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ITUC May Day Declaration, 2009 – Ending the Crisis and Transforming the Global Economy Brussels, 30 April 2008 (ITUC OnLine): The world is facing its gravest economic crisis in over 60 years. Tens of millions of jobs are being lost due to the greed, plunder and incompetence which have, through decades of free market deregulation,
Read moreWorld’s Trade Unions Demand Action to End Workplace Carnage Brussels, 28 April 2008 (ITUC OnLine): More than 14 million people are expected to take part in some 10,000 activities across the world today, the International Commemoration Day for Dead and Injured Workers. Over 2.2 million workers die each year from work accidents and disease, and
Read moreUnion Coalition Warns Iran Govt of May Day Repression Brussels, 27 April 2008 (ITUC OnLine): A coalition of four international trade union organisations today told the government of Iran to respect their citizens’ rights and permit free assembly on May Day – a day when the Iranian authorities traditionally meet peaceful demonstrations with violence and
Read moreG8 Agricultural Ministers’ Meeting Falls Short on Needs of the World’s Hungry Brussels, 24 April 2009 (ITUC OnLine): While the G8 Agricultural Ministers’ three-day meeting in the Italian city of Cison di Valmarino made pledges to support food security, to examine the adverse effects of food speculation and to explore if global grain stocks should
Read moreZimbabwe: Alarm Over Intimidation of Witnesses to ILO Inquiry Brussels, 23 April 2009 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has expressed alarm over the reported intimidation of potential witnesses to an International Labour Organisation Commission of Inquiry by Zimbabwe’s notorious Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO). The Commission, a high-level procedure of the UN agency which deals with labour
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