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Qatar’s work visa system allows use of forced labour
Sunday, 20 January 2013, 9:36 am | International Trade Union Confederation
International unions have today lodged a new case with the International Labour Organisation presenting evidence on the use of forced labour in Qatar. More >>
Growing Concerns at ITU Net Intervention
Tuesday, 11 December 2012, 10:47 am | International Trade Union Confederation
One week into the International Telecommunications Unions conference in Dubai, global unions are renewing their calls for United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to intervene to protect the integrity of the world wide web. More >>
ITUC Statement on International Human Rights Day
Tuesday, 11 December 2012, 10:41 am | International Trade Union Confederation
December 10th is an important date for the trade union movement, not only because labour rights are human rights but because the guarantee of human rights for all underpins social and economic justice. More >>
Stop Violence against Women
Friday, 23 November 2012, 11:27 am | International Trade Union Confederation
Trade unions are urging governments to take concrete action to stop violence against women, as the 25 November International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women approaches. More >>
Call for New Georgian Government to Improve Workers’ Rights
Friday, 23 November 2012, 11:24 am | International Trade Union Confederation
In Tbilisi today, the ITUC has called on the new government to take concrete actions to improve industrial relations in the country and ensure the respect of labour rights in the country. More >>
Youth Unemployment Storm Gathering
Wednesday, 3 October 2012, 10:24 am | International Trade Union Confederation
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION Youth Unemployment Storm Gathering Brussels, 02 October 2012 (ITUC OnLine): With the global economic crisis still hitting working people hard in every part of the world, trade unions around the world will once again ... More >>
Egypt's President tries to Settle Strike after Worker Killed
Tuesday, 24 July 2012, 1:03 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
Egypt's President Morsi has intervened to settle srtikes across the textile sector and at the giant Cleopatra Ceramics in Ain Sokhna, where striking workers agreed to mediation to get unpaid wages from the Mubarak-era factory owner. More >>
Paraguay: Governments Must Reject Coup
Monday, 2 July 2012, 12:05 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
The ITUC is calling on the international community to refuse to recognise the illegitimate government of Federico Franco, who was installed as President following the ousting of the legitimately-elected President of Paraguay Fernando Lugo Méndez on 22 June. More >>
Grave Concerns For Algerian Unionists On Hunger Strike
Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 3:52 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
Brussels 29 May 2012 (ITUC OnLine): With the hunger strike of nine Algerian trade union leaders entering its fourth week, the ITUC has expressed grave concerns for the health of the strikers, and is calling on Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika ... More >>
Calls for G20 Labour Ministers to tackle youth unemployment
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 2:41 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
Since the economic crisis began, the unemployment rise has hit young people particularly hard and threatens long-term growth potential. Breaking into the particularly damaging cycle of high and rising youth unemployment is necessary to "buy time" for young ... More >>
Mass Dismissals at Municipal Council in Guatemala
Saturday, 21 January 2012, 2:35 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
Brussels, 19 January 2012 (ITUC OnLine): The first measure taken by the newly elected authorities in the municipality of San José el Rodeo in San Marcos was to dismiss, on 16 January, all of its unionised employees. This unacceptable act, condemned by ... More >>
Confrontation in Kazakhstan
Sunday, 18 December 2011, 12:45 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
Brussels, 16 December 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC strongly condemns the acts of violence that occurred today in Zanaoen, Kazakhstan, and urges the authorities to take all necessary measures to settle the conflict peacefully. More >>
ITUC Protests Against Lengthy Prison Terms
Sunday, 4 December 2011, 12:53 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
Brussels, 2 December 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has joined Education International (EI) in its protest over the sentencing of 25 Turkish trade unionists to more than 6 years in prison under false “anti-terrorist” charges this week. The 25, public ... More >>
Development community embraces Decent Work- Busan Conference
Friday, 2 December 2011, 5:12 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
Decent Work has been included in the international development effectiveness agenda for the first time, following strong representations from the international trade union movement at the 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, Korea this ... More >>
Unions Dislike Decision to Hold 2012 Climate Summit in Qatar
Wednesday, 30 November 2011, 5:03 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
The decision to allow Qatar, notorious for its violations of workers’ rights, to host the 2012 UN climate change summit has been strongly criticised by the world’s main trade union body, the ITUC. More >>
Progress on Jobs As G20 Puts Real Economy Back in the Race
Saturday, 5 November 2011, 1:31 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
Progress on Jobs As G20 Puts Real Economy Back in the Race G20 Calls for a Global Strategy for Growth and Jobs More >>
Guatemala: workers' rights blatantly violated
Friday, 28 October 2011, 2:38 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
Workers in Guatemala are once again faced with the blatant violation of their rights. The ITUC has joined with its Guatemalan affiliates, the CUSG, CGTG and UNSITRAGUA, in once again denouncing the violation of workers' rights in the municipality of ... More >>
Libya: The Road Ahead
Friday, 28 October 2011, 2:35 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
With the formal “declaration of liberation” by Libya’s interim leaders on 22 October, the enormous task of building a democratic and just society, and an economy which delivers decent work and economic security for Libyans and foreign workers ... More >>
Vicious Attacks against Zimbabwean Trade Unions
Thursday, 20 October 2011, 3:37 pm | International Trade Union Confederation
The ITUC is releasing today a report on core labour standards in Zimbabwe coinciding with the Trade Policy Review at the WTO. The report finds systematic abuses against trade unions and poor compliance with other international labour standards. More >>
Interview: Irakli Petriashvili (Georgian Trade Union)
Wednesday, 19 October 2011, 10:18 am | International Trade Union Confederation
An ultraliberal labour law coupled with repeated attacks by the authorities has lost Georgia's biggest union, the Georgian Trade Union Confederation (GTUC), over 100,000 members. Its president, Irakli Petriashvili, outlines the discrimination Georgian ... More >>
