Global March Board member, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) released a report on 24 November 2010 on the situation of core labour standards in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The release was timed to coincide with the review of the trade policies of the DRC by the General Council of […]
Light for Rights – World AIDS Day 2010
This year’s World AIDS Day will continue to reinforce the vital issue of the need to respect the fundamental human rights of those living with HIV/AIDS and tackle discrimination where it may occur in communities, in the workplace and in society in general. World AIDS Day comes close on the […]
World Social Security Report
A new report by the International Labour Office (ILO) says that while social security measures have played a critical role in reducing the social impact of economic crises both now and in the past, basic social security coverage remains out of reach for most of the world, especially in low-income […]
Serious ongoing rights violations in Papua New Guinea
Serious and continued violations of fundamental rights are disclosed in a new report by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) on core labour standards in Papua New Guinea, published to coincide with the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) review of this country’s trade policies. The rights to form and join […]
Millions of children to lose schools unless Western donors help
Education International renewed its calls for a Financial Transactions Tax (FTT) at the meeting of education donor nations in Madrid, Spain, in November 2010. The lack of support from the West could force poor countries to shut schools and sack teachers, depriving millions of children of education. The meetings of […]
Inter-Agency Report on Trade and Employment
12 November: Open markets play a pivotal role in supporting growth and job creation, says a new joint report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the World Bank and the World Trade Organisation (WTO). But, it adds, trade opening must be complemented by […]
Seoul G20 Declaration not enough to allay fears over global austerity measures
The G20 Summit in Seoul ended on 12 November 2010 issuing a declaration which, while acknowledging the importance of job creation at the heart of the recovery and the need to provide social protection for the most vulnerable, still does not go far enough in easing major concerns about the […]
Final report of 2010 Global Child Labour Conference
The final report of the Global Child Labour Conference held in The Hague, May 2010, is now available from the conference organisers, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment of the Netherlands and the International Labour Organization (ILO). Over 500 representatives from 97 countries around the world participated attended the […]
New ILO report for G20 Summit
8 November 2010: Echoing the call of the ITUC and the Global Unions for G20 leaders to place job creation at the centre of the response to the economic crisis, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has launched a new statistical update on employment and labour market trends in the run-up to […]
Global March supports demands for release of imprisoned professor in Colombia
Global March Governing Board member Education International (EI) has launched a new urgent action appeal to call on the government of Colombia to release Miguel Ángel Beltrán Villegas, a university professor and trade unionist who has been imprisoned. EI explains that Professor Beltrán was first tried in 2009 on spurious […]