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Brussels, 9 July 2009 (ITUC OnLine): Representatives of the ITUC taking part in the G8 summit in Italy met this morning with Brazilian President Luiz Inázio Lula da Silva to discuss employment and economic recovery on the eve of the summit, which will be attended by President Lula and other national leaders from G8 and
Read moreBrussels, 8 July 2009 (ITUC OnLine): A new report by the ITUC on core labour standards in Guyana, published to coincide with the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) review of its trade policies, has found that trade union rights are violated and that the government does not effectively enforce its laws. Freedom of association and
Read moreSpotlight interview with Khulile Nkushubana (CONSAWU – South Africa) “Racism is the twin evil of poverty” Brussels, 03 July 2009 (ITUC OnLine): South Africa, as a member of the G20 group, is playing an increasingly important role in world affairs, but the xenophobic riots of May 2008 offered a reminder of how explosive
Read moreBrussels, 28 June 2009 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC and its regional organisation, the Trade Union Organisation for the Americas (TUCA), have strongly and resoundingly condemned the military coup carried out in Honduras on 28 June with the aim of overthrowing President Manuel Zelaya and expelling him from the country. Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas was also
Read moreBrussels, 26 June 2009 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC, together with its regional organisation TUCA and its three national affiliates in Colombia, has strongly condemned the murder of Rafael Antonio Sepúlveda Lara, an affiliate of the national hospital workers’ union, Asociación Nacional de Trabajadores Hospitalarios de Colombia (ANTHOC), and a member of the national executive of
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