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.
Sharan Burrow in Egypt: ITUC Strengthens its Support to Independent Trade Union Movement as Key Basis for Democracy
ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow has announced the imminent opening of an ITUC office in Egypt today at the opening of a two-day seminar in Cairo organised jointly with the new independent trade union federation in the country. “The challenge in building the new independent trade union movement in Egypt is huge, and crucial to the country’s future.
ITUC and Global Union Federations Call on Chilean President to Deliver on Mine Safety Promises
The ITUC and Global Union Federations ICEM and IMF are calling on the Chilean government to deliver on mine safety promises made to Chilean miners rescued in the San José mine last October.