Algeria: ITUC Demands Release of Jailed Union Official
The ITUC has denounced the imprisonment of Algerian trade union official Kaddour Chouicha, a member of the Executive of trade union centre CGATA, and called for repression against CGATA to end.
Standing with human rights defenders in the Philippines – #StopTheAttacks
This Human Rights Day, the international trade union movement is calling attention to the alarming attacks on human and labour rights defenders in the Philippines. The government’s targeting of trade unionists has been ramped up recently with fresh waves of arrests and violence. The international trade union movement is united in calling on the government to stop the attacks.
Amazon’s unchecked power scrutinised by international group of unions, tax experts, regulators, activists and legislators
The Brussels symposium was the first of its kind to hold a spotlight to Amazon’s growing control over economies and societies.
COP25 – Climate ambition and Just Transition plans urgently required to tackle climate crisis
We have just a decade left to stabilise the climate crisis and just one year for governments to raise their commitments in the form of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to meet this test, warned trade unions at the opening of COP25 in Madrid.
India: fresh insights into Modi government’s long-term attack on labour standards
A new ITUC report, entitled Labour Law Deregulation in India, reveals the extent to which India’s recent labour law overhaul violates its international labour standards obligations. The government has failed to recognise that focusing on economic growth for its own sake leads to jobless growth and greater inequality while exposing workers to exploitation.
