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ITUC CALLS ON KING OF SWAZILAND TO END BRUTAL REPRESSION OF UNION LEADERS AND WORKERS Brussels, 6 September 2011 (ITUC OnLine): Swaziland’s Independence Day on 6 September will be used by the international workers’ movement to highlight the ongoing attacks on freedoms and workers’ rights in the Kingdom. The most recent in a series of
Read moreU.S. Justice Department Seeks to Block Telecoms Merger in Blow to Jobs and Workers’ Rights Brussels, 1 September 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has expressed concern over a decision by the U.S. Justice Department to try and block a merger between U.S. telecommunications companies AT&T and T-Mobile. The planned merger would ensure that T-Mobile employees
Read moreITUC Calls for UN to Step Up Africa Famine Action Brussels, 29 August 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has expressed its deep concern about the unprecedented drought and famine in the Horn of Africa, in a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, calling on the UN to dramatically scale up action to deal with
Read moreLibya: International Community Must Support Democratic Transition and Social Justice Brussels, 26 August 2011 (ITUC OnLine): With the collapse of the Gaddafi regime, the international trade union movement is gravely disturbed at reports emerging from the country of summary killings and other acts of revenge, and is particularly concerned for the safety of the many
Read moreChile: National Strike a Success Despite Repression Brussels, 25 August 2011 (ITUC OnLine): With tens of thousands of Chilean workers joining the two-day national strike called by the ITUC-affiliated CUT trade union centre, pressure is mounting on the government of President Pinero to respond to the widely-supported demands for a major change in direction. The
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