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5th June – World Environment Day: A Change of Paradigm Is Needed to Protect Workers and the Environment Statement from the ITUC General Secretary Guy Ryder Brussels, 5 June 2009 (ITUC OnLine): 2008 and 2009 will remain in our memories as the years of multiple crises. Food, markets, the real economy and job crises have
Read moreTurkey: Dozens of Trade Unionists Arrested on Terrorism Charges Brussels, 2 June 2009 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC and Education International (EI) strongly protest against the intervention by the Turkish police against the Confederation of Public Employees’ Unions (KESK) and the teachers’ union Egitim Sem, which is in its turn affiliated to KESK. On Thursday 28
Read more“In the absence of [political] opposition [to the government], we as unions cannot shy away from political issues” Brussels, 28 May 2009 (ITUC OnLine): Trade Unions in Swaziland have been in the forefront of efforts to promote democracy in one of the world’s last absolute monarchies. Union leaders have been arrested, protesters beaten and political
Read more“The law as it stands – its core business is to silence the voices of dissent and all those that criticise this system of governance.” Brussels, 27 May 2009 (ITUC OnLine): Jan Sithole was twice arrested last year as the Swazi authorities continue their clampdown on the pro-democracy movement in a country where power is
Read moreSwine Flu: Urgent Action Needed to Reduce Workplace Transmission Risks and Ensure Public Health Brussels, 22 May 2009 (ITUC OnLine): As the H1N1 “swine flu” virus continues to spread around the world, the International Trade Union Confederation is calling for government action on a series of key workplace issues that are essential for reducing the
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