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INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) Vicious Attacks against Zimbabwean Trade Unions Brussels, 19 October 2011(ITUC OnLine): The ITUC is releasing today a report on core labour standards in Zimbabwe coinciding with the Trade Policy Review at the WTO. The report finds systematic abuses against trade unions and poor compliance with other international labour standards. The
Read moreINTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) KUWAIT: ITUC Condemns Military Threat to Striking Workers Brussels, 18 October 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The international trade union movement has condemned today’s threat by the Kuwaiti authorities to use the army and police to stop public sector strikes in the country as public anger grows at the government’s failure
Read moreINTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) BAHRAIN: Repression Against Workers and Attacks Against Trade Union Rights Are Still Going On Brussels, 17 October 2011: The ITUC has once again condemned the terrible repression hitting the Bahraini workers. Trade union rights have been constantly under attacks for months now despite government promises. Although the states authorities are
Read moreINTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) October 14, 2011 ______________________________________________________________________________________________ G20 Finance Ministers Face Growing Public Anger for Failing to Reform Financial System BRUSSELS, 14 October 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The international trade union movement said G20 Finance Ministers are coming under increasing pressure to create jobs, tackle public debt and reform the financial system as public
Read moreINTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC)October 13, 2011 ________________________________________________________________________________________ BURMA: Seven Trade Unionists Released from Prison Brussels, 13 October 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The International Trade Union Confederation welcomes the recent release from prison of 7 trade unionists (*). However, much more remains to be done. Burma’s regime recently announced an amnesty for 6,359 prisoners; yet only
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