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Brussels, 29 June 2007 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC General Council, at its second meeting on 20 – 22 June. held a major thematic discussion on “Building the New Trade Union Internationalism”, centred on deepening the involvement of trade unionists at all levels in solidarity actions and international activities, mobilising membership on key international issues, enhancing
Read moreBrussels, 28 June 2007 (ITUC OnLine): As hundreds of thousands of union members and other Hong Kong citizens prepare to march in the streets next Sunday 1st July, in protest at lack of democracy and workers’ rights then years after the former British colony was handed back to China, the country’s President, Mr. Hu Jintao,
Read moreBrussels, 28 June 2007 (ITUC OnLine): On the occasion of the finalisation of preparations for signing a free trade agreement between South Korea and the U.S. on June 30, known as the KORUS-FTA, the ITUC together with the Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) to the OECD have joined their affiliates in Korea and the US
Read moreBrussels, 27 June 2007: A new ITUC report on the respect for core labour standards in Indonesia was released today. The report shows that there remain serious violations of all core labour standards in the country. The report is being released today to coincide with Indonesia’s trade policy review at the WTO on 27 and
Read moreBrussels, 25 June 2007 (ITUC OnLine): In May 2006, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s private-sector lending arm, took a decision that was warmly welcomed by the trade union movement: to include an international labour standards provision in its loan agreements. Part of the origins of this social gain can be found in
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