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Guatemala: A Dysfunctional Labour Justice System Brussels, 25 August 2009 (ITUC Online): The ITUC joins the Confederación de Unidad Sindical de Guatemala (CUSG), the Central General de Trabajadores de Guatemala (CGTG) and UNSITRAGUA in expressing its profound concern at the very serious allegations of corruption and impunity within the Guatemalan labour law and justice system, affecting
Read moreHonduras: Repression and Violence Continue Brussels, 18 August 2009 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC, together with TUCA, and the CUTH, CTH and CGT, its Honduran affiliates, have denounced the repression, forced disappearances, extrajudicial executions and the use of firearms suffered by those taking part in peaceful demonstrations held to protest against the coup d’état and
Read moreBrussels, 12 August 2009 (ITUC Online): Today is International Youth Day, as declared by the United Nations General Assembly, and young people all over the planet are mobilising around the theme: “Sustainability: Our Challenge, Our Future” On this International Youth Day, the ITUC and its Youth Committee have decided to focus more specifically on
Read moreBrussels, 11 August 2009 (ITUC Online): The ITUC categorically denounces this Tuesday’s verdict against Aung San Suu Kyi and demands her immediate and unconditional release. After what the ITUC regards as a mock trial, the leader of the Burmese opposition was initially sentenced to three years in prison with forced labour for breaching the terms
Read moreBrussels, 10 August 2009 (ITUC Online): More than one month after the coup in Honduras the prospects of a negotiated settlement of the crisis are sadly fading and the repression and violence have been continuing, with severe restrictions on freedom of association and expression and harassment and harsh repression of all forms of demonstration against
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