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Spotlight Interview with Michel Barka (Chad-UST)
Saturday, 28 June 2008, 11:05 am | ITUC
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC Online 124/270608 Spotlight Interview with Michel Barka (Chad-UST) More >>
Iran: Another Union Leader Arrested And Detained
Saturday, 28 June 2008, 7:01 am | ITUC
Gholamhosseini, a member of the Vahed Syndicate Executive Board was arrested by police in Tehran while visiting Shirodi Stadium, where an event to marking Iran's Women's Day was taking place. The gathering was sponsored by the municipality of Tehran. More >>
Colombia: Two More Trade Unionists Assassinated
Thursday, 26 June 2008, 6:17 am | ITUC
Two more trade unionists have been murdered. The ITUC, together with its Colombian affiliates, CUT CGT and CTC, categorically denounce those latest atrocities. Twenty-eight trade unionists have been murdered in Colombia since the start of the year. More >>
Oman: The Need to Recognise Trade Union Rights
Thursday, 26 June 2008, 6:16 am | ITUC
A new ITUC report on core labour standards in the Sultanate of Oman, which coincides with the country's trade policy review at the WTO on 25 & 27 June, highlights that most of the Omani workforce continue to be denied their basic labour rights. More >>
Zimbabwe: Killings Continue, Calls for ILO Inquiry
Tuesday, 17 June 2008, 7:49 am | ITUC
Trade unionists from from around the world have called for an official ILO Commission of Inquiry into Zimbabwe, as more reports of torture and murder of trade unionists by security forces and thugs linked to the Mugabe regime emerge. More >>
Crucial ILO Social Justice Declaration Adopted
Saturday, 14 June 2008, 1:08 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 13 June 2008 (ITUC OnLine): Following two successive years of debate, the ILO's annual International Labour Conference adopted a major Declaration on "Social Justice for a Fair Globalisation." "The Declaration speaks of the need ... More >>
Zimbabwe: Killings and Torture Continue
Saturday, 14 June 2008, 1:06 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 13 June 2008 (ITUC OnLine): Trade unionists from across Africa and from around the world have called today in Geneva for an official ILO Commission of Inquiry into Zimbabwe, as more reports of torture and murder of trade unionists by security ... More >>
Play Fair Torchbearers Press IOC On Labor Rights
Wednesday, 11 June 2008, 9:37 am | ITUC
Play Fair 2008 activists were at the IOC's headquarters today to press Jacques Rogge, head of the Olympic movement's top organization to take long overdue action on the problem of labour rights violations where Olympic merchandise is produced. More >>
ILO puts Decent Work Under the Spotlight
Sunday, 1 June 2008, 12:29 am | ITUC
Brussels, 30 May 2008 (ITUC OnLine): A new website for the World Day for Decent Work was launched today as a special ITUC-organised event on Decent Work took place at the annual conference of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), involving ILO ... More >>
Zimbabwe: Union Leaders’ Trial Set for 23 June
Saturday, 24 May 2008, 11:52 am | ITUC
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) ITUC Online 101/220508 Zimbabwe: Union Leaders’ Trial Set for 23 June;Global Action Called for 25 May More >>
EU / LAC Lima Summit
Saturday, 17 May 2008, 11:41 am | ITUC
EU / LAC Lima Summit Brussels, 16 May 2008 (ITUC OnLine): On the occasion of the Summit of Heads of States of the EU and Latin America and the Caribbean (EU-LAC) countries in Lima, the international trade union movement has called for the declaration ... More >>
Zimbabwe: General Secretary of PTUZ arrested
Saturday, 17 May 2008, 11:39 am | ITUC
Brussels, 16 May 2008 (ITUC OnLine): Pressure is high for trade unionists in Zimbabwe. Raymond Majongwe, the General Secretary of the Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) and a member of the General Council of the ZCTU, has been arrested while ZCTU ... More >>
Global Unions Demand IFI Policy Shift In Slowdown
Monday, 14 April 2008, 10:14 am | ITUC
The ITUC and its Global Unions partners called on the 2008 Spring Meetings of the World Bank and IMF to mandate significantly increased assistance to countries that seek to protect their workers and citizens against the shock of an economic crisis. More >>
ITUC Condemns Death Threats Against Activist
Saturday, 5 April 2008, 12:25 am | ITUC
The ITUC Condemns the Death Threats Against an Activist for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples More >>
Workers sentenced to six months’ imprisonment
Sunday, 16 March 2008, 11:55 am | ITUC
Brussels, 14 March 2008 (ITUC OnLine): Forty-five Indian construction workers have been sentenced to six months’ imprisonment under charges of holding illegal gatherings, vandalism, and violating public security following their participation in a strike ... More >>
Israel: ITUC Condemns Massacre of Students
Saturday, 8 March 2008, 1:55 pm | ITUC
Israel: ITUC Condemns Massacre of Students Brussels, 7 March 2008 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has condemned the killing of at least eight religious students in Jerusalem, and the wounding of several others, by an assassin on 6 March. Militant group Hamas ... More >>
Murder of Spanish Trade Unionist
Saturday, 8 March 2008, 1:52 pm | ITUC
Murder of Spanish Trade Unionist Brussels, 7 March 2008 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has denounced the murder by ETA separatist terrorists of Isaías Carrasco in the northern city of Mondragón. Carrasco, a member of the ITUC-affiliated UGT-Spain, ... More >>
Denial Of Free Trade Union Existence In Brunei
Thursday, 28 February 2008, 8:35 am | ITUC
Brunei, which became an ILO member at the end of 2007, has ratified none of the ILO core labour standards. According to the report a great deal of work needs to be done to put Brunei legislation in conformity with ILO standards. More >>
"Nama" Proposals Unfair For Developing Countries
Tuesday, 26 February 2008, 8:50 am | ITUC
The revised modalities in the NAMA negotiations at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), which were tabled on 8 February, are still unfair to developing countries, according to the ITUC. More >>
India: ITUC To Organise Conference On Child Labour
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 9:48 am | ITUC
India: International Trade Union Movement to organise an international conference on Child labour Brussels, 20 February 2008 (ITUC Online): The international trade union movement, through the Council of Global Unions, is holding a major international ... More >>
