Labour Standards




Responsible investment in Burma

TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady has written to Foreign Secretary William Hague ahead of the G8 Foreign Ministers' meeting that he is hosting in London next week. Her letter urges him to use the meeting's discussion of Burma to secure internatio...

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2 April 2013
Drop charges against Iraqi oil union leader, says TUC

TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady has urged the Iraqi government to desist from persecuting and harassing trade unionists in the oil industry. Union leaders from the sector globally - IndustriALL - and UNITE in the UK have also called for the cas...

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25 March 2013
The TUC calls for amendment of Labour Act in Bangladesh to bring it into compliance with ILO recommendations.

The TUC calls for amendment of Labour Act in Bangladesh to bring it into compliance with ILO recommendations.

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6 March 2013
TUC Aid promotes organising, collective bargaining and social protection and dialogue in Haiti.

TUC Aid promotes organising, collective bargaining and social protection and dialogue in Haiti.

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4 March 2013
Unions call on Governments to act on Fiji

The leaders of the Australian, British, New Zealand and US trade union movements have written to the foreign ministers of their governments about democracy in Fiji. Frances O'Grady has joined ACTU President Ged Kearney, NZCTU Secretary Peter Conway a...

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26 February 2013
South Korea needs to end labour rights abuses

The TUC is joining unions from across the globe in calling on South Korean President-elect Park Geun-hye to address a range of serious and ongoing labour rights concerns when she takes office on 25 February 2013.

22 February 2013



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