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Spotlight on Lee Cheuk-yan (HKCTU-Hong Kong)
Wednesday, 10 January 2007, 10:12 am | International Trade Union Federation
Brussels, 9 January 2007 (ITUC OnLine): How can Chinese workers be helped to defend their rights under the dictatorship by the Chinese Communist Party? How do they view the threats of relocation to China that hang over workers throughout the world? What ... More >>
ETUC and ITUC acclaim EU decision
Friday, 22 December 2006, 10:34 am | International Trade Union Federation
Brussels, 21 December 2006 (ITUC OnLine): The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the ITUC warmly welcome the European Council's decision to withdraw trade privileges from Belarus, in response to the government's failure to respect trade ... More >>
ITUC and ETUC protest Libya death sentences
Friday, 22 December 2006, 10:33 am | International Trade Union Federation
Brussels, 19 December 2006 (ITUC Online): The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and its European counterpart the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) have written jointly to Libyan President Muammar Qaddafi to protest at the death ... More >>
Sanctions against the Zimbabwe should continue
Thursday, 21 December 2006, 9:58 am | International Trade Union Federation
Brussels, 20 December 2006 (ITUC Online): The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) have written to the European Commissioners for External Relations and for Development and Humanitarian Aid, urging ... More >>
Release of Iranian trade unionist welcomed
Wednesday, 20 December 2006, 10:04 am | International Trade Union Federation
Brussels, 19 December 2006 (ITUC Online): The ITUC and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) today welcomed the release of detained Iranian trade unionist Mansour Osanloo, while deploring the fact that he had to post additional ... More >>
World Bank takes major step on labour standards
Friday, 15 December 2006, 9:58 am | International Trade Union Federation
Brussels, 13 December 2006 (ITUC OnLine): World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz announced yesterday that the Bank has now taken a decision that all infrastructure projects funded by it in future would have fully to respect the core labour standards of the ... More >>
Defending the rights of migrant workers
Thursday, 14 December 2006, 10:35 am | International Trade Union Federation
Brussels, 13 December 2006 (ITUC Online): Around 60 trade unionists from all over the world and representatives of international organisations dealing with migrant workers' rights are meeting in Brussels for a seminar organised by the International ... More >>
Spotlight on Noxolo Gxumsia (FEDUSA - South Africa
Saturday, 4 November 2006, 4:40 pm | International Trade Union Federation
Vienna, November 3, 2006: (ITUC OnLine): The youth representative of the South African organisation FEDUSA (Federation of Unions of South Africa) Noxolo Gxumsia explains how committed she is to convincing students and young workers of the importance of ... More >>
Council of Global Unions formed
Saturday, 4 November 2006, 4:34 pm | International Trade Union Federation
Vienna, November 3, 2006: (ITUC OnLine : One of the first acts of the newly founded International Trade Union Confederation was to ratify an agreement with the Global Union Federations and the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC) to form ... More >>
New international trade union confederation born
Wednesday, 1 November 2006, 9:26 am | International Trade Union Federation
Vienna, 31 October 2006: Tomorrow will see the dawn of a new trade union international, a stronger and more united voice of workers' worldwide set to tackle the challenge of globalisation with renewed energy and hope. More >>