ITUC Newsletter 71, Morocco, Egypt. China... Latest News from the ITUC
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International Trade Union Confederation
N°71 / February 2016
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A national strike today organised by the main trade union confederations in Morocco, the ITUC-affiliated UMT, CDT and UGTM, along with the FDT and teachers’ union SNES, has received strong backing from workers and the public throughout the country.
http://www.ituc-csi.org/general-strike-in-morocco
FIFA Candidate’s Independent Reform Pledge a Positive Step
A pledge by one of the candidates for election as FIFA President on 26 February has been welcomed as a positive step by the ITUC. Jordan’s Prince Ali has committed to setting up an independent FIFA oversight commission, headed by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, if elected.
http://www.ituc-csi.org/fifa-candidate-s-independent?lang=en
Egypt: Justice for Murdered Researcher Giulio Regeni
The ITUC has called on Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to ensure a full investigation into the murder of Italian Ph.D. student Giulio Regeni in Cairo.
http://www.ituc-csi.org/egypt-justice-for-murdered?lang=en
Detention of Labour Rights Defenders in China
The ITUC has welcomed a statement from UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein expressing concern over the detention of Chinese labour rights defenders.
http://www.ituc-csi.org/detention-of-labour-rights
Equal Times: Unions advise caution over EU workplace privacy ruling
European trade unions are warning that a landmark EU court decision on private Internet use during working hours shouldn’t be “a green light for a free-for-all invasion” of employee privacy, despite fears that this could signal the introduction of tough, US-style corporate policies.
http://www.equaltimes.org/unions-advise-caution-over-eu#.Vs7KvtCZ5S4
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“The outcome of the FIFA elections on 26 February will be crucial in determining whether FIFA will undertake the necessary reforms, or whether the stain of human and labour rights violations will remain.”
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