From the summit to the seaside, a Himalayan sherpa carries a message from Mt Everest to the UN Climate Change talks in Durban
At 6:30am on the morning of 26 May, Dorje Khatri, Sherpa and trade union member planted his crampons in the snow and gripped his thick gloves tightly to the flag of the International Trade Union Confederation, as it fluttered in the breeze at 8848 metres.
Somalia: Systematic intimidation of Somali trade unionists
The ITUC has supported the National Union of Somali Journalist (NUSOJ), which is affiliated to the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), in its strong protest against the systematic intimidation of Somali trade unionists.
Development community embraces Decent Work at Busan Conference
Decent Work has been included in the international development effectiveness agenda for the first time, following strong representations from the international trade union movement at the 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, Korea this week. Concerns remain, however, about the risks arising from the way the conclusions of the Forum deal with the role of the private sector in development cooperation.
World AIDS Day Statement 2011
Today, on World AIDS Day 2011, the ITUC joins with people across the world in memory of those who have lost their lives to AIDS. Trade unions around the world will be using today as a focus to promote action on HIV and AIDS in the workplace and to call for renewed international commitment to tackle the pandemic, on the basis of shared ownership of the AIDS response.
Iran: Imprisoned trade unionist Ebrahim Madadi is freed
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) are welcoming the release today from prison of Ebrahim Madadi, a board member of the Tehran bus drivers’ union, the Vahed Syndicate.