The ITUC has accepted four new member organisations into affiliation at its annual General Council meeting in Berlin on 6 – 8 October. The new members, CCSC Cape Verde, NUNW Namibia, CDTN Niger and the FTUB Burma, which is forced to operate in part outside the country due to the repressive policies of the military junta there, bring the total number of ITUC affiliates to 316 in 158 countries.