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Abuses still exist in Olympic supply chains 09.05.12 Workers making Olympic sportswear for London 2012 for top brands and high street names including Adidas and Next are being paid poverty wages, forced to work excessive overtime and threatened with instant dismissal.

UN Report: Global jobs crisis expected to continue for some time 01.05.12 The global employment situation is alarming, says a new United Nations report released today, which also warns that recovery is not expected any time soon.      The World of Work Report 2012: Better Jobs for a Better Economy –...

New report: Child labour in Papua New Guinea 20.04.12 | International Papua New Guinea (PNG) ratified the ILO’s Minimum Age Convention and the Worst forms of Child Labour Convention in 2000. PNG legislation covers the minimum age and prohibits hazardous work.

Trans-Pacific Trade Negotiations Heading in the Wrong Direction 13.03.12 | International Unions are increasingly concerned that the round of negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), which completed after nine days today in Melbourne, Australia, are heading in dangerous directions.

Tonga PSA Women launching Women and Informal Sector Fund 09.03.12 | International The PSA Women in Tonga launched the Women & Informal Sector (WIS) Fund to commemorate International Women’s Day. The WIS Fund aims to help women in Tonga affected because they do not have a job and a regular income.

Fiji Union Leader Arrested After Commonwealth Meeting 31.10.11 | International The ITUC strongly condemns the arrest and detention, without charge, of Daniel Urai, President of the Fiji Trade Union Council.

Widespread abuse of Workers’ Rights 26.10.11 | International More than a quarter of countries represented at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth this week have failed to allow basic industrial rights for workers, the ACTU said today.

Calls for independent review of alleged human rights abuses in Sri Lanka 08.07.11 | International Australian Unions are calling for an independent review of allegations of human rights abuses in Sri Lanka in the wake of new claims of mass Tamil civilian killings.

Global Day of Action – Calling on Leaders to Introduce a Financial Transaction Tax 21.06.11 | International In the lead up to the next G20 meeting this November, a broad range of civil society actors are keeping the pressure on world leaders and calling for governments to show leadership in response to calls for a financial transaction tax (FTT).

ITUC annual survey: Repression of union rights and economic freedoms across the globe 09.06.11 | Report | International Colombia and the Americas maintain the lead in a grim record of murder and repression of workers involved in trade union activities in the latest world Annual Survey of violation of trade union rights released by the ITUC at the 100th ILO...

Trade unions against climate change at the top of the world 31.05.11 | International A member of Nepal’s Sherpa trade union, Dorje Khatri, yesterday planted the ITUC flag on the summit of Mount Everest, symbolising the trade union commitment to protecting the planet from climate change.

Negotiated settlement ends long and bitter Tata/Tetley tea plantation dispute 23.05.11 | International A settlement has been reached in the long-running dispute between workers and Amalgamated Plantations Private Ltd (APPL) at the company's Nowera Nuddy tea garden in northern West Bengal, India.

Australia: Time to improve workers’ rights and to empower women and Indigenous peoples 05.04.11 | Report The state of fundamental workers’ rights in Australia is disclosed in a new report by the ITUC, published to coincide with the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) review of its trade policies.

Mexico - Global days of action 14-19 February International Australian unions will join the global days of action demanding trade union rights in Mexico.

International Migrants Day 2010 20.12.10 | International To mark International Migrants Day, the ITUC is condemning the violations of migrant workers’ rights taking place all over the world.