London Olympics Committee to Get Tougher with Supplier Factories on Workers’ Rights
With the organisers of the London 2012 Olympics introducing new measures to protect workers producing merchandise for the Olympic Games this year, the ITUC and its Play Fair alliance partners are calling on the International Olympic Committee to introduce “comprehensive and effective measures” to put an end to violations of workers’ rights in Olympics supply chains.
Turkey: New ITUC Report Highlights Government’s Failure to Protect Workers
A new ITUC report released today strongly criticizes the Turkish government’s failure to protect workers from exploitation and intimidation by private-sector employers and state authorities.
World Day of Social Justice: Unemployment, Poverty Hit One-Third of World’s Workforce
The international trade union movement is using the UN World Day of Social Justice today to highlight growing global unemployment and poverty, with one-third of the world’s workforce living in poverty or without a job.
Turkey: Repression Against Women Trade Unionists
The ongoing police harassment of public Turkish trade unions has this time targeted women. On 13 February, 15 women – leaders and activists preparing for International Women’s Day (8 March) – were arrested and taken into custody.
Spate of Trade Union Rights Violations in Cameroon
Reports have been received of a string of trade union rights violations in Cameroon. The ITUC has firmly condemned the reported intimidation, harassment, suspension and unfair dismissal of trade unionists.