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Child labour report released
Friday, 29 October 2004, 8:47 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels 29th October 2004 (ICFTU Online): Ahead of an international conference on child labour to be held in Hyderabad, India (2- 5 November 2004), the ICFTU is publishing a new eight-page report on the use of child labour in the south Asian country. Delegates ... More >>
Cambodia murderers of union leaders enjoy impunity
Thursday, 28 October 2004, 10:39 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels, 27th October 2004 (ICFTU Online): The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) today charged Cambodia's government with being "at best unable, and at worst unwilling" to carry out a proper investigation into the ... More >>
COSATU Mission deported from Zimbabwe
Wednesday, 27 October 2004, 10:21 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels 266h October 2004 (ICFTU Online): The ICFTU has said it will protest with the UN's International Labour Organisation (ILO) against the expulsion from Zimbabwe, earlier today, of a delegation from the ICFTU-affiliated Congress of South African ... More >>
EU's labour standards under the microscope
Tuesday, 26 October 2004, 9:11 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels 25th October 2004 (ICFTU Online): Ahead of the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) review of the European Union's trade policy on 25th and 27th October 2004, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) is launching a new report ... More >>
EU action on Burma judged insufficient
Friday, 15 October 2004, 9:39 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels, 14 October 2004, (ICFTU Online): Following the biannual ASEM (*) summit in Hanoi (8-9 October 2004), the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) and the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) are expressing their deep ... More >>
Nigerian petrol strike ICFTU condemns intimidation
Wednesday, 13 October 2004, 9:40 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels - Nigerian authorities are committing serious acts of intimidation against senior leaders and activists of the Nigerian trade union movement, said the ICFTU today. In a spate of incidents which began to flourish in the days prior to the general ... More >>
New ICFTU report submitted to the WTO:
Tuesday, 12 October 2004, 10:10 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Norwegian labour standards under the spotlight Brussels, 11 October 2004, (ICFTU Online): In a new ICFTU report on Norway, produced to coincide with the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) review of that country's trade policy on 11 and 13 October, ... More >>
ICFTU launches report on child labour in Albania
Tuesday, 12 October 2004, 10:09 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels, (ICFTU Online): At their conference on child labour in Tirana, Albania (11th- 12th October 2004), the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) and its two Albanian affiliates (KSSH and BSPSH) will launch a new study on the issue ... More >>
Social concerns while EU gets tough on Burma
Monday, 11 October 2004, 11:58 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels - ASEM, the Asia-Europe Meeting (1), needs to introduce a permanent Asia-Europe Dialogue on employment and labour issues into its structure to address the concerns of millions of workers and their trade unions, said the international trade union ... More >>
Belarus: Commission of Inquiry vindicates our case
Monday, 11 October 2004, 12:00 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels: A 6-month investigation by a UN body has found evidence of severe workers' rights violations in Belarus and its report published today calls on the government to make swift changes and abide without delay to a series of major recommendations. ... More >>
Burundi - release of arrested trade union leaders
Thursday, 7 October 2004, 9:30 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels, 6 October 2004, (ICFTU Online): Following its campaign to call for their release, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) today welcomed the freeing of the two Burundi trade union leaders, Claver Hajayandi and Célestin ... More >>
Gaza: ICFTU Calls for End to Violence
Tuesday, 5 October 2004, 9:20 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels, 4 October 2004, (ICFTU Online): The ICFTU today called for the Israeli Government and the Palestinian Authority to bring and end to the recent spiral of violence in Gaza which has so far cost the lives of some 70 Palestinians and 5 Israelis, ... More >>
World Bank and IMF must change labour policies
Monday, 4 October 2004, 12:02 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels, 1 October 2004, (ICFTU Online): Unless the IFIs (World Bank and International Monetary Fund) reposition themselves to work more in concert with other international organisations - particularly the International Labour Organisation and other UN bodies ... More >>
ICFTU calls on Indonesia to protect seafarers
Thursday, 30 September 2004, 9:36 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels, 29 September 2004, (ICFTU Online): In a letter to Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri, the ICFTU has called upon the Indonesian government to protect the rights of six seafarers of Burmese origin, currently being held by Indonesian ... More >>
Burundi: freedom of speech rewarded with arrest
Tuesday, 28 September 2004, 9:38 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels (ICFTU Online): Following the arrest of two senior Burundi trade union leaders on 24th September 2004, the ICFTU addressed the country's President to urge for their immediate and unconditional release. More >>
Iran: Authorities Fail to Grant Entry to Trial
Thursday, 23 September 2004, 10:01 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels, 22 September 2004, (ICFTU Online): The ICFTU today expressed its deep regret and concern over the failure of the Iranian authorities to allow international observers to attend the trial of seven labour activists, which starts on 23 September (see ... More >>
Israel: General Strike Over Unpaid Wages
Wednesday, 22 September 2004, 10:30 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels, 21 September 2004, (ICFTU Online): The ICFTU's Israeli affiliate Histadrut today launched a nationwide strike in protest at unpaid wages in the public sector. Workers in a number of local authorities and religious councils have not received ... More >>
Trade unions welcome new anti-poverty initiative
Tuesday, 21 September 2004, 10:33 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
(ICFTU Online): A new initiative to overcome poverty and increase financing for development received strong backing from the international trade union movement today. Backed by the Brazilan President Lula, the initiative was launched today at a special ... More >>
Asbestos Compensation: Unions Call on James Hardie
Friday, 17 September 2004, 10:59 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Brussels, 16th September 2004 (ICFTU Online): Global trade union organisations are stepping up international pressure on the Australian building supplies company James Hardie to compensate thousands of victims of asbestos diseases caused by the company's ... More >>
New ICFTU report submitted to the WTO on Korea
Thursday, 16 September 2004, 10:03 am | International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
Korea: high time to improve a poor trade union rights record Brussels, 15 September 2004, (ICFTU Online): A lack of compliance with the eight ILO core labour standards and, in particular, serious violations of trade union rights are the major problems ... More >>
