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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 >>
Progress on Climate and Just Transition in Cancun
Monday, 13 December 2010, 11:08 am | ITUC
Trade unions have welcomed the final agreement reached at the UN climate conference in Cancun, one that includes trade union demands for a just transition, while calling on all governments - particularly the most developed - to raise their sights by the ... More >>
Union Delegation to Meet French President Sarkozy
Saturday, 11 December 2010, 12:44 pm | ITUC
G20: International Union Delegation to Meet French President Sarkozy Brussels, 10 December 2010 (ITUC OnLine): An international delegation of trade union leaders will meet French President Nicolas Sarkozy on 13 December to press for global action on ... More >>
Trade unions tell ASEM Labour Ministers to act
Saturday, 11 December 2010, 12:21 pm | ITUC
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) ITUC Online 191/101210 Press advisory: Trade unions tell ASEM Labour Ministers to act on social protection and Green Jobs More >>
EU-India Summit: Unions Demand Attention to Impact
Saturday, 11 December 2010, 11:58 am | ITUC
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) ITUC Online 190/101210 EU-India Summit: Unions Demand Attention to Impact on Workers Brussels, 10 December 2010 (ITUC OnLine): As the EU-India Summit meets in Brussels on 10 December, trade unions have reiterated ... More >>
Unions Call on Governments in Cancun to Get Results
Thursday, 9 December 2010, 9:43 am | ITUC
Brussels, /Cancun 8 December 2010 (ITUC OnLine): While millions of workers and their families face destruction of their lands and livelihoods from extreme weather events and millions more are desperate for a secure green job, the world's governments remain ... More >>
Israel/Palestine: Now Is the Time for Serious Negotiation
Tuesday, 7 December 2010, 9:50 am | ITUC
The ITUC is increasingly concerned at the lack of progress in achieving a just and peaceful resolution to the Israel-Palestine peace process. In particular, Israel's refusal to extend the moratorium on building settlements is proving to be a major ... More >>
New Report Highlights Barriers to Union Rights
Saturday, 4 December 2010, 11:58 am | ITUC
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) Regional Trade Union Conference in Moscow - New Report Highlights Barriers to Union Rights More >>
World AIDS Day: A Focus for Action in the Workplace
Wednesday, 1 December 2010, 10:05 am | ITUC
Trade unions around the world will be using tomorrow,World AIDS Day, as a focus to promote action on HIV and AIDS in the workplace and to call for renewed international commitment to tackle the pandemic, which is responsible for some 5,000 deaths every ... More >>
