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Brussels, 28 September 2007 (ICTU OnLine): 1,850 people yesterday joined a “strike” in the internet virtual world “Second Life” against IBM. The action, organised by Global Union Federation UNI, was undertaken in support of IBM workers in Italy who having requested a modest salary increase, had their “productive results benefit” cancelled by the company resulting
Read moreBrussels, 27 September 2007 (ITUC OnLine) : In a letter addressed to EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) have urged the European Commission to extend the negotiation period of the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the 77 countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP)
Read moreBrussels, 27 September 2007 (ITUC OnLine) The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) condemned the violation of the rights of women workers in Antalya Free Trade Zone in Turkey. The Presidents of the Women’s Committees of the two organisations issued the following statement on the case. The Women’s Committees of
Read moreSpotlight interview with Ath Thorn, president of the Cambodian Labour Confederation (CLC – Cambodia) Brussels, 27 September 2007 (ITUC OnLine): Independent unions have it tough in Cambodia. Ath Thorn, president of the Cambodian Labour Confederation CLC (1) can testify to it: dismissals, death threats, … their members are confronted with the whole arsenal of
Read moreBrussels, 26 September 2007 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has condemned the brutal murder of Marco Tulio Ramirez Portela, Secretary of Culture and Sports of the Guatemalan Banana Workers Union of Izabal, SITRABI. Marco Tulio Ramirez was also the brother of Noé Antonio Ramírez Portela, the union’s General Secretary. He was gunned down outside his home
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