ITUC Newsletter 51: OHS, IMF and World Bank, ILO.. Latest News from the ITUC
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International Trade Union Confederation
N°51 / October 2014
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103rd Session of the International Labour Conference and 321st Session of the ILO Governing Body
Read the decisions taken by the International Labour Conference and subsequent Governing Body session which met in Geneva in June 2014.
http://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/no_09_-_103_ilc_and_321_ilo_gb.pdf
International Solidarity with Students in Mexico
The ITUC has joined the international appeal for solidarity with the families of the missing students from the "Raúl Isidro Burgos" teacher training college in Ayotzinapa.
http://www.ituc-csi.org/international-solidarity-with
Swaziland – Monarchy Bans All Union and Employer Federations
Swaziland’s government, one of the world’s last remaining absolute monarchies, has announced an immediate ban on all trade union and employer federations.
http://www.ituc-csi.org/swaziland-monarchy-bans-all-union?lang=en
IMF and World Bank should support wage- and public investment-led recovery
ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow has urged the heads of the IMF and the World Bank to champion a coordinated wage- and public investment-led recovery strategy that addresses the combined problems of deficient aggregate demand and rising inequality, which are at the root of global economic stagnation and persistently high unemployment.
http://www.ituc-csi.org/imf-and-world-bank-should-support
Equal Times: Kenyan government moves to combat migrant worker abuse in the Gulf
The Kenyan government has launched a crackdown on rogue employment agencies in an attempt to curb the exploitation and abuse of its migrant workers in Gulf countries.
http://www.equaltimes.org/kenyan-government-moves-to-combat?lang=en#.VEYXWRYb_sw
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“The World Bank’s new standard should be as strong as those adopted by other development banks as regards compliance with the core labour standards, application to contract workers, assessment of supply chains and the obligation to provide written information to workers about their conditions of employment.”
- Sharan Burrow, ITUC General Secretary -
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Equal Times in Depth: On a remote Greek island, Syrians find refuge
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