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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 >>
Guatemala: justice must be done following murder
Wednesday, 31 January 2007, 10:47 am | ITUC
A high level delegation from Europe, the United States and Latin America has travelled to Guatemala following the assassination, two weeks ago, of trade unionist Pedro Zamora, to demand that justice be done and every measure be taken to ensure the protection ... More >>
Spotlight interview with Karima Boudrouaz
Wednesday, 31 January 2007, 10:42 am | ITUC
Brussels 29 January 2007 (ICTUC OnLine): Karima Boudrouaz, the first woman to be elected to the post of secretary in her region, Bordj-Bou-Arreridj, is very pleased with the change in mentality generated by the trade union campaign to recruit women ... More >>
Guinea - ITUC calls for vigilance
Wednesday, 31 January 2007, 10:39 am | ITUC
Brussels, 30 January 2007 (ICFTU Online): The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) welcomed this Sunday evening's agreement between the government and the trade unions of Guinea, enabling the calling off of the general strike that started on ... More >>
Spotlight interview with Souad Belaidi
Wednesday, 31 January 2007, 10:35 am | ITUC
Brussels 29 January 2007 (ICTUC OnLine): Souad Belaidi, aged 37, Tlemcen region coordinator of the campaign to recruit women, talks about the campaign's positive results and the personal sacrifices made to achieve them. The first woman to enter the regional ... More >>
