Inequality Overshadows Tenth Anniversary of Doha Round of Trade Talks
The international trade union movement has warned of growing social unrest and increased social hardship if trade liberalization continues against the backdrop of harsh unemployment and austerity measures.
Durban Outcome: No Guarantees for the Climate as Governments Again Delay
The international trade union movement expressed its disappointment as climate negotiators in Durban had agreed a platform to continue negotiations, but without any guarantees that will make the cuts to emissions demanded by science to stop a climate disaster.
Spectre of Delay Haunts Durban’s Corridors
The international trade union movement is making a final call on Ministers attending the Durban Climate Change talks to make a U-turn on the road they are taking to climate disaster.
Honduras: Reporters Assassinated
The ITUC has joined with its Honduran affiliates, the CUTH, CTH and CGT, in firmly condemning the murder of the well-known journalist Luz Marina Paz Villalobos and her cameraman Delmer Canales. They were shot to death, riddled with bullets, by assassins travelling on two motorbikes.
Iran: Ebrahim Madadi re-arrested today
The ITUC was dismayed and incensed to hear today that Ebrahim Madadi, a courageous trade unionist and Comrade from Vahed Syndicate in Tehran, was re-arrested today after being freed only last Thursday. A move welcomed by the international trade union movement