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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.

Support for an UN Advisory Panel in Sri Lanka 13.12.10 | International Australian Unions have welcomed the establishment of the Advisory Panel on Sri Lanka by the United Nations Secretary General.

World AIDS Day: A Focus for Action in the Workplace 01.12.10 | International Trade unions around the world are using World AIDS Day as a focus to promote action on HIV and AIDS in the workplace and to call for renewed international commitment to tackle the pandemic, which is responsible for some 5,000 deaths every day.

Labour activists jailed in Vietnam 30.11.10 | International Australian unions have condemned the jailing of union organisers in Vietnam and call for their immediate release.

Trade unions Say NO to violence against women 25.11.10 | International To mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls, the ITUC and its affiliated organisations across the globe are rallying to say NO to this violence and to fight the discrimination underpinning it.

UN chief spotlights role of job creation in fighting poverty 18.10.10 | International Marking the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today underlined the crucial role of decent and productive work in building peaceful and stable societies.