Thailand: Imprisonment of Railway Union Leaders a Travesty of Justice
The three-year prison terms imposed yesterday by a Thai court on thirteen leaders of the State Railway Workers’ Union (SRUT) is a travesty of justice.
IMF/World Bank: Inaction on Global Economic Crisis
The Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have failed to step up to the gravity of the global economic crisis, in particular for developing countries, where the economic outlook continues to worsen. No major decisions were taken to support these countries, and the initial emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic is becoming too little as the crisis wears on.
New Report: What really matters: Measuring government accountability and moving beyond GDP
COVID-19 has exposed a failure of governance in most countries as governments have neglected the needs of their people. A new ITUC report, What really matters: Measuring government accountability and moving beyond GDP, sets out a global agenda to rebuild trust between citizens and governments, shift government policies and measure what matters to people.
Urgent action needed from IMF, World Bank and G20
The ITUC is calling for urgent and concerted action for economic recovery from the G20 G20 The Group of Twenty, or G20, is a forum for international cooperation on the most important aspects of the international economic and financial agenda. It brings together 19 countries and the European Union, which together represent around 90% of global GDP, 80% of global trade and two thirds of the world’s population. finance ministers and from the IMF and World Bank, which are holding their Annual Meetings from 16 October.
Brussels: in solidarity with Belarus
Show your solidarity with the people of Belarus on Monday 12 October 2020 at lunchtime (13:00-14:00).
