ITUC call: Killings should stop immediately in Yemen
At least 30 people have been killed and hundreds wounded after Yemeni security forces opened fire today on protesters at University Square, in the capital Sanaa.
“Never Work Alone” Says New Report on Forced Labour
Extreme exploitation of migrant workers is a dire trend throughout Europe. The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) is releasing Never Work Alone – a guide for trade unions and other civil society organisations to jointly combat modern-day slavery and trafficking of workers.
State-Organised Murder on the Streets of Bahrain
Security forces with tanks have over-run the Pearl roundabout in the centre of Manama, capital of Bahrain, where pro-democracy protesters have been camped and have demonstrated peacefully for the past month, asking for political reforms and equal rights.
Bahrain Update: Martial Law Condemned by World Trade Union Movement
The ITUC has condemned the decision of the ruling authorities in Bahrain this afternoon to impose martial law, as increasing numbers of foreign security forces move into the country.
Bahrain: Deeply Worried at the Escalating Repression, the ITUC Urgently Calls for a Dialogue for Reform
Further to the excessive use of force by anti-riot police in the centre of the capital Manama and the violent attacks on university students on Sunday 13 March, the leaders of the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU *) have called a general strike. The ITUC supports the strike call.