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INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) Development Community Embraces Decent Work at Busan Conference Brussels, 1 December (ITUC OnLine): Decent Work has been included in the international development effectiveness agenda for the first time, following strong representations from the international trade union movement at the 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, Korea this
Read moreINTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) ILO Condemns Fiji Junta Over Labour Rights Brussels, 18 November 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The UN’s International Labour Organisation has issued a strong condemnation of Fiji’s military Junta over severe violations of labour rights. The ILO’s Committee on Freedom of Association described the situation there as “extremely serious” and requiring urgent
Read moreINTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) Qatar: No World Cup Without Labour Rights Brussels, 17 November 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC, the Building and Wood Workers International and the Swiss Union Unia met with FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke at FIFA headquarters today, to inform him that unless Qatar upholds labour rights, the international trade union
Read moreINTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) ITUC Supports “Occupy” Movement Brussels, 16 November 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The international trade union movement has added its support to the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement, for the day of action planned on 17 November in the US and several other countries. In a video message of solidarity and support,
Read moreINTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) Union Concern at APEC Hawaii Summit Outcome Brussels, 15 November 2011 (ITUC OnLine): While this year’s APEC Leaders’ Meeting in Hawaii lauded their region as providing “the vanguard for global growth…. performing beyond even the most optimistic expectations” it said nothing about the need for strong government measures to achieve
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