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Spotlight Interview on Tatsumasa Yoshino (Rengo-Iwate – Japan) “The world started to shake all around me and I ran for my life.” Trade Union Work When Disaster Strikes Brussels, 4 October 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The Japanese Trade Union Confederation Rengo has been one of the major organisations involved in the relief work after the big tsunami
Read moreTrade Unions Call on FSB to Address Financial Transaction Tax Brussels, 3 October 2011 (ITUC OnLine): As the Plenary of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) meets today in Zurich, international trade union organisations have submitted their priorities for the FSB current programme of action as mandated by the G20. The failure of the FSB to
Read moreThe Great Financial Hoax Brussels, 29 September 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC today released a video message from General Secretary Sharan Burrow calling for action by G20 leaders to fulfil their promises to create jobs and reform financial institutions. “The IMF finally declared the world economy is in the danger zone. We are in the second
Read moreMauritania and Guinea: Persistence of Child Labour and Slavery Brussels, 28 September 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC is releasing today a report on core labour standards in Mauritania and Guinea, coinciding with the Trade Policy Review of the two countries at the WTO. The report finds poor compliance with international labour standards, especially with regard
Read moreG20 LABOUR MINISTERS MAP A PATH THAT FINANCE MINISTERS AND LEADERS CANNOT IGNORE Brussels, 27 September 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The international trade union movement said Labour Ministers have set the standard for Finance Ministers and Leaders to follow as they prioritized employment and endorsed the social protection floor and rights for workers after their two
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