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Colombia: threats against teachers
Saturday, 7 September 2019, 10:34 am | International Trade Union Confederation
The ITUC has expressed grave concern over the deteriorating situation in Colombia, with the emergence of new threats against the lives of teachers and their representatives from trade union FECODE. The paramilitary group “Black Eagles” issued death threats ... More >>
Outrage at Chile’s brutal breech of freedom of association
Saturday, 7 September 2019, 10:26 am | International Trade Union Confederation
The ITUC has joined its voice to the international condemnation of the Chilean government’s repressive crackdown of a demonstration in Santiago yesterday. Trade unionists were among those targeted by police aggression and arrests in the aftermath of Thursday’s ... More >>
Increased repression in Hong Kong: now is the time to act!
Tuesday, 13 August 2019, 9:13 am | International Trade Union Confederation
After another weekend of escalating police violence in Hong Kong, the ITUC has been asked to mobilise the global trade union movement in solidarity with trade union demands for freedom of assembly and free speech; the release of arrested protestors ... More >>
Taking action to climate-proof our work #CPOW
Thursday, 27 June 2019, 9:26 am | International Trade Union Confederation
People from around the world are participating in today’s international day of action to “climate-proof our work”. Together with their unions, workers from over 1,000 workplaces from dozens of countries are getting involved in the first ... More >>
ILO renews social contract with Centenary Declaration
Saturday, 22 June 2019, 12:46 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
The 100th Anniversary Conference of the International Labour Organisation has concluded with the adoption of two major instruments, a Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work , and a crucial new international Convention to tackle violence and harassment ... More >>
Democracy in crisis as brutal repression used to silence
Wednesday, 19 June 2019, 4:03 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
New technology allows employers to avoid paying minimum entitlements and exclude workers from labour laws. More >>
Moving together for a New Social Contract
Tuesday, 18 June 2019, 8:35 am | International Trade Union Confederation
Unions from around the world have taken to the streets of Geneva to demand an ILO fit for the 21st century. Thousands of trade union representatives, carrying the voice of the millions of workers they represent, showed their commitment to curbing ... More >>
ITUC condemns brutal suppression of protests in Hong Kong
Saturday, 15 June 2019, 11:16 am | International Trade Union Confederation
The ITUC has expressed outrage at the brutal suppression of protests against the proposed extradition law on 12 June. More than a thousand young people had gathered outside the Legislative Council to insist that the demands put forward by more than ... More >>
Outrage at murder of trade unionist in the Philippines
Saturday, 8 June 2019, 10:57 am | International Trade Union Confederation
The ITUC has condemned the brutal murder of Filipino labour organiser Leonides "Dennis" Sequeña. Men riding a motorcycle shot Sequeña in Cavite, Philippines while he was attending a workers’ meeting on Sunday 2 June 2019. He was pronounced dead after ... More >>
Working people are united in diversity
Friday, 22 March 2019, 9:25 am | International Trade Union Confederation
Unions strive for a world of shared prosperity and free of discrimination, in which all people can live and work in dignity. On International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the ITUC issues a rallying call for solidarity to triumph ... More >>
ITUC Welcomes Calls for Revitalised Social Contract
Wednesday, 23 January 2019, 10:24 am | International Trade Union Confederation
ILO Future of Work Commission: ITUC Welcomes Calls for Revitalised Social Contract and Universal Labour Guarantee More >>
India: mass worker protests ahead of election
Tuesday, 8 January 2019, 9:59 am | International Trade Union Confederation
Brussels, 7 January 2019 (ITUC OnLine): Trade unions are holding a two day nationwide general strike 8 - 9 January in opposition to further attacks on working conditions in India. The government is under pressure ahead of elections as ITUC affiliates ... More >>
COP24 closes with deal but not enough ambition
Tuesday, 18 December 2018, 11:33 am | International Trade Union Confederation
The COP24 climate talks in Katowice closed following complicated negotiations. A deal was reached on the rulebook for the implementation of the Paris Agreement, but it lacks the urgency and ambition required to stop dangerous climate warming. “While ... More >>
eSwatini: Four Trade Unionists Severely Injured by Police
Thursday, 5 July 2018, 10:15 am | International Trade Union Confederation
Brussels, 4 July 2018 (ITUC OnLine): More than 500 protestors at a peaceful march organised by the Trade Union Congress of Swaziland (TUCOSWA) last week were brutally dispersed by the police with rubber bullets and stun grenades, simply for raising ... More >>
Complaint against EC for failing to uphold rights in trade
Wednesday, 13 June 2018, 1:40 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
Complaint lodged against the European Commission for failing to uphold fundamental human rights in trade policy More >>
Angola: Salaries of Thousands of Public Workers Suspended
Wednesday, 13 June 2018, 1:02 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
Brussels, 12 June 2018 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has called on the government of Angola to reverse its decision to suspend thousands of public sector workers’ salaries and has also called on the government to enter talks with trade unions. More >>
Important Legal Victory for ITUWA Union in Russia
Thursday, 7 June 2018, 9:55 am | International Trade Union Confederation
The ITUC has welcomed a decision of the Russian Supreme Court, overturning a 10 January ruling from the Saint Petersburg City Court which would have dissolved the Interregional Trade Union Workers’ Association (ITUWA), a member organisation of ... More >>
Migrants’ Rights under Threat with US Nomination to Head IOM
Thursday, 22 February 2018, 11:06 am | International Trade Union Confederation
Brussels, 21 February 2018 (ITUC OnLine): At the end of this year, member States of the United Nations will adopt a Global Compact on Migration (GCM), following a series of intergovernmental negotiations. A “zero draft” of the GCM was published ... More >>
Lula Conviction Further Undermines Democracy, Rule of Law
Friday, 26 January 2018, 1:30 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
Brussels, 25 January 2018 (ITUC OnLine): Trust in the rule of law in Brazil suffered a severe blow on Wednesday as an appeal court failed to provide former President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva with a fair trial. The court ignored all evidence of Lula´s ... More >>
Australia: Police Raid on Union Offices a Media Stunt
Wednesday, 25 October 2017, 8:32 am | International Trade Union Confederation
Brussels, 24 October 2017 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has described raids by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) on offices of the Australian Workers' Union as a shocking act by a supposedly democratic government. More >>
