Trade Unions Call On IMF And World Bank To Support Higher Employment Growth And Workers’ Rights
A delegation of over 60 trade union leaders from all parts of the world is beginning a 3-day series of meetings in Washington D.C. with the Managing Director of the IMF, the President of the World Bank and other senior officials, as well as with the Executive Directors of those institutions.
Jamaica: Threats to Workers’ Rights
A new report by the ITUC on core labour standards in Jamaica, published to coincide with the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) review of its trade policies, has found that further measures are needed to comply with the commitments Jamaica accepted when it joined the WTO. The report finds violations of international labour standards especially with regard to child labour and discrimination as well as trade union rights and forced labour.
New World Bank Report on Global Economic Prospects
The international trade union movement has criticised today’s World Bank report on Global Economic Prospects (GEP) for advocating fiscal austerity in the face of high unemployment. However, the report’s call for the re-regulation of the financial sector is welcome.
Guatemala: 2011 Starts with Killing of Another Health Sector Trade Unionist
The ITUC, together with its affiliated organisations in Guatemala and the national health workers’ union SNTSG, has firmly condemned the killing of a member of the health sector trade union at the opening of 2011.
Tunisia: ITUC Calls on Affiliates to Mobilise against Repression of Demonstrations
The International Trade Union Confederation has called on its affiliated organisations around the globe to mobilise against the violent repression of demonstrators by the Tunisian security forces. According to trade union sources, over fifty people are thought to have died in clashes between the security forces and protestors, and many more have been injured.