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Social dialogue at the heart of migration policy
Saturday, 7 July 2007, 2:38 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 6 July 2007 (ITUC online): Social dialogue and a rights based framework must be at the heart of migration policy - this is the message representatives will take to the "Civil Society Day" of the Global Forum on Migration and Development ... More >>
ITUC General Council Decisions
Saturday, 30 June 2007, 2:26 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 29 June 2007 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC General Council, at its second meeting on 20 - 22 June. held a major thematic discussion on "Building the New Trade Union Internationalism", centred on deepening the involvement of trade unionists ... More >>
Hong Kong: Ten years and no improvement
Friday, 29 June 2007, 11:08 am | ITUC
Brussels, 28 June 2007 (ITUC OnLine): As hundreds of thousands of union members and other Hong Kong citizens prepare to march in the streets next Sunday 1st July, in protest at lack of democracy and workers' rights then years after the former British ... More >>
Iran: “I will not be intimidated”
Friday, 22 June 2007, 1:39 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 21 June 2007 (ITUC OnLine): In an address to the ITUC General Council meeting in Brussels today, Iranian trade union leader Mansour Osanloo told of the persecution of him and other members of his union in the “Sherkate Vahed” company (Syndicate ... More >>
ITUC General Council urges labour standards
Friday, 22 June 2007, 11:42 am | ITUC
Suspension of EU trade preferences to Belarus: ITUC General Council urges the government to implement international labour standards More >>
World Unions Call for Accountability and Democracy
Sunday, 15 April 2007, 2:20 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 13 April 2007 (ITUC OnLine): Against a background of intense media attention surrounding World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, the ITUC has today reiterated its call for proper transparency and democracy at the Bank and the International Monetary ... More >>
Guinea: conference on national reconciliation
Friday, 30 March 2007, 10:52 am | ITUC
Brussels, 28 March 2007 (ITUC Online): Whilst Guinea is still waiting to see the formation of a new government following the end of a serious political crisis triggered by the brutal repression of a general strike in January and February, the three main ... More >>
ITUC Protests to Mugabe, Requests ILO Intervention
Saturday, 17 March 2007, 3:51 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 16 March 2007 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has addressed a strong protest letter to Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, following the attacks on trade unionists, the ransacking of the offices of the Zimbabwe Trade Union Congress (ZCTU), the killing ... More >>
WTO: Trade Unions Call for Action on Cotton
Saturday, 17 March 2007, 3:49 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 15 March 2007 (ITUC OnLine): Global trade unions are demanding that this week's high-level session on cotton at the World Trade Organisation in Geneva must embark on a root and branch reform of trade in cotton instead of tinkering at the ... More >>
Zimbabwe: Raid on Trade Union Headquarters
Thursday, 15 March 2007, 10:23 am | ITUC
Brussels, 13 March 2007 (ITUC OnLine): The headquarters of the Zimbabwe Trade Union Congress (ZCTU) were today raided by government security forces, as part of a "concerted effort to try and crush all civic organisations" according to ZCTU President ... More >>
Spotlight Interview with Ken Georgetti
Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 9:40 am | ITUC
Brussels, 12 March 2007: As in many countries, the Canadian trade union movement is putting the spotlight on the growing gap between rich and poor, including the fact that many workers simply don't earn enough for a decent life. Ken Georgetti, ... More >>
ITUC and ETUC Protest Against Repression of Women
Sunday, 11 March 2007, 5:46 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 9 March 2007 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC and its European counterpart ETUC have addressed a strong protest to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadjinejad over the mass arrests of Iranian women demanding equal rights. 33 were arrested and imprisoned ... More >>
UN Concerned About Private Security In Conflicts
Tuesday, 27 February 2007, 11:02 am | ITUC
The United Nations Working Group on the use of mercenaries today expressed concern about the increasing involvement of private military and security companies in countries facing conflict, including their work protecting mining companies and the effect ... More >>
Problems of fundamental workers' rights in EU
Tuesday, 27 February 2007, 10:44 am | ITUC
Brussels, 26 February 2007 (ITUC Online): A new ITUC report issued today on the European Union reveals serious shortcomings in respect for fundamental workers' rights in several EU member states. The document published today (Internationally recognized ... More >>
ITUC Welcomes France's Refusal to Invite Mugabe
Thursday, 15 February 2007, 9:35 am | ITUC
Brussels, 14 January 2007 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has welcomed a decision by the French government to refuse to invite Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to a France-Africa Summit beginning on 15 February in Cannes. French trade unions, supported by their ... More >>
Martial law Decreed in Guinea
Wednesday, 14 February 2007, 9:40 am | ITUC
Brussels, 13 February 2007 (ICTU OnLine): The Guinean president, Lansana Conte, has placed the country under a 20-hour-a-day curfew as part of a state of emergency due to last until 23 February. The army has been instructed to "restore order". ... More >>
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Tuesday, 13 February 2007, 9:33 am | ITUC
Brussels, 12 February 2007 (ICTU OnLine): Trade unionism is taking off in Bahrain, one of the only countries in the Persian Gulf authorising free trade unions (since 2002). 55 companies now have a union and the 25,000 members are grouped within the ... More >>
Pressure Mounts on Authorities Over Murder
Friday, 9 February 2007, 11:39 am | ITUC
Brussels, 8 February 2007 (ICTU OnLine): With the conclusion of a joint mission of the International Transport Workers' Union Federation (ITF) and the ITUC to Guatemala, pressure is mounting on the authorities of the Central American country over the ... More >>
Cambodian justice system compromised
Friday, 2 February 2007, 2:09 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 1 February 2007 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has appealed on repeated occasions over the last week for a new inquiry into the murder of Cambodian trade union leader Chea Vichea and the immediate release of the two persons unjustly condemned for this ... More >>
Public workers' rights denied in Japan
Thursday, 1 February 2007, 12:14 am | ITUC
Brussels, 31 January 2007 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC released a new report (http://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/TRP_Japan_25-01-07_final.pdf) today on core labour standards in Japan. The report coincides with Japan´s trade policy review at the WTO and reveals shortcomings in the application and enforcement ... More >>
