ITUC Deeply Mourns the Death of Israel Salinas, General Secretary of CUTH
It is with great sadness that the ITUC has learned of the passing of brother Israel Salinas, general secretary of the Honduran trade union centre CUTH. The trade union leader died on 14 February in a plane crash when travelling from San Pedro Sula airport to Tegucigalpa on a Central American Airways flight.
Japan: Public Workers’ Rights Still Not Recognised
Serious restrictions on public workers’ rights are disclosed in a new report by the ITUC on core labour standards in Japan, published to coincide with the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) review of its trade policies.
Trade Unions around the world call on the Mexican Government to ensure Mexican Workers their right to Freedom of Association
The International Metalworkers’ Federation (IMF), the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers’ Unions (ICEM), the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), UNI Global Union (UNI) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) are calling on the Mexican government to restore justice for killed workers and to ensure freedom of association for workers in Mexico.
Colombia: Third Education Trade Unionist Assassinated in 2011
The ITUC, together with its Colombian affiliates CUT, CGT and CTC, has firmly condemned the murder of Carlos Alberto Ayala, director of the Caucasia Rural Education Institute and a member of the Putumayo Teachers’ Association, ASEP. The teacher was killed by gunmen who laid in wait for him as he made his way home on 5 February.
Zimbabwean Union Leader Wellington Chibebe Elected ITUC Deputy General Secretary
The ITUC General Council meeting in Brussels last week unanimously elected Zimbabwean trade union leader Wellington Chibebe to the position of Deputy General Secretary of the global trade union body. Chibebe, 47, will complete his current term as General Secretary of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) and will join ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow and Deputy General Secretary Jaap Wienen as a full-time elected official after the ZCTU Congress later this year.