49th session of the UN Commission for Social Development opens in New York today with the priority theme of poverty eradication, the ITUC has urged UN member states to highlight the importance of decent work and social protection to achieve ... More >>
Unions Mobilise Worldwide for Democracy in Egypt
Wednesday, 9 February 2011, 9:18 am | ITUC
Brussels, 8 February 2011 (ITUC OnLine) : Trade unions from all four corners of the world took part in today's Day of Action for Democracy in Egypt ( http://www.ituc-csi.org/egypt-international-day-of.html ) following a decision by the ITUC General Council. The trade unions organised demonstrations ... More >>
World Social Forum 2011: Focus on Africa Issues
Tuesday, 8 February 2011, 10:46 am | ITUC
An international trade union event at the World Social Forum in Dakar, Senegal on 9 February will address the causes of and solutions to the global economic crisis. Open to all the organisations and movements present in Dakar, other ITUC-supported ... More >>
Another Education Unionist Assassinated in Colombia
Tuesday, 8 February 2011, 9:46 am | ITUC
Brussels, 7 February 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC, together with its affiliated organisations in Colombia, has strongly condemned the murder, on 30 January, of Humberto de Jesús Espinoza Díaz, a member of the education trade union of Risaralda, SER. The trade ... More >>
World Trade Unions Mobilising for Democracy in Egypt
Saturday, 5 February 2011, 11:50 am | ITUC
World Trade Unions Mobilising for Democracy in Egypt: 8 February Action Day Brussels, 4 February 2011 (ITUC OnLine): Trade unions around the world will join a Day of Action for Democracy in Egypt http://www.ituc-csi.org/egypt-international-day-of.html on ... More >>
Egypt: ITUC Demands Mubarak Stop Violence
Thursday, 3 February 2011, 10:52 am | ITUC
The ITUC is demanding that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to immediately stop the dramatically escalating violence being organised by his regime against peaceful demonstrators, including children, who are continuing to demand fundamental democratic change. More >>
Cyprus: 30 000 Workers Say No to the "Reform Package"
Tuesday, 1 February 2011, 10:36 am | ITUC
On 28 January, more than 30 000 workers participated in a massive meeting and a general strike organised by the Cyprus trade union movement and supported by opposition parties and NGOs. The aim of the meeting was to say no the "reform package", which would ... More >>
Egypt: ITUC Supports General Strike Call
Tuesday, 1 February 2011, 10:31 am | ITUC
The ITUC has announced its strong support for the Egyptian opposition's call for a general strike in favour of democracy and fundamental rights today. The opposition's move follows yesterday's general-strike call by the country's newly established independent ... More >>
The Crackdown in Egypt Must Stop Now, Urges the ITUC
Saturday, 29 January 2011, 11:50 am | ITUC
The Crackdown in Egypt Must Stop Now, Urges the ITUC Brussels, 28 January 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The International Trade Union Confederation urges the Egyptian authorities to immediately stop the violent crackdown against tens of thousands of peaceful demonstrators ... More >>
China: Harassment of the Dagongzhe Centre Continues
Saturday, 29 January 2011, 11:49 am | ITUC
China: Harassment of the Dagongzhe Centre Continues Brussels 28 January 2011 (ITUC OnLine): In November 2007, an activist and former migrant worker from the Dagongzhe Labour Centre, was brutally assaulted and left in critical condition after repeatedly ... More >>
Tunisia: ITUC Calls for End to Attacks on UGTT
Thursday, 27 January 2011, 9:38 am | ITUC
The offices of the UGTT in six Tunisian towns have been attacked. The ITUC is launching an appeal for an immediate end to the violence against the UGTT. "These physical attacks and the climate of intimidation are inadmissible. At a time when Tunisia ... More >>
Egypt: ITUC condemns police repression against demonstrators
Wednesday, 26 January 2011, 10:41 am | ITUC
Tens of thousands of peaceful demonstrators were protesting today in the capital of Cairo, as in many other Egyptian cities including Alexandria, Aswan, Mahallah, Ismailiya. As in Tunisia, they are demanding social and political reforms, blaming ... More >>
Jobs Not Deficits Should Be Davos Priority
Wednesday, 26 January 2011, 10:39 am | ITUC
The union movement has issued a statement for this week's World Economic Forum in Davos: "Labour's main message is that policymakers must stay focused on stimulating enough economic demand to achieve full employment. The ultimate solution to government ... More >>
Colombia: Murders of Teachers Continue into 2011
Wednesday, 26 January 2011, 10:35 am | ITUC
The International Trade Union Confederation has reiterated its support for its affiliated organisations in Colombia and has strongly condemned the murder, on 10 January, of Manuel Esteban Tejada, a teacher at the "Palma Soriana" education centre, affiliated ... More >>
Tunisia: ITUC Reaffirms Its Support for the UGTT
Wednesday, 26 January 2011, 10:31 am | ITUC
The International Trade Union Confederation reiterates its total support for its Tunisian affiliate the UGTT and the Tunisian people in their struggle for the establishment of true democracy after the fall of the dictatorship of the deposed president, Ben ... More >>
ILO Report Shows Job Market Still in Crisis
Wednesday, 26 January 2011, 10:30 am | ITUC
Brussels, 25 January 2011 (ITUC OnLine): Today's Global Employment Trends report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) confirms that, despite improvements in many economic indicators, global unemployment remains at crisis levels. "The job ... More >>
Terrorist attack in Moscow Airport
Tuesday, 25 January 2011, 12:55 pm | ITUC
The ITUC strongly condemns the terrorist attack that hit the largest airport in Moscow this afternoon. So far, around 30 people died and more than a hundred people have been wounded in the blast, which reports suggest may have been the work of a suicide ... More >>
Jobs Central to Recovery, Say IMF Leaders
Tuesday, 25 January 2011, 12:54 pm | ITUC
(Washington D.C., 20 January 2011): The IMF Managing Director, Dominique Strauss-Kahn and World Bank President, Robert Zoellick agreed on the importance of employment, social protection, working with trade unions and broadening the distribution of economic ... More >>
ITUC supports UGTT and the Tunisian people
Tuesday, 25 January 2011, 12:49 pm | ITUC
The International Trade Union Confederation has reiterated its total support for its affiliated organisation in Tunisia, the UGTT, and the Tunisian people, which have been mobilising in massive numbers and with great courage, for over a month, ... More >>
ITUC supports UGTT and the Tunisian people
Monday, 24 January 2011, 9:53 pm | ITUC
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine 009/200111 ITUC supports UGTT and the Tunisian people in their fight against corruption and for democracy More >>
