International Development Matters - Issue 154 June 2016
| International Development Matters |
| Issue number 154 June 3016 |
| IDM - Monthly newsletter reporting international development matters and issues affecting trade unionists around the world. Including reports, statements, interviews and events. |
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TUC condemns murder of Guatemalan trade unionist TUC continues solidarity with Brazilian Trade Unionists TUC Aid Gaza Plant Nursery Appeal Project Update ILO conference takes a strong stand on the future of work around global supply chains Qatar: 11 Killed in Labour Camp Fire Trade unions in the Philippines develop organisers Five Years of Progress for Domestic Workers, But Much Still to be done OECD Forum warned of families living on the edge World Bank slashes 2016 global growth forecast ACT NOW! NO to the Coup in Brazil ACT NOW! Turkey: Reinstate women union workers RadioLabour interview with Sharan Burrow, ITUC General Secretary, 2016 Global Rights Index RadioLabour Report - Unions fights for international law against workplace violence Cuba Solidarity Campaign’s Miami Five Freedom Tour TUC NEWSTUC condemns murder of Guatemalan trade unionistThe TUC has written to the Guatemalan ambassador to the UK after the brutal murder of trade union legal advisor Brenda Marleni Estrada Tambiento. Read more here TUC continues solidarity with Brazilian Trade UnionistsThe TUC has joined with trade unionists and civil society in Brazil, trade unionists around the world and Latin American governments in branding the new Brazilian regime illegitimate. Read more here TUC Aid Gaza Plant Nursery Appeal Project UpdateA TUC delegation visited Palestine in January/February and while in East Jerusalem the delegation was able to meet representatives of APHEDA, the Australian trade union movement’s aid agency, and MA’AN - the organisations responsible for running the Nursery Project in the Gaza Strip that TUC Aid has helped to fund. Read more here INTERNATIONAL NEWSILO conference takes a strong stand on the future of work around global supply chainsAn agreement following the ILO ‘’general discussion’’ on decent work in global supply chains has been approved which sets in motion a process that could lead to a legal standard improving the lives of millions of workers in global supply chains. Read how employers were resisting responsibility for malpractice in those chains and the time wasting tactics of some governments in the lead up to the agreement at the ILO conference. Qatar: 11 Killed in Labour Camp FireThe deaths of 11 workers in a Qatar labour camp fire on 1 June is yet another example of the government’s complete disregard for the migrant workers building the huge infrastructure programme in the lead-up to the 2022 World Cup. Read the ITUC’s report here Trade unions in the Philippines develop organisersIndustriALL Philippines held a three-day training workshop designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of field organizers to enable them to effectively carry out organizing campaigns in a challenging environment. Read more here Five Years of Progress for Domestic Workers, But Much Still to be doneIn the five years since the International Labour Organization adopted Convention 189 on Domestic Workers, governments in nearly 50 countries have updated their legislation to provide better employment protection for domestic workers, and 22 countries have already ratified the Convention. Read more here IFI NEWSOECD Forum warned of families living on the edgeThe ITUC released a new global poll at the OECD Forum in Paris, reporting that one in ten are falling through the cracks in nine of the world’s largest economies. Read more here World Bank slashes 2016 global growth forecastThe World Bank recently released the June 2016 edition of its biannual Global Economic Prospects report, which includes a substantial reduction of the Bank’s 2016 global economic growth forecast, from 2.9 per cent in the January edition to 2.4 now. If realised, global economic growth in 2016 would be the same as in 2015, which was the slowest year since the Great Recession of 2009. Read more here CALLS TO ACTIONACT NOW! NO to the Coup in BrazilThe Guardian has published a letter from 20 parliamentarians arguing that Dilma Rousseff's suspension is an insult to democracy in Brazil, which you can read here. Please take 30 seconds to support democracy and social progress in Brazil by asking your MP to sign the statement here using No Coup in Brazil’s easy online tool. Keep up-to-date with the latest news on Brazil on Facebook here and Twitter here. ACT NOW! Turkey: Reinstate women union workersGlobal cosmetics giant Avon have sacked protesting workers in Turkey, mainly women, as part of a union-busting drive. The workers are demanding that Avon hire back the fired workers, register all workers as permanent employees, and recognize the union. In addition, the union is campaigning for an agreement with the company to provide reasonable wages, hours, benefits and working conditions, and a woman-friendly and harassment-free workplace. Show your support for these workers here FOCUS ON TRADE UNIONISTSRadioLabour interview with Sharan Burrow, ITUC General Secretary, 2016 Global Rights IndexThe ITUC has released its 2016 Global Rights Index which shows a dramatic drop in respect for workers’ rights in most regions of the world. Listen to a RadioLabour special report featuring ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow. Download the ITUC Global Rights Index map, and infographics for Violation of workers’ rights and the Ten worst countries in the world for working people ILO Interview with Maria Elena Valenzuela, Project Coordinator, ILO Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers & Their familiesSharing good practice and experience in both countries sending and receiving workers is key to improve migrant domestic workers’ rights, says Maria Elena Valenzuela, Project Coordinator, ILO Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and Their families. Read here as she outlines the findings of the latest research on the impact of stress in the workplace. RadioLabour Report - Unions fights for international law against workplace violenceListen to Radio Labour special report on Unions call for an ILO Convention to protect women and other workers from workplace violence. EVENTSCuba Solidarity Campaign’s Miami Five Freedom TourJuly, several dates & locations CSC is delighted to announce that René González and Gerardo Hernández will be coming to Britain for the Miami Five Freedom Tour this July. The two heroes of the Republic of Cuba will be joined by members of their family and Cuban journalists who will report on the tour. Celebrate freedom for the Miami Five and solidarity with Cuba this July. See full details of the tour here. Tolpuddle Festival 2016Friday 15th to Sunday 17th July 2016 Every July thousands of people come to Tolpuddle to celebrate trade unionism and to remember the sacrifice made by the six farm workers of the village. The programme for this year is here |
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