Human Rights




Safety fears for Colombian trade unionists Igor Diaz Lopez and Aldo Raul Amaya Daza

TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady has written to the Colombian Ambassador Mauricio Rodriguez to express the TUC's concern over the safety of Igor Diaz and Aldo Raul Amaya Daza from the union SINTRACARBON and their families.

25 January 2013
Letter to Thai Embassy regarding labour activist Somyot Prueksakasemsuk

TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady has written to the Thai Ambassador Kitti Wasisnondh to express the TUC's outrage over the arrest and treatment of labour activist Somyot Prueksakasemsuk.

25 January 2013
Call for a full ILO Commission of Inquiry re Guatemala

The TUC General Secretary has written to the Foreign Secretary, William Hague, calling for the British government to support for the request tabled at the ILO for a full commission of inquiry into the intensifying violations of labour rights in Guat...

23 January 2013
Solidarity with Tunisia's striking workers

Tunisia's trade unions take to the streets tomorrow against the government's failure to reign in violent extremists and tackle economic stagnation. The TUC sent a message of solidarity to our sisters and brothers in the UGTT.

12 December 2012
URGENT ACTION: Lift the blockade of Gaza

WIth a ceasefire in place, call on the UK government to do all that it can to lift the blockade and end the suffering of Gaza's people. Sign Oxfam's urgent action.

26 November 2012
Pursue all avenues to end Gaza conflict says TUC

TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber has written to Foreign Secretary William Hague urging him to pursue all avenues to end the conflict in Gaza.

19 November 2012



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