Media Advisory: World Day For Decent Work on 7 October
Trade Unions in More Than 100 Countries to Mobilise on 7 October, World Day for Decent Work.
Guatemala: Another Trade Unionist Murdered
The ITUC, together with its Guatemalan affiliates, the CGTG, CUSG and UNSITRAGUA, has firmly condemned the murder of Fredy Geovani López Caal, disputes secretary of the hospital workers’ union Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de Salud de Guatemala del Hospital Nacional de Melchor de Mencos Peten.
ITUC Calls on Korean Government to Ensure Constructive and Inclusive G20 Meeting
In a letter to the Korean government today, the ITUC has re-stated its key demands for the G20 meeting to be held in Seoul on 11 – 12 November, and raised civil liberties concerns about the meeting, in particular with the reported new “Special Law on the Safe Escort of the G20 Summit”.
Massive Protest March in Brussels Rejects European Austerity Plans
More than 100,000 trade unionists from throughout Europe took to the streets of Brussels today to oppose austerity measures which, if governments do not change direction, will have disastrous social and economic results.
USA: unresolved problems with the right to organise and other fundamental rights
The ITUC presents today its biannual report on core labour standards in the USA, coinciding with the Trade Policy Review of the USA at the WTO, taking place on 29 September and 1 October. It reveals a poor record on workers’ protection, particularly with regard to trade union rights and child labour, areas in which serious violations continue to take place.