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06-10-2014

New Trade Union Body Takes up the Challenge in the Arab World

A new sub-regional structure for trade unions in the Arab countries has been successfully launched with a founding Congress of the Arab Trade Union Confederation (ATUC) in Amman.

08-09-2014

Rights Under Unprecedented Attack in the Arab World

Human rights are under sustained and unprecedented attack across the Arab world, as thousands of young people, members of a generation of dispossessed, are drawn into the vicious embrace of violent jihadists seeking to bring the entire region under their control.

02-05-2011

May Day: Arab Workers Demands for Jobs and Rights Echo Reform Movement Across the Region

Tens of thousands of people across the Arab world have demonstrated to demand decent jobs, social justice and an end to repression on May Day. At trade union rallies across the region, from Iraq in the east to Mauritania in the west, workers from all walks of life added new momentum to the groundswell for democracy and workers’ rights following the fall of the dictatorships in Egypt and Tunisia.

01-04-2011

Promoting democracy in the Arab region is also about defending migrants

From Libya (1) to Bahrain(2), migrant workers have been caught hostage in the whirlwind of the popular uprisings in the Arab world. All too often exploited and denied their rights, they are today the direct or indirect victims of the repressive policies imposed in response to the wave of hope for change sweeping the region. The ITUC is calling for urgent international solidarity and a long term response based on migrants’ rights and development aid for their countries of origin.

01-04-2011

Bahrain: Exploitation of migrants workers, including for political reasons, puts their lives at risk

On the small island of Bahrain, 77% of the workforce is made up of migrant workers, most of whom come from South Asia and work in low-skilled, low-paid jobs. The majority are highly vulnerable temporary workers, concentrated in the construction industry and domestic service sector, where working and living conditions are harsh.

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