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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 >>
Just Transition principles must underpin the Future of Work
Wednesday, 27 September 2017, 1:57 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
Brussels, 26 September 2017 (ITUC OnLine): G7 Labour Ministers are meeting in Turin (29 September - 1 October) to address the Future of Work as global anxieties about jobs and rising inequality between the one per cent richest people and the rest of ... More >>
Demand for the immediate release of DISK General Secretary
Saturday, 18 June 2016, 1:19 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
Brussels, 17 June 2016 (ITUC OnLine): European and international trade union organisations have expressed their shock and anger at the news that Arzu Çerkezoğlu, General Secretary of their Turkish affiliate DISK, has been arrested at Istanbul airport ... More >>
ILO conference takes a strong stand on future
Saturday, 11 June 2016, 8:31 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
ILO conference takes a strong stand on the future of work around global supply chains More >>
New ITUC report exposes hidden workforce of 116 million
Monday, 18 January 2016, 1:50 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
New ITUC report exposes hidden workforce of 116 million in global supply chains of fifty companies More >>
ITUC Backs UN Migrant Call
Tuesday, 8 September 2015, 8:22 am | International Trade Union Confederation
The ITUC has backed a UN call for Europe to accept, initially, up to 200,000 migrants and for European countries to work together to handle the massive inflow of people from the Middle East and Mediterranean. UN High Commissioner for Refugees António ... More >>
Trade unions call on IFIs to act on anti-inequality rhetoric
Friday, 11 April 2014, 5:11 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
A statement issued today by the ITUC and its Global Unions partner organisations in advance of this weekend’s Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank (Washington, 11-13 April) calls on the international financial institutions (IFIs) to take concrete ... More >>
Moroccan government must learn from trade union mobilisation
Thursday, 10 April 2014, 2:13 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
Following the peaceful march held by the united trade union front UMT-CDT-FDT in Casablanca on Sunday 6 April, the ITUC has urged the Moroccan government to delay no further in listening to the workers' message. More >>
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Friday, 7 March 2014, 11:32 am | International Trade Union Confederation
ITUC Statement on International Women’s Day 2014: No more words – it’s time for action. More >>
Zahir Belounis given exit permit to leave Qatar
Thursday, 28 November 2013, 1:24 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and FIFPro are delighted to hear Zahir Belounis' ordeal will soon be over. Having finally received his exit visa on Wednesday (November 27), the French-Algerian footballer is now free to leave Qatar. More >>
Calls for ILO Standard on Gender-based Violence at Work
Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 2:57 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
The ITUC is calling for a new international Convention on gender-based violence at the workplace, as the world observes the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women today. More >>
Trade unions join walkout of Warsaw climate talks
Friday, 22 November 2013, 3:30 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) joins major environmental and development groups in protest action at COP 19 in Warsaw where Governments are not acting responsibly to tackle the threat to lives, jobs and livelihoods that climate ... More >>
World Women’s Assembly to focus on organising women
Wednesday, 20 November 2013, 5:44 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
300 women trade union delegates from 100 countries are gathering in Dakar, Senegal, this week to analyse the impacts of the global jobs crisis on women, find ways to organise more women and map out international trade union action to improve women’s ... More >>
ITUC Supports Journalists Strike in Tunisia
Friday, 20 September 2013, 3:51 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
Brussels, 16 September 2013 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has joined with the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in giving its full support to a national strike of Journalists in Tunisia, which starts tomorrow (Tuesday). More >>
Trade in Services Agreement blocks access to public services
Tuesday, 10 September 2013, 11:30 am | International Trade Union Confederation
The Trade in Services Agreement is being negotiated by a group of World Trade Organization (WTO) members that comprises much of the membership of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as well as eight developing countries, self-defined ... More >>
Syria: Use of Chemical Weapons is Inexcusable
Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 2:38 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
Brussels, 26 August 2013 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC is calling for the United Nations to complete a speedy and thorough investigation into the use of chemical weapons in Syria, as details of the death and injury toll from last Wednesday’s attack ... More >>
Tunisia: ITUC Condemns Killing of Mohamed Brahmi
Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 4:01 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
Brussels, 29 July 2013 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has firmly condemned the killing on 25 July 2013 of Tunisian opposition leader Mohamed Brahmi, general coordinator of the People's Movement, a member of the National Constituent Assembly and a leading ... More >>
Egypt: Labour Minister Appointment a Positive Step
Friday, 19 July 2013, 3:03 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
Brussels 17 July 2013 (ITUC OnLine): Egypt’s interim government has appointed prominent union leader as Manpower Minister in a move welcomed by the international trade union movement. On confirmation of his appointment, Abu Eita resigned his post as president ... More >>
National Strike in Greece as Thousands More Face Dismissal
Wednesday, 17 July 2013, 2:46 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
Brussels, 16 July 2013 (ITUC OnLine): Greek trade unions have organised a national strike today to try to head off thousands more public sector lay-offs, new taxes on workers, wage cuts and removal of employment protections. The strike was called ... More >>
ITF and BOURBON Sign Co-operation Agreement
Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 2:19 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) is pleased to announce the signing of a co-operation agreement with BOURBON, a major provider of marine services to the oil and gas industries in over 45 countries worldwide. The ITF states that ... More >>
