ITUC Newsletter 73, TUDCN, Mauritania, G7... Latest News from the ITUC
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International Trade Union Confederation
N°73 / April 2016
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The relevance of social dialogue in development - New TUDCN/CPDE studies
In the framework of its work-stream on the relevance of social dialogue for development, the TUDCN has undertaken three national case studies: Indonesia, Ghana and Uruguay.
http://www.ituc-csi.org/social-dialogue-development
FIFA: Landmark Human Rights Report Sets the Agenda
In a major breakthrough for human rights and sport, a report has set a clear agenda for FIFA to act and help restore its battered reputation.
http://www.ituc-csi.org/fifa-landmark-human-rights-report?lang=en
Global Unions: IFIs should act to help, not hinder, economic recovery
The ITUC and its Global Unions partner organisations are calling on the international financial institutions (IFIs) to take actions that support recovery of the world economy through public investments in physical and social infrastructure, including the care economy, and through wage increases.
http://www.ituc-csi.org/global-unions-ifis-should-act-to
Japan: G7 Labour Leaders Meeting with Prime Minister Abe
Labour leaders from the G7 countries yesterday met current G7 Chair and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo, in the lead-up to the G7 Summit next month in Ise-Shima.
http://www.ituc-csi.org/japan-g7-labour-leaders-meeting
Equal Times: Mauritania becomes the second African country to commit to ending modern slavery
Mauritania has ratified the 2014 Protocol to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930, reinforcing thereby the global movement against forced labour in all its forms, including slavery and human trafficking.
http://www.equaltimes.org/mauritania-becomes-the-second#.VxYcTUcsBS4
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“We urged that refugees be afforded the right to work and integrated into economies with equal treatment. Inclusive growth must be based on a humane world where people can be safe.”
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