This story was produced by the International Trade Union Confederation RUSSIAN TRADE UNION LEADER VALENTIN URUSOV RELEASED FROM PRISON Brussels, 16 March 2013 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has welcomed the release of Russian trade union leader Valentin Urusov from prison today. In early 2008 Urusov, a miner and trade union leader, was detained by the
Read moreITUC E-News is produced by the International Trade Union Confederation ITUC and UN Women Join Forces to Launch a New Publication 10 March 2013: Today ITUC and UN Women join forces to launch a new publication “Domestic Workers Count Too: Implementing Protections for Domestic Workers”. The launch event, co-sponsored by UN Women, ITUC and the
Read moreITUC E-News is produced by the International Trade Union Confederation Colombia: Armed Attack on Trade Union Leaders in Cali 26 February 2013: The ITUC has firmly denounced the attempt on the lives of Luis Miguel Morantes, the President of its affiliated organisation, the CTC (Confederación de Trabajadores de Colombia), and Adolfo Devia, vice president of
Read moreITUC E-News is produced by the International Trade Union Conferation. Tunisia: No to the Return of the “Red Hand”* 8 February 2013: The ITUC has firmly condemed the killilng, on 6 February, of Tunisian opposition leader Mr. Chokri Belaid, and has expressed full support for the genral strike called by its Tuknisian affiliate, the UGTT. Shocked
Read moreThis story was produced by the International Trade Union Confederation Tunisia: No to the Return of the ‘Red Hand’* The ITUC has firmly condemned the killing, on 6 February, of Tunisian opposition leader Mr Chokri Belaïd, and has expressed full support for the general strike called by its Tunisian affiliate, the UGTT. Brussels, 8
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