The employers’ group today blocked discussion of some of the worst cases of worker rights violations at the annual ILO conference in Geneva. Read more… Qatar’s Workers Need a Real Trade Union, Not a Fake One The ITUC has agreed to a meeting with the Qatari Labour Minister to outline the …
ITUC Condemns IKEA Anti-union Discrimination Practices in USA
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine 088/260411 ITUC Condemns IKEA Anti-union Discrimination Practices in USA Brussels, 27 April 2011 (ITUC OnLine): As a follow-up to its meetings on multinationals held in Washington D.C., the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) representing 175 million workers in 151 countries and territories is alarmed …
Barclays Burma Scandal Shows Need to Tighten Sanctions
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine 113/240810 Barclays Burma Scandal Shows Need to Tighten Sanctions Brussels, 24 August 2010 (ITUC OnLine): The announcement that Barclay’s Bank has agreed with the US Department of Justice to pay a $298m fine for breaching sanctions on Burma and other countries shows yet again …