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Spotlight interview with Majda Fahchouch (SNE/AOb – Morocco) Brussels, 12 June 2006 (ICFTU OnLine): In Morocco, 600,000 children aged between seven and 14 are working when they should be at school. A massive figure, particularly when added to the 800,000 other children who do not attend school and do not work. The Dutch and Moroccan
Read moreSpotlight interview with Mohamed MDAGHR (AOB – Netherlands) Brussels, 12 June 2006 (ICFTU OnLine): How can the Moroccan communities who have been living in Europe for many years contribute to the fight against school non-attendance among children in Morocco? Mohamed Mdaghri, general coordinator of the project for the Dutch Teachers’ Union, Aob, uses information, awareness
Read moreBrussels, June 12, 2006 (ICFTU Online)On the occasion of the World Day Against Child Labour, the ICFTU is today launching a video portrait of Jonathon, a 12 year old child labourer from Peru who is one of many children benefiting from a union-sponsored program that has helped him find his way back to school. Guy
Read moreBrussels, 22 June (ICFTU online): The Executive Board of the ICFTU, at its 125th meeting on 21 June 2006, expresses its profound concern at the situation in Albania and the possible consequences it could have for the social dialogue. It urges the government to assume its responsibilities and find, with the BSPSH and KSSH, an
Read moreBrussels, 22 June 2006 (ICFTU OnLine): The ICFTU today released Challenging the IFIs: Practical Information and Strategies for Trade Union Engagement with International Financial Institutions, a new guide on challenging the programmes and policies of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Based on the lessons learned from successful union campaigns targeting the International
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