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  • ITUC Online June 13, 2007

    ITUC OnLine – June 11, 2007

    Brussels, 11 June 2007 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC released a new report today on core labour standards in the Central African Republic. This report coincides with the country’s trade policy review at the WTO and reveals shortcomings in the application and effective enforcement of core labour standards in the country. The report supports the long-standing

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  • ITUC Online May 16, 2007

    ITUC OnLine – May 2, 2007

    Brussels, 2 May 2007 (ITUC OnLine): Macao, one of the Special Administrative Regions of China, must do far more to respect workers’ rights, a new ITUC report makes clear. Released to coincide with the Trade Policy Review of Macao at the World Trade Organisation, the report finds that while a new bill that is promised

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  • ITUC Online May 16, 2007

    ITUC OnLine – April 25, 2007(2)

    Brussels, 25 April 2007 (ITUC Online): Police repression continues to dominate certain provinces of Argentina. Teacher Carlos Fuentalba was a fatal victim of police brutality on taking part in a teacher’s demonstration in Neuquen on 4 April. He died from a blow to the head with a teargas bomb, which was shot just two metres

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  • ITUC Online April 24, 2007

    ITUC OnLine – April 25, 2007

    Brussels, 25 April 2007 (ITUC OnLine): Only a few days ahead of the 12th World Day for Safety and Health at Work, commemorating workers who died or were injured at work as a result of unsatisfactory production methods or working conditions, the ITUC urges the G8 to step up its efforts to tackle the spread

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  • ITUC Online April 24, 2007

    ITUC OnLine – April 24, 2007

    Brussels, April 24 (ITUC Online): Working people in all corners of the globe, gathering together on the 1st of May, celebrate the tremendous achievements of the trade union movement and commemorate all those who have given so much in the cause of justice, equality and human dignity. Each and very person has the right to

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