International Trade Union Confederation

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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.

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

Libya’s Humanitarian Crisis: Solidarity First

According to IOM and UNHCR figures, before the Libyan popular uprising against the dictatorship of Colonel Gadaffi broke out on 17 February, there were 3.5 million migrant workers, including about 1 million Egyptians, in Libya. Today there are still over 1 million, many from sub-Saharan Africa.

23-03-2011

Libya: Deep Concern at Mounting Civilian Toll

The ITUC is deeply concerned over the mounting civilian death and injury toll in Libya, with the continued refusal of the regime of Muammar Gaddafi to enter any form of negotiation with the opposition precipitating international military intervention under a United Nations mandate.

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