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ICFTU condemns terrorist attacks in Jordan
Tuesday, 15 November 2005, 8:48 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels, 14 November 2005 (ICFTU OnLine): Following the appaling terrorist attacks in the Jordanian capital, ICFTU General Secretary Guy Ryder sent a message of condolence and solidarity to the President of the Jordanian trade union centre affiliated to ... More >>
Fairness is the challenge APEC must meet
Tuesday, 15 November 2005, 8:47 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels, November 14, 2005 (ICFTU OnLine): Guy Ryder, the General Secretary of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions will today meet the Korean Prime Minister, Lee Hai-chan in a bid to place social justice and workers' rights on APEC's ... More >>
Mass arrests of Trade Unionists in Zimbabwe
Wednesday, 9 November 2005, 10:45 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels: The ICFTU has condemned the actions of the Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe following the arrests today of hundreds of workers, including leaders of the ICFTU-affiliated Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) and of ZCTU member organisations. Large ... More >>
Burma's foreign business partners list published
Wednesday, 9 November 2005, 10:44 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
BRUSSELS, 8 November 2005, (ICFTU Online): As the International Labour Organisation (ILO) prepares to hold a crucial debate for Burma's continued membership of this UN agency, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) today released ... More >>
Bolivia: Child Labour & Discrimination Rife
Thursday, 3 November 2005, 10:54 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
BRUSSELS, 2 November 2005, (ICFTU Online): A new report by the ICFTU on core labour standards in Bolivia, which coincides with Bolivia's trade policy review at the WTO this week, shows serious shortcomings in the application and enforcement of all eight ... More >>
Colombia: Horrific Torture and Murder of Unionist
Tuesday, 20 September 2005, 9:34 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels, 19 September 2005 (ICFTU OnLine): In a letter (to Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez, the ICFTU has condemned the vicious torture and murder of Luciano Enrique Romero Molina, a leader of the foodworkers' union SINALTRAINAL. Molina was found ... More >>
Labour leaders meet with Prime Minister Blair
Wednesday, 29 June 2005, 1:44 pm | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels 28 June (ICFTU OnLine): A delegation of international trade union leaders, representing 170 million workers from 150 countries, are meeting today with UK Prime Minister Tony Blair in advance of the July 6-8 Summit of the G8 countries to press ... More >>
Trade union urges Fiji to withdraw law
Monday, 27 June 2005, 11:02 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels, Friday, 24 June (ICFTU online): The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions today wrote to the Prime Minister of Fiji, the Honourable Laisenia Qarase, expressing its strong concern at the Government's decision to unilaterally impose ... More >>
Women are over-represented in Jordan's EPZs
Monday, 20 June 2005, 1:39 pm | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels: 17 June 2005 (ICFTU Online): Jordanian and immigrant women form the bulk of the labour force in Jordan's EPZs. For want of a better alternative, they are forced to accept the poor wages paid in the zones. More >>
Unions welcome G8 debt relief call
Wednesday, 15 June 2005, 12:19 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels: 15 June 2005 (ICFTU Online): The ICFTU, together with TUAC (*), today welcomed the announcement of debt cancellation by G8 finance ministers. More >>
Belarus is once again censured by the ILO
Wednesday, 15 June 2005, 12:18 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels, 14 June 2005 (ICFTU OnLine): The ILO Committee on the Application of Standards has denounced the persistence of serious violations of Convention 87 in Belarus, which is threatening the very survival of independent trade unions in the country. ... More >>
Violations of core labour standards in Ecuador
Thursday, 9 June 2005, 9:54 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
BRUSSELS, 8 June 2005, ICFTU Online: A new report by the ICFTU on core labour standards in Ecuador, produced to coincide with the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) review of Ecuador's trade policy this week, shows serious shortcomings in the application ... More >>
Governments Urged To Join World 'Asbestos Ban'
Wednesday, 8 June 2005, 10:47 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Governments Urged To Join World 'Asbestos Ban' Trade Unions Call For Stop To Century-Long Carnage More >>
Interview with Amadou M'Bow (CGTM- Mauritania)
Wednesday, 1 June 2005, 11:02 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels, 31 May 2005 (ICFTU OnLine): Sixty five percent of Mauritania's population is under 40. With the support of the ICFTU, the CGTM has launched a national campaign to organise these young men and women caught in the trap of poverty and precarious ... More >>
Australia: New laws will lead to exploitation
Monday, 30 May 2005, 11:41 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels, 27 May 2005 (ICFTU OnLine): The ICFTU has condemned the announcement by the Australian conservative government of plans to deprive the vast majority of the country's workers of protection from unfair dismissal, and to eliminate fundamental ... More >>
Colombia : Unions appeal to Europe and ILO
Thursday, 26 May 2005, 9:48 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels, 25 May 2005 (ICFTU OnLine): In the run-up to the International Labour Conference and the trade negotiations between Europe and Andean countries, Colombian unions denounce anti-union repression and worsening work conditions. More >>
Serious violations of labour standards in Nigeria
Wednesday, 11 May 2005, 11:24 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
BRUSSELS, 10 May 2005, ICFTU Online: A new report by the ICFTU on core labour standards in Nigeria, which coincides with Nigeria's trade policy review at the WTO this week, shows serious shortcomings in the application and enforcement of all eight core labour ... More >>
ICFTU Calls for Action on Debt in GCAP alliance
Monday, 18 April 2005, 11:57 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
ICFTU Calls for Action on Debt in GCAP alliance Brussels, 15 April 2005 (ICFTU Online): Jointly with its Global Unions partners (Global Union Federations and the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD), the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions ... More >>
Israeli and Palestinian Trade Union Centres Meet
Friday, 15 April 2005, 2:43 pm | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels, 14 April 2005 (ICFTU Online). At a meeting in Brussels today organised by the ICFTU, Shaher Sae'd, General Secretary of the the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU) and Amir Peretz, Chairperson of the Israeli trade union centre ... More >>
Protest G7 embassies to demand debt cancellation
Monday, 4 April 2005, 1:05 pm | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels, 1st April 2005 (ICFTU Online): In a worldwide initiative today (1 April 2005), people are mobilising at French, German, Japanese and other G7 country embassies to demand debt cancellation for the world's poorest countries as part of the Global ... More >>
