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Brussels, 16 April 2007 (ITUC OnLine): In Costa Rica trade unionists are dismissed, intimated and harassed and workers are strongly discouraged from even joining a trade union, states a new ITUC report on core labour standards in Costa Rica. The report is being released today to coincide with Costa Rica’s trade policy review at the WTO
Read moreBrussels, 13 April 2007 (ITUC OnLine): Against a background of intense media attention surrounding World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, the ITUC has today reiterated its call for proper transparency and democracy at the Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Both institutions are facing a crisis of legitimacy, and must respond by increasing their accountability to
Read moreBrussels, 12 April 2007 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has described a ruling by the Cambodian Appeals court confirming 20-year prison sentences for two men unjustly accused of killing trade union leader Chea Vichea in 2004 as a “double travesty of justice”. “Not only have two innocent men been condemned to lengthy prison terms, but the
Read moreSpotlight interview with Binda Pandey, Deputy general secretary of GEFONT (General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions) Brussels, 11 April 2007 (ITUC online): A year ago, the Nepalese unions were contributing to restoring democracy in the country, with a strike that forced the King to return power to the people. Binda Pandey, Deputy General Secretary of
Read moreBrussels, 10 April 2007 (ITUC online): Rasem Al Bayari, Deputy General Secretary of the Palestine General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU) has been the victim of an attempted assassination for the third time this year. The ITUC is deeply concerned about this serious crime and has called on the authorities to urgently take all possible
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