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ITUC Frontline Campaigns and Four Pillars for Action 2020
21-10-2019
Just Transition Centre
01-02-2020
A global platform for migrant workers to review recruitment agencies
01-02-2020
19-02-2020

UN database on companies operating in illegal Israeli settlements welcomed

The ITUC has welcomed the release of a United Nations database of 112 companies operating in illegal Israeli settlements on Palestinian land. Scores of settlements have been set up in Palestine in flagrant defiance of international law, and businesses operating inside them are essential to their continued existence.

12-02-2020

The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) welcome lifting of EU trade benefits to Cambodia 

The European Commission announced today a partial withdrawal of trade concessions to Cambodia under its preferential trade arrangement, Everything But Arms (EBA). The decision came after a long period of “enhanced dialogue” initiated by the EU in order to pressure the Cambodian government to stop persecuting opposition leaders and to roll back other authoritarian measures.

04-02-2020

Zimbabwe: government’s international reputation in the balance as it puts workers’ rights defenders on trial

Nineteen of the twenty-eight trade unionists still on trial in Zimbabwe are set to appear soon in front of courts across the country as the government pursues its repressive tactics in the courtroom. Trade unionists have been in the government’s crosshairs following a 2018 call for a peaceful work-stoppage in response to escalating living costs. The international trade union movement calls for an end to the persecution.

30-01-2020

US proposals on Israel/Palestine are an affront to Palestinian rights and dignity

The Trump administration’s proposals on Israel and Palestine, announced on Tuesday, are an affront to Palestinian rights and dignity and have none of the elements of a realistic peace plan. The proposals, launched jointly by President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, were drawn up by Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, who has extensive business and financial links with Israeli companies.

29-01-2020

Labour standards at the multilateral development banks: leverage for workers’ power and accountability

Trade union action has led to binding labour safeguards at multilateral development banks. A new ITUC manual shows how to use these safeguards to fight for labour rights and a development model with decent work for all.

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