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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 >>
Campaign to Combat Forced Labour of Nepali Migrant Workers
Saturday, 22 January 2011, 12:22 pm | ITUC
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine 007/210111 New Campaign to Combat Forced Labour of Nepali Migrant Workers in the Gulf More >>
Unions Call On IMF & WB To Support Higher Employment Growth
Wednesday, 19 January 2011, 10:55 am | ITUC
A delegation of over 60 trade union leaders from all parts of the world is beginning a 3-day series of meetings in Washington D.C. with the Managing Director of the IMF, the President of the World Bank and other senior officials, as well as with the Executive ... More >>
Spotlight interview with Shouket Ali on Pakistan Floods
Wednesday, 19 January 2011, 10:50 am | ITUC
Spotlight interview with Shouket Ali (APTUC-Pakistan) "The floods have brought social dialogue to a standstill" Brussels 18 January 2011 (ITUC OnLine): Five months after the floods affecting 20 million people in Pakistan, the country is still ... More >>
Jamaica: Threats to Workers' Rights
Wednesday, 19 January 2011, 10:48 am | ITUC
Brussels, 18 January 2011 (ITUC OnLine): A new report by the ITUC on core labour standards in Jamaica, published to coincide with the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) review of its trade policies, has found that further measures are needed to comply ... More >>
New World Bank Report on Global Economic Prospects
Friday, 14 January 2011, 9:19 am | ITUC
The international trade union movement has criticised todays World Bank report on Global Economic Prospects (GEP) for advocating fiscal austerity in the face of high unemployment. However, the reports call for the re-regulation of the financial ... More >>
Guatemala: 2011 Starts with Killing of another Unionist
Thursday, 13 January 2011, 11:28 am | ITUC
The ITUC, together with its affiliated organisations in Guatemala and the national health workers' union SNTSG, has firmly condemned the killing of a member of the health sector trade union at the opening of 2011. More >>
Brussels: ITUC Calls on Affiliates to Support Demonstrators
Thursday, 13 January 2011, 11:25 am | ITUC
Brussels, 12 January 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The International Trade Union Confederation has called on its affiliated organisations around the globe to mobilise against the violent repression of demonstrators by the Tunisian security forces. According to ... More >>
Tunisia: Authorities Must Cease Repression
Saturday, 1 January 2011, 2:46 pm | ITUC
Tunisia: Authorities Must Cease Repression and Start Dialogue Brussels, 31 December 2010 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has called on the Tunisian authorities to cease the violent repression against demonstrators demanding action on employment, and initiate ... More >>
Belarus: ITUC Denounces Brutality Against Demonstrators
Wednesday, 22 December 2010, 1:19 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 21 December 2010 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has denounced the violent attacks by the police and the special security forces on demonstrators protesting over disputed presidential elections on Sunday evening in Minsk. Of the 20,000 people who took ... More >>
Spotlight interview with Vicky Cann (TUC- UK)
Tuesday, 21 December 2010, 10:46 am | ITUC
Within the framework of the defence for the most vulnerable workers, the Trade Union Congress of United Kingdom (TUC) affiliated to the ITUC, supports the ITUC special action program for migrant workers, especially in Asia and the Gulf region. For Vicky ... More >>
Global Wage Report Calls for Collective Bargaining, and more
Thursday, 16 December 2010, 10:40 am | ITUC
Brussels, 15 December 2010 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has welcomed the second Global Wage Report from the International Labour Organization (ILO). "Today's report reinforces what unions around the world have been saying about the economic crisis and the policy ... More >>
Bangladesh: ITUC Protests Police Killing of Striking Workers
Wednesday, 15 December 2010, 10:02 am | ITUC
The ITUC has protested h to Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over the killing of four workers protesting at the failure of garment companies supplying world markets to pay the minimum wage. Some 200 others were injured in clashes with police, who ... More >>
