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ICFTU welcomes the ILO's migrant action plan
Monday, 21 June 2004, 10:43 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels, 18 June 2004 (ICFTU OnLine): Today in Brussels, ICFTU welcomed the ILO's adoption of a new action plan designed to provide a fair deal for the 86 million migrants working in the global economy. Migration is increasingly becoming an issue ... More >>
Giving a voice to undocumented migrants
Wednesday, 16 June 2004, 10:19 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels,15 June 2004 (ICFTU OnLine): The unions want to give a voice to undocumented migrant workers, who are the first victims of human trafficking, unscrupulous employers and restrictive immigration policies, says the International Confederation of Free ... More >>
Child labour activist Satyarthi brutally attacked
Wednesday, 16 June 2004, 10:14 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels 15 June 2004 (ICFTU Online): The ICFTU has protested strongly to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after Kailash Satyarthi, leader of the Global March Against Child Labour, was brutally attacked by the owners of a circus which was allegedly ... More >>
ICFTU Condemns Brutal Police Actions Against NLC
Monday, 14 June 2004, 10:41 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) has strongly condemned a police siege of the headquarters of the ICFTU-affiliated Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Abuja which took place on June 10, resulting in the death of two trade unionists. More >>
Trade Union bodies call for UNCTAD expanded role
Monday, 14 June 2004, 10:39 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels 11 June 2004 (ICFTU Online): As the United Nations conference on trade and development (UNCTAD XI) gets underway in the Brazilian city of Sao Paolo (13th- 18th June), the ICFTU together with TUAC (Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD) ... More >>
Global survey charts anti-union repression spread
Thursday, 10 June 2004, 8:43 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels (ICFTU Online): With129 trade unionists killed worldwide and an upward swing in death threats, imprisonment and physical harassment; trade union rights continue to be violated across the world More >>
Iran: 7 workers still held for celebrating May Day
Friday, 7 May 2004, 9:31 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels, Four days after their unlawful arrest, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) today stepped up its demands for the release of 7 workers arrested during peaceful celebrations to mark May Day in Iran. As a result of this ... More >>
ICFTU Condemns Prisoner Abuse
Friday, 7 May 2004, 9:30 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels The ICFTU today condemned acts of abuse and violence by coalition forces against prisoners detained in Iraq. Allegations of violence, humiliation and even killing of prisoners must be fully and openly investigated, and any persons responsible ... More >>
Euro support to Play Fair at the Olympics campaign
Monday, 26 April 2004, 10:05 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels: At a meeting in Strasbourg yesterday afternoon (22nd April), the European Parliament adopted an urgency resolution "on the respect for core labour standards in the production of sports goods for the Olympics". The 4-page resolution ( ... More >>
IMF and World Bank must expand debt relief program
Monday, 26 April 2004, 10:04 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
IMF and World Bank must expand debt relief programmes and increase respect for labour rights More >>
Mid East Assassinations Putting Peace out of Reach
Wednesday, 21 April 2004, 8:26 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels, 20 April 200 (ICFTU OnLine): The ICFTU today condemned the Israeli government's continuing policy of targeted assassinations, following the killing of Palestinian Hamas leader Abdel-Aziz al-Rantissi in Gaza on Saturday. Rantisi's son and a bodyguard ... More >>
Actions to fight HIV/AIDS in 8 African countries
Monday, 5 April 2004, 9:14 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels, 2 April 2004 (ICFTU Online): Representatives of employers, and trade unions held an unprecedented meeting in Geneva to develop bipartite national action plans for workplace responses to HIV/AIDS. The meeting, running from 30 to 31 March, follows ... More >>
Women support PlayFair at the Olympics campaign
Friday, 2 April 2004, 9:07 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels -- Women from trade unions around the world gathered today in Brussels for the launch of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions' (ICFTU) annual Women's Committee, running from 1st- 2nd April. More >>
Yassin Killing will Deepen the Cycle of Violence
Thursday, 25 March 2004, 8:57 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels, 23 March 2004 (ICFTU Online): The ICFTU today condemned the continuing Israeli government policy of targeted assassination, with the killing of Palestinian Sheik Ahmed Yassin and 7 others in Gaza on 22 March. More >>
Violence in Kosovo must stop says the ICFTU
Thursday, 25 March 2004, 8:56 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels, 24 March 2004 (ICFTU Online): Following an eruption of fighting in Kosovo, which is being termed the worst violence since the 1999 war, the ICFTU has called on all those involved to step back from the path of aggression and retaliation. More >>
IMF urged to support fair agreement for Argentina
Monday, 22 March 2004, 9:36 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels, 19 March 2004 (ICFTU Online): Ahead of discussions on the extension of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) loan agreement with Argentina, the international trade union movement today urged the IMF to support the Argentine government in its ... More >>
Belarus: ICFTU denounces assault on union activist
Wednesday, 17 March 2004, 9:40 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels, 16 March 2004 (ICFTU OnLine). The ICFTU today denounced a physical attack on a Belarussian trade union activist, which occurred earlier this month in the city of Grodno and urged the government of President Aleksandr Lukashenko to open an investigation ... More >>
US trade action puts pressure on China over rights
Wednesday, 17 March 2004, 9:38 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels: Today in Washington DC, the ICFTU-affiliated AFL-CIO filed a petition under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 demanding that President Bush and the U.S. Trade Representative take action against the Chinese government for engaging ... More >>
