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INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) Ecuador: New ITUC Report Reveals Discrimination and Labour Rights Abuses Brussels, 14 November 2011 (ITUC OnLine): A new ITUC report on core labour standards in Ecuador, published on the occasion of the World Trade Organisation (WTO)’s review of Ecuador’s trade policies, reveals grave problems with trade union rights and discrimination
Read moreINTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) SYRIA: REGIME’S CONTINUED VIOLENCE RISKS SPREAD OF CONFLICT Brussels, 8 November 2011 (ITUC OnLine): With more than 3,000 people killed to date, the Syrian authorities show no sign of seeking a peaceful end to the violent repression engulfing the country. Despite mediation efforts by Turkey, and an agreement with the
Read moreINTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) PROGRESS ON JOBS AS G20 PUTS REAL ECONOMY BACK IN THE RACEG20 CALLS FOR A GLOBAL STRATEGY FOR GROWTH AND JOBS Cannes, 4 November 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The international trade union movement said “the G20 is back”. Leaders have engaged again with the tensions in their own constituencies. The progress
Read more—————————————————————————————————————–INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC)—————————————————————————————————————– BAHRAIN: THE ITUC REAFFIRMS ITS SOLIDARITY WITH THE UNION UNDER MEDIA ATTACK Brussels, 3 November 2011 (ITUC OnLine): For months, pro-government press has demonized trade unionists and pro-democracy activists, falsely accusing them of any number of crimes against the state. A November 1 article in ALWATAN goes one step further,
Read moreINTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) CAMBODIA: Child Labour in a Climate of Violence and Intimidation Towards Union Members Brussels, 31 October 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC is releasing today a report on core labour standards in Cambodia, coinciding with the Trade Policy Review of the country at the WTO. The report finds poor compliance with
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