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Colombia: Fatally Flawed Industrial Safety at U.S. Multinational Drummond Brussels, 6 April 2009 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has strongly condemned the situation at the opencast mine in La Loma, operated by Drummond Company, Inc. for the last 13 years. The lack of respect for workers’ lives and safety cost Dagoberto Clavijo Barranco his life,
Read moreGlobal New Deal for a New Fairness and a New Respect for the Planet Brussels, 3 April 2009 (ITUC OnLine): A call for a ‘Global New Deal’ was launched today in Brussels by a unique coalition of progressive politicians, trade unions and NGOs from over forty countries. ITUC affiliates from every region took part
Read moreG20 Summit: Encouraging Signs on Financial Regulation, Action Needed on Jobs and Global Governance London, 1 April 2009 (ITUC OnLine): Prospects for real global financial reform at the G20 Summit this week look encouraging, according to the international trade union delegation meeting with world leaders in London. “There seems to be momentum here to put
Read moreDecent Work Decent Life Campaign Statement for G20 Meeting in London On 2 April 2009, world leaders from the G20 countries will meet in London to find solutions to the global crisis. In the meantime, millions of people in developing and developed countries are already paying a high price for the crisis: global unemployment is
Read moreNew ITUC Report: Global Food Crisis Set to Worsen Brussels 30 March 2009 (ITUC OnLine): A new report released by the International Trade Union Confederation predicts a worsening of the already serious global food crisis unless urgent action is taken by governments and international agencies. The number of people without enough to eat increased
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