Middle East / North Africa Appeal




Empowering Egyptian women at work and in their unions

"Women in Egypt sorely need a voice in their workplaces; to demand the right to decent work and to insist on a place in their unions," said Kate Allen, Director of Amnesty International UK, at the TUC Congress fringe on Egypt.

21 September 2011
Egypt needs an ILO-compliant labour law

Unions across Egypt and the world are calling on the Egyptian Prime Minister to finally give Egyptian workers their fundamental rights at work, by passing a labour law based on ILO standards.

9 September 2011
TUC backs Palestinian statehood bid

The TUC is calling on the UK Government to support the Palestinian National Authority's bid to be recognised as a member state of the United Nations.

29 July 2011
From Tunisia to Tolpuddle

Tunisia's revolution earlier this year sparked off uprisings that continue to reverberate across the Arab world. Malika Achour from the Tunisian union movement told festival goers at Tolpuddle exactly how it all began.

28 July 2011
Attacks on Bahrain's unions must stop says TUC

TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber has written to Bahrain's Ambassador to the UK calling on the Bahraini government to stop its extreme reprisals against trade unionists and citizens for peacefully calling for greater democracy and reform.

26 May 2011
URGENT ACTION: Stop the attacks on Bahraini trade unions

The authorities in Bahrain have launched an all-out attack on the trade union movement. Please send an urgent message of protest.

19 April 2011



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