Colombia: Murders of Teachers Continue into 2011
The International Trade Union Confederation has reiterated its support for its affiliated organisations in Colombia and has strongly condemned the murder, on 10 January, of Manuel Esteban Tejada, a teacher at the "Palma Soriana" education centre, affiliated to the teachers’ association of Córdoba, ADEMACOR.
ITUC supports UGTT and the Tunisian people in their fight against corruption and for democracy
The International Trade Union Confederation has reiterated its total support for its affiliated organisation in Tunisia, the UGTT, and the Tunisian people, which have been mobilising in massive numbers and with great courage, for over a month, in favour of equality, social justice, political freedom and democracy.
New Campaign to Combat Forced Labour of Nepali Migrant Workers in the Gulf
Anti-Slavery International and ITUC (International Trade Union Confederation) are launching a campaign to highlight the forced labour of Nepali migrant workers to the Gulf States and to call for an improvement in the fundamental rights of workers across the region.
Jobs Central to Recovery, Say Leaders of International Financial Institutions
The IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn and World Bank President Robert Zoellick agreed on the importance of employment, social protection, working with trade unions and broadening the distribution of economic growth in meetings with a 90-strong high-level trade union delegation in Washington D.C. this week.
Trade Unions Call On IMF And World Bank To Support Higher Employment Growth And Workers’ Rights
A delegation of over 60 trade union leaders from all parts of the world is beginning a 3-day series of meetings in Washington D.C. with the Managing Director of the IMF, the President of the World Bank and other senior officials, as well as with the Executive Directors of those institutions.