Benin, Burkina Faso and Mali: Persistence of child labour and human trafficking
The ITUC is releasing today a report on core labour standards in the countries of Benin, Burkina Faso and Mali, coinciding with the Trade Policy Review of the three countries at the WTO. The report finds poor compliance with international labour standards, especially with regard to child labour and gender equality.
Trade Unions Call on ASEM to Act on Burma
Trade unions from across Asia and Europe, gathered in Brussels for the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Leaders’ Summit, are calling on ASEM Leaders to take action on Burma, including demanding the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners and the ending of attacks on the civilian population, particularly ethnic communities and democracy supporters.
Trade Unions Demand Equal Consultation Rights In Asia-Europe Process
In a trade union summit held in Brussels today, 80 trade union representatives from the 46 member countries of ASEM (the Asia-Europe Meetings) are discussing trade union objectives for the ASEM VIII Leaders’ Summit (4-5 October 2010, Brussels). Trade unions are presenting their Statement to the host of the ASEM Summit, Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme, at a meeting on 4 October.
Media Advisory: World Day For Decent Work on 7 October
Trade Unions in More Than 100 Countries to Mobilise on 7 October, World Day for Decent Work.
Guatemala: Another Trade Unionist Murdered
The ITUC, together with its Guatemalan affiliates, the CGTG, CUSG and UNSITRAGUA, has firmly condemned the murder of Fredy Geovani López Caal, disputes secretary of the hospital workers’ union Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de Salud de Guatemala del Hospital Nacional de Melchor de Mencos Peten.