ITUC Newsletter 49: Climate action, WDDW, Guatemala.. Latest News from the ITUC
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International Trade Union Confederation
N°49 / September 2014
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Equal Times: Here’s why the unions are mobilising for climate action
By Sharan Burrow.
http://www.equaltimes.org/here-s-why-the-unions-are?lang=en#.VCKBMxYb-ao
October 7 – World Day for Decent Work 2014
Justice for Workers - Climate Justice.
http://www.ituc-csi.org/world-day-for-decent-work-october?lang=en
US take Guatemala to arbitration for anti-union violence
Unprecedented decision could be a game-changer for Guatemalan workers.
http://www.ituc-csi.org/us-take-guatemala-to-arbitration
Equal Times: Young workers in Asia and the Pacific face instability and vulnerability
Nearly half of workers aged 15 to 29 in Asia and the Pacific are self-employed and two in three youth are in paid work without a written contract, says a new report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
http://www.equaltimes.org/young-workers-in-asia-and-the?lang=en#.VCJ6dRYb-ao
Nomination of Swazi activists for 2014 Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Award
More than 50 trade unions and civil society organisations joined in nominating Thulani Maseko and Bheki Makhubu for the Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Award which honors exceptional individuals who peacefully promote and protect universally recognised rights.
http://www.ituc-csi.org/nomination-of-swazi-activists-for
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“If just 12 per cent of the world’s degraded lands were restored to production, we could feed another 200 million people and farmers’ incomes would be raised by US$40 billion a year.”
- Sharan Burrow, ITUC General Secretary -
Upcoming events
1-2 October 2014 - Amman, Jordania
Arab Trade Union Confederation founding Congress
7 October 2014 - Worldwide
World Day for Decent Work
1-12 december 2014 - Lima, Peru
UNFCCC COP 20
Info for Affiliates
Publications and statements
Trade union guide: Unions4Climate Action
http://www.ituc-csi.org/unions4climate-action
TUDCN Activities report 2008-2012
http://www.ituc-csi.org/what-has-the-tudcn-done-from-2008?lang=en
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