ITUC Newsletter 50: Hong Kong, WDDW, Fiji.. Latest News from the ITUC
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International Trade Union Confederation
N°50 / October 2014
HKCTU call for international solidarity
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News
World Day for Decent Work – Events Worldwide
Global Union Federation IndustriALL’s social media call to stop precarious work has reached over 1 million people in one of the most prominent actions on this year’s World Day for Decent Work.
http://www.ituc-csi.org/world-day-for-decent-work-events
Fiji to Finally Allow Visit by ILO Mission
Fiji’s Commodore Frank Bainimarama, reinstalled as Prime Minister following a deeply flawed election last month, is set to allow an ILO mission into the country to probe labour rights violations.
http://www.ituc-csi.org/fiji-to-finally-allow-visit-by-ilo
Hong Kong: Workers Strike in Support of Student Democracy Movement
Workers from across Hong Kong have responded to a call from trade union centre HKCTU to join strike action in support of democratic reform, as security forces continue their violent repression of peaceful protests led by students.
http://www.ituc-csi.org/hong-kong-workers-strike-in
Trade unions are confronted with new forms of work and with the need to find effective policy answers.
http://www.ituc-csi.org/survey-on-employment-policy
New Trade Union Body Takes up the Challenge in the Arab World
A new sub-regional structure for trade unions in the Arab countries has been successfully launched with a founding Congress of the Arab Trade Union Confederation (ATUC) in Amman.
http://www.ituc-csi.org/new-trade-union-body-takes-up-the
Quote
“The ITUC fully supports the Hong Kong trade union movement in its demand for democracy and social justice, and we will do all we can to back their legitimate cause.”
- Sharan Burrow, ITUC General Secretary -
Upcoming events
7 October 2014 - Worldwide
World Day for Decent Work
1-12 december 2014 - Lima, Peru
UNFCCC COP 20
16-18 december 2014 - Brussels, Belgium
ITUC General Council
Info for Affiliates
Publications and statements
Equal Times Report: Trading rights for profits
http://www.equaltimes.org/trading-rights-for-profits?lang=en#.VDKTNhYb-ao
http://www.ituc-csi.org/statement-by-global-unions-to-the-15138
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