July 2nd Human Chain Day of Action

Momentum Continues to Build Ahead of July 2nd Human Chain Day of Action Did Your U.S. Rep. Vote for the Extremist Republican Study Committee Budget?

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Thank you for Helping our Sister in Need

Marilyn Wright is a member of Local Lodge 1859 and works for Genco located at MCAS Cherry Point, NC. Marilyn recently had a house fire that destroyed most of the family belongings. To learn more on Sister Wright's story click read more....

Thank you for Helping our Brothers & Sisters in Need

Marilyn Wright is a member of Local Lodge 1859 and works for Genco located at MCAS Cherry Point, NC. Marilyn recently had a house fire that destroyed most of the family belongings. To read more about Sister Wright's story please click read more......

IndustriALL Headlines #47 - June 13, 2013

415 Cambodian Nike Workers Sacked for Striking  

One of IndustriALL Global Union’s affiliated garment worker trade unions in Cambodia, the FTUWKC, has suffered a serious backlash for striking in demand of a US$14 monthly pay increase. IndustriALL is working with Nike to intervene.
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Bangladeshi Unions Reject Inadequate Labour Law Changes  

Bangladeshi union leaders have rejected new labour law proposals drawn up by the government, saying they failed to improve their right to organize workers and guarantee freedom of association.
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Egyptian Trade Union Leader Facing Jail  

Yousri Maarouf, President of the new Egyptian Democratic Labour Congress (EDLC) faces three years imprisonment for trade union activities. IndustriALL Global Union is mobilizing support for Brother Yousri ahead of his key court hearing on 16 June at Egypt’s Supreme Court.
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Annual ITUC Report Published on Trade Union Rights Violations  

Focusing especially on Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Guatemala, Burma, Fiji, Georgia and Bahrain, this year’s annual ITUC survey is a valuable resource.
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Zewu Challenges the Dismissal of their President in Labour Court  

Zewu President Angeline Chitambo will appear at the labour court on Thursday in the ongoing battle to challenge her unfair dismissal by the state owned utility Zesa nearly a year ago.

ITUC OnLine - June 14, 2013

ITUC's '12 by 12' Campaign keeps up the pressure on governments for the ratification of the Domestic Workers Convention
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New global poll shows overwhelming voter support for policies to curb multinational tax scams.

G8 expected to commit to new tax standards
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World Day Against Child Labour

The ITUC is calling on governments to step up commitment to the global fight against child labour, with new evidence from the ILO that progress is slowing.  215 million children are still at work instead of in school.
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New ITUC Report on Violations of Trade Union Rights

Special focus on seven countries at risk for trade unionists and trade union rights: Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Guatemala, Burma, Fiji, Georgia and Bahrain
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Bangladesh Labour Law Changes Inadequate

Changes to Bangladesh's notoriously weak labour laws being discussed in parliament are inadequate and will leave workers still without protection guaranteed under global labour standards, according to the international trade union movement.
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Gap Hitches Ride on Walmart’s Bangladesh Race to the Bottom

The decision by US clothing retailer GAP to join Walmart in a non-binding and unenforceable “Bangladesh safety programme” is a sham, according the ITUC.

Anniversary of Equal Pay Act Leads to Call for Paycheck Fairness

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), Dean of the Senate women, today renewed her call for equal pay for equal work on the 50^th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act. Since the landmark legislation was signed into law on June 10, 1963 by President John F. Kennedy, women have made just an 18-cent gain earning on average 77 cents for every dollar a man earns. Senator Mikulski called for the Senate to act on the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation she introduced earlier this year which would help close the wage gap between women and men working equivalent jobs, costing women and their families $434,000 over their careers.

“Fifty years ago Congress passed the Equal Pay Act, a law that was to ensure pay equity for women in the workplace.  This landmark legislation was signed into law by President Kennedy on June 10, 1963, and prohibited discrimination on the basis of sex in the payment of wages by employers.  The goals of the legislation were groundbreaking.  Today we find ourselves in a similar place, in need of a solution because the Equal Pay Act is in need of fixing,” Senator Mikulski said. “Well now it’s time to step up to the plate on this 50th anniversary.  Let’s end pay inequity and end the policies that keep women uneducated and unequipped to fight for their fair share.  It’s not just for our pocketbooks.  It’s about the family checkbooks and getting it right in the law books. And it’s also about the generations of women to come.  Let’s not make it another 50 years without giving the Equal Pay Act the tools it needs to finally fulfill its promise.”

ITUC Newsletter: Post-2015, Climate Change and Social Protection

UN Post-2015 Report: Decent Work and Rights Needed

The ITUC is urging the United Nations to lift its poverty benchmark from $1.25 per day following the release of the report of its High-Level Panel on the post-2015 development agenda, to help realise the ambition of ending extreme poverty through sustainable development.

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ILC: A First Ever Discussion on Jobs & Environment

Do we have to choose between jobs and environment? Can workers benefit from a more sustainable economic model? What should we do to ensure that the protection of nature comes with more prosperity and rights for working people?

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Interview With Guy Ryder

How does the ILO work with sustainability? "Without environmental sustainability, we cannot achieve sustainable enterprises with stable and decent jobs."

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Interview with Yahya Msangi

Yahya Msangi at the ITUC Africa office explains about Africa’s future.

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ILO: Sustainable Development, Decent Work and Green Jobs

Briefing Note for Workers’ Delegates. How to ensure environmental sustainability while at the same time realizing decent work for all?

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