ILO Conference: ITUC outraged at Employers attack on ILO system

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The employers’ group today blocked discussion of some of the worst cases of worker rights violations at the annual ILO conference in Geneva. Read more…

The ITUC has agreed to a meeting with the Qatari Labour Minister to outline the conditions for free and independent trade unions.

 

Former ITUC General Secretary Guy Ryder has been elected to the top post of the International Labour Organisation.

 

The green economy could be given US$301 billion boost from pension funds alone, according to new analysis from international unions, if barriers to investment are overcome.

 

The ITUC has welcomed a new tripartite agreement announced by the Zambian government, aimed at job creation and implement of a social protection floor.