ITUC and ETUC Condemn Murders in Athens
The ITUC and the European Trade Union Confederation have condemned yesterday’s murder of three Greek bank workers and the injuries caused to several others as a sickening atrocity, which is the antithesis of legitimate protest.
Millions of Workers Demand Nuclear Disarmament
Following the opening of the UN Nuclear Disarmament Summit yesterday in New York, international trade union representatives will today hand over a petition for nuclear disarmament signed by more than 6.7 million workers to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. The web- and paper-based petition, “No to Nuclear Weapons”, is the result of campaign action led by the ITUC, its Japanese affiliate RENGO and Global Union Federation UNI.
ITUC May Day Declaration, 2010 - From the Crisis to Global Justice
Decades of deregulation, greed and free-market speculation have plunged the world into deep economic recession, with appalling impacts on working people and their families across the planet. 34 million jobs have been lost, and the end is not in sight. With a further 64 million people pushed into extreme poverty, the quest to end global poverty is yet further out of reach.
“Trade Unions Save Lives”: A Message For The 28TH of April
Trade unions, workers and their communities are mobilising on this 28th April 2010 to commemorate workers who have lost their lives or health at work, and to fight for better occupational health and safety.
Belarus Promoting Foreign Investment but Violating Workers’ Rights
Although the government of Belarus is continuing to engage in widespread and significant violations of workers’ rights, that has not stopped it organising a high-profile event with the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on 27-28 April 2010 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva – Belarus Investment Days – aimed at attracting potential foreign investors to Belarus by enabling them to engage in meetings at the highest level with Belorussian officials.