INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) ITUC Online 166/081110 Climate Finance: Closing the ‘Political Will’ Gap Brussels, 8 November 2010 (ITUC OnLine): With climate negotiations reopening in less than four weeks and little hope for achieving a breakthrough, much was expected from the UN-sponsored panel on climate finance, who released its …
Ethical Markets Media Agrees with the ITUC in Supporting the ISO26000 Standards on Corporate Responsibility
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine 130/200910 ITUC supports new international standard on social responsibility Brussels, 20 September 2010 (ITUC OnLine): Reacting to news that the ISO 26000 has received enough votes to become an official international standard to be issued by the International Organisation for Standardization, ITUC General Secretary …
ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow to Call on UN Member States to Prioritize Employment-centred Policies as Key to Achieving the MDGs
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine 129/200910 New York: ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow to Call on UN Member States to Prioritize Employment-centred Policies as Key to Achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Brussels, 17 September 2010 (ITUC OnLine): A three-day summit on the MDGs opens today in the General …
Barclays Burma Scandal Shows Need to Tighten Sanctions
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine 113/240810 Barclays Burma Scandal Shows Need to Tighten Sanctions Brussels, 24 August 2010 (ITUC OnLine): The announcement that Barclay’s Bank has agreed with the US Department of Justice to pay a $298m fine for breaching sanctions on Burma and other countries shows yet again …
ITUC OnLine: Spotlight on Marissa Begonia (J4DW/Unite/TUC – United Kingdom )
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine 106/020810 Spotlight on Marissa Begonia (J4DW/Unite/TUC – United Kingdom ) Domestic work: “The worst torture is not seeing your own children” Brussels , 2 August 2010 (ITUC OnLine):The adoption of an international Convention on Domestic Work and accompanying recommendation was approved in principle at …