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14-12-2023

COP28: Progress for a just transition but big gaps remain

The ITUC welcomes the inclusion of references to labour rights and social protection in the Just Transition Work Programme adopted at the COP28 climate talks and recognition of the continuing work undertaken by trade unions around the world to tackle climate change.

06-12-2023

ITUC – IOE joint statement on just transition negotiations at COP28

Employer organisations and trade unions at the United Nations climate negotiations are speaking with one voice today to address COP28 Parties.

22-11-2021

UAE labour law reforms fail to address abuses of workers’ rights

New labour laws due to be implemented in February 2022, touted to be the biggest update to the UAE’s labour relations, fail to meet international standards for workers’ rights.

27-03-2012

Teachers, Jurists, Domestic workers and Construction Workers in the Emirates Banned from Forming Trade Unions

A new report from the International Trade Union Confederation on workers’ rights in the United Arab Emirates shows how workers are denied the right to join a union and bargain collectively as well as widespread practices of forced labour.

02-12-2011

ITUC Criticises UAE Bid to Chair ILO Regional Conference

The ITUC has criticised the bid of the United Arab Emirates to chair the Regional Conference of the International Labour Organisation in Kyoto starting on 4 December. The UAE has one of the worst records for absolute denial of fundamental workers’ rights.

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