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June 2009 (6)
Jun 25 2009 6:44PM
Colombia: the truth

Angelino Garzon, Colombian Ambassador to the UN in Geneva, wrote to the Financial Times on 16 June to defend the Colombian Government’s record on violence against trade unionists (“ Colombia protects trade unionists ”). It was an...

Jun 20 2009 3:13PM
Burundi: Judicial Proceedings against Trade Union Leader

The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has strongly protested against the continuing detention of Juvénal Rududura, vice president of the union of non-judicial staff of the justice ministry, SPMJB, affiliated to the...

Jun 17 2009 2:03PM
Day of action: justice for Iranian workers - 26 June

Everyone is watching what's going on in Iran, and trade unionists have a special concern. We'd already called a Global Solidarity Action Day for justice for Iranian workers before the Presidential election, and the day has special...

Jun 13 2009 12:18AM
Renowned social activist assassinated in Mexico

The International Metalworkers Federation (IMF) is mourning the death of labour and human rights defender, Dr Manuel Arroyo Galvan, and calls for an immediate and transparent investigation. Dr Arroyo was a professor of sociology at the...

Jun 10 2009 9:24AM
Trade union rights: dead serious

I've worked almost all my adult life as a trade unionist. Under Mrs Thatcher, we were the enemy within, and over the years I've spent a lot of nights trying to bring a union and their employer together to avoid a strike. But my lot is...

Jun 6 2009 3:25PM
Turkey: teacher trade unionists arrested on terrorism charges for demanding collective bargaining rights

On 28 May, the Turkish police invaded headquarters of KESK (the public sector trade union confederation) in Ankara as well as their local offices in Izmir, Istanbul, Van and Manisa. More than 30 Egitim Sem members (teaching union...