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Brussels, 17 October 2007 (ITUC OnLine): Today, the UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, GCAP¹ members and supporters, united by wearing white wristbands, are standing up to protest against the massive levels of poverty and inequality still persisting today. Last year, on October 17th, 23 million people took part in the call to
Read moreBrussels, 17 October 2007 (ITUC OnLine): It is urgent that a draft general labour law now be discussed at the Parliament and adopted, according to the ITUC’s new report on core labour standards in Peru. The report is being released today to coincide with Peru’s trade policy review at the WTO on 17 and 19
Read moreBrussels, 23 October 2007 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC is relieved to learn that Mansour Osanloo, the imprisoned President of the Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company (Sherkat-e Vahed) has finally received much-needed emergency eye surgery. Osanloo, whose imprisonment had earlier prevented him from undergoing scheduled eye surgery, was at risk of becoming
Read moreSpotlight interview with Dominique Bicamumpaka (COTRAF-Rwanda) Brussels, 23 October 2007 (ITUC OnLine): Dominique Bicamumpaka, president and coordinator of COTRAF (Congrès du Travail et de la Fraternité) tells us about the trade union movement in Rwanda and his union’s efforts to organise the informal economy. What are your union’s aims? Our goal
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