ITUC Welcomes President Obama’s Jobs Speech
"I reject the idea that we have to strip away collective bargaining rights to compete in a global economy. We shouldn’t be in a race to the bottom, where we try to offer the cheapest labor and the worst pollution standards”: President Obama, 8 September 2011
ITUC Calls on King of Swaziland to End Brutal Repression of Union Leaders and Workers
Swaziland’s Independence Day on 6 September will be used by the international workers’ movement to highlight the ongoing attacks on freedoms and workers’ rights in the Kingdom.
World Youth Demand Strong Measures to Overcome Unemployment
Young trade unionists from all over the world are meeting in Singapore today and tomorrow to discuss the dramatic situation of young people looking for a job. The ITUC Youth Committee is a body set up by the ITUC General Council, equal in its composition, with men and women under 35 years old from each region: Asia-Pacific, Africa, Americas and Europe.
US Justice Department Seeks to Block Telecoms Merger in Blow to Jobs and Workers’ Rights
The ITUC has expressed concern over a decision by the US Justice Department to try and block a merger between US telecommunications companies AT&T and T-Mobile.