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Guatemala: Widespread Violent Repression Against Workers Brussels, 2 February 2009 (ITUC OnLine): A new ITUC report on core labour standards in Guatemala issued today to coincide with the trade policy review at the WTO demonstrates how trade unionists are being discriminated against, threatened and even murdered as a result of their trade union activities.
Read moreDavos 30 January 2009 (ITUC OnLine): Global trade unions have welcomed the comments by US President Barack Obama over “shameful” bonuses ripped out of failing banks and businesses in recent months, as tens of millions of workers worldwide face loss of their jobs and homes and yet more businesses hit the wall. Corporate bonuses in
Read moreBelém, 29 January 2009 (Media Release): The Decent Work Decent Life Campaign, led by the International Trade Union Confederation, Solidar, the Global Progressive Forum, World Solidarity and the European Trade Union Confederation, is organizing – two years after the launch of a worldwide campaign in Nairobi, Kenya – three major activities in the 2009 World
Read moreBrussels, 28 January 2009 (ITUC Online): On the occasion of the World Social Forum in Belem, the ITUC has released a statement on the global economic and financial crisis. For the ITUC, the financial markets of today are characterised by the reckless pursuit of quick profits against a background of unbridled economic and financial liberalisation.
Read moreBrussels, 27 January 2009 (ITUC OnLine): A team of global and national trade union leaders will deliver a tough message to business at this year’s Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, pointing to the potential social time bomb caused by rising unemployment, home repossessions and lost savings and pensions. This follows the
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