• EGYPT: Deep concerns on trade union freedoms

    EGYPT: Deep concerns on trade union freedoms

    Brussels, 08/03/2012 Following a discussion in the Executive Committee on 6-7 March, the ETUC demands European Commission to intervene urgently with the military government of Egypt to annul the 26 February sentence against Kamal Abbas, general coordinator of the Centre for Trade Union and Worker Services (CTUWS), which was unfairly sentenced, in absentia, to six months imprisonment for “insulting a public officer”.
    Press release Published on 08.03.2012
  • The ETUC Executive Committee adopts a declaration on Greece

    The ETUC Executive Committee adopts a declaration on Greece

    Brussels, 07/03/2012 Greece is being pushed to one of the deepest economic slumps in modern times, forecast to cumulatively reach wartime recession levels of 25%–30%. Sacrifices imposed on workers, pensioners and their families are without precedent in the post war period. With more than one million unemployed, nearly 30% of the population has shifted to below the poverty line. Nearly a quarter of a million people rely on relief work for a daily meal.
    Press release Published on 07.03.2012
  • European Trade Union Action Day : 27 countries in action for employment and social justice

    European Trade Union Action Day : 27 countries in action for employment and social justice

    Brussels, 23/02/2012 The effects of the financial, economic and social crisis have reached unbearable levels in several countries. Faced with the extreme seriousness of the situation, European leaders are making the race for austerity their priority response. The crisis serves as a ready-made pretext to attack the European social model, justify cuts in wages and public services, weaken social protection, make the labour market hyperflexible, and attack trade union rights.
    Press release Published on 23.02.2012
  • ETUC expresses alarm at attacks against UGTT

    ETUC expresses alarm at attacks against UGTT

    Brussels, 22/02/2012 The ETUC expressed its full solidarity with the UGTT, which was at the forefront of the movement for democracy in Tunisia and more widely in the region, and joined in its call for the aggressors to be brought to justice and for the authorities to respect their engagements. To download the UGTT Executive Bureau statement , please click on the icon below.
    Press release Published on 21.02.2012
  • Burma: the time is not yet ripe for total revision of EU sanctions policy

    Burma: the time is not yet ripe for total revision of EU sanctions policy

    Brussels, 21/02/2012 Mrs Ségol argued that any future relaxation of restrictive measures must be incremental, matching evidence of real and substantial progress. A document produced by the International Trade Union Confederation appended to the letter sets down “benchmarks” that trade unions insist should be met by the Burmese authorities leading to appropriate responses. - ETUC Letter
    Press release Published on 21.02.2012