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 …
IMF’s Strauss-Kahn backs ITUC analysis on global threat of unemployment and inequality
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine 084/140411 IMF’s Strauss-Kahn backs ITUC analysis on global threat of unemployment and inequality Brussels, 14 April 2011 (ITUC OnLine): As the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and G20 finance ministers meet this weekend to discuss the state of the global economy and …
Madrid Climate Dialogue: Green & Decent jobs, Social Protection & Financial Transactions Tax Must be on RIO+20 Agenda
We at Ethical Markets fully support the financial transaction tax INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine 083/120411 Madrid Climate Dialogue: Green & Decent jobs, Social Protection & Financial Transactions Tax Must be on RIO+20 Agenda Madrid/Brussels, 12 April 2011 (ITUC OnLine): International trade union leaders meeting today in Madrid with …
ITUC OnLine – Union Launch Jobs Pact for Young Workers
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine 077/050411 Union Launch Jobs Pact for Young Workers Brussels, 6 April 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The international trade union movement is launching a new worldwide jobs pact for young people at a special G20 employment meeting in Paris. “Of all the pressing employment and social …
G20 Finance Ministers on Wrong Track
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine 067/230311 G20 Finance Ministers on Wrong Track Continued failure to tackle jobs crisis Further social unrest likely due to policy failures Destructive finance sector bonus culture left untouched Brussels, 23 March 2011 (ITUC OnLine): Trade unions are demanding a fundamental change in direction from …
International Women’s Day: New Report Shows Second Wave of Global Crisis Hurting Women
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine 053/070311 International Women’s Day: New Report Shows Second Wave of Global Crisis Hurting Women Brussels, 7 March 2011 (ITUC OnLine): Women are facing higher unemployment, underemployment and reduced working hours as a second wave of the global economic crisis impacts female employment, reveals a …
Democracy, Fundamental Rights and Freedoms at Risk in USA As Wisconsin and Other States Attack Unions
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine 045/210211 Democracy, Fundamental Rights and Freedoms at Risk in USA As Wisconsin and Other States Attack Unions Brussels, 21 February 2011 (ITUC OnLine): Workers across the world are shocked to see the rights of teachers, health workers and other public employees attacked in the …
G20 Finance Ministers Fall Flat on Jobs, Disappoint on Financial Reform
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine 046/210211 G20 Finance Ministers Fall Flat on Jobs, Disappoint on Financial Reform Brussels, 21 February 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The international trade union movement has sharply criticised the failure of last week?s meeting of G20 Finance Ministers to focus on the global employment crisis. ?The …
G20 Must Act for Jobs, Regulation and Financial Transactions Tax
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION Publication from ITUC OnLine 039/170211 G20 Must Act for Jobs, Regulation and Financial Transactions Tax Brussels 17 February 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The international trade union movement is calling on G20 Finance Ministers, meeting in Paris on 18 and 19 February, to take action to avoid a …
Egypt: ITUC Demands Mubarak Stop Violence
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine 022/310111 Egypt: ITUC Demands Mubarak Stop Violence Brussels, 2 Febrary 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC is demanding that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to immediately stop the dramatically escalating violence being organised by his regime against peaceful demonstrators, including children, who are continuing to demand …