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A NEW ARAB DEMOCRATIC TRADE UNION FORUM: For Freedom, Social Justice and Dignity Brussels/Amman, 16 September 2011 (ITUC OnLine): Fifteen Arab trade union organizations from 10 countries founded today in Amman, Jordan, a new Forum to promote the fundamental values of democratic and independent trade unionism and to increase regional union solidarity and unity. The
Read moreGUATEMALAN TRADE UNION LEADER MURDERED Brussels, 15 September 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has called on Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom to launch an immediate and full investigation into the murder of Byron Arrega, leader of the Administrative Workers’ Union at the property registry in Quetzaltenango. Arrega was assassinated as he got into his car on
Read moreFIJI’S DICTATORSHIP MOVES AGAINST TRADE UNIONS Brussels, 14 September 2011 (ITUC OnLine): Fiji’s military dictatorship has tightened its control over the country’s economy with a new decree outlawing trade union rights across key sectors. The UN’s International Labour Organisation has accused the regime of demonstrating “the same lack of concern for the views of the
Read moreIndia: Workers’ Rights Require More Attention Brussels, 14 September 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC is releasing today a report on core labour standards in India coinciding with the Trade Policy Review of India at the WTO. India has ratified only four core ILO labour Conventions. The report finds poor compliance with international labour standards, especially
Read moreBrussels 9 September 2011 (ITUC OnLine): ITUC Welcomes President Obama’s Jobs Speech “I reject the idea that we have to strip away collective bargaining rights to compete in a global economy. We shouldn’t be in a race to the bottom, where we try to offer the cheapest labor and the worst pollution standards”: President Obama,
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