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Turkey: Trade unionist arrested for "being a member of a terrorist organisation" |
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  In a strongly-worded letter to the Turkish government PSI has once again called for the immediate release of Meryem Özsögüt. The Turkish government had responded to PSI’s initial letter of protest claiming that Ms Özsögüt had been arrested in connection with “being a member of a terrorist organisation” and “for making propaganda in favour of the terrorist organisation”.
Please support the LabourStart Act NOW campaign that PSI has launched for the release of Meryem Özsögüt by clicking here. |
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Bulgarian health workers to receive double pay |
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 Health workers in Bulgaria successfully negotiated a new collective agreement on 4 June that increases their salaries by 90 to 100 per cent. Bulgarian Health Minister Evgeni Zhelev signed the agreement with five health trade unions, including PSI affiliates the Federation of Trade Unions in Health Services and Podkrepa Medical Federation. |
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Water Remunicipalisation Tracker |
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 As more and more communities insist on returning water and wastewater services to public management through remunicipalisation, water multinationals are forced to pull out of services in Latin America, the United States, Africa and Europe. Increased tariffs and a failure to deliver promised improvements have left water multinationals facing increasing opposition. |
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PSI affiliate leader elected to Paraguayan Parliament |
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 Aida Robles, a candidate of the popular Tekojoja movement, MPT (Life in Equality – founded in December 2006) and leader of the nurses’ union SIDEHC, a PSI affiliate, was elected to the Paraguayan Parliament on 20 April 2008. Campaigning for the universal right to quality health care, education and housing, Aida has dedicated the last 22 years defending nurses' interests through SIDEHC.
Aida Robles is the first ever woman trade unionist to be elected to the Paraguayan congress. |
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Public Services Day Joint Call for Action on 23 June |
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On 23 June, Public Services Day, PSI, Education International and Oxfam International demand that world leaders provide funds for tens of millions of desperately needed, qualified health workers and teachers to realise the fundamental human rights to health and education. |
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23 June is Public Services Day |
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For Public Services Day on 23 June PSI makes a call to action for increased funding for development, to ensure adequate resources to promote quality public services. PSI also calls for unions to urge civil society and governments to resist the policies of the WTO and regional and bilateral trade agreements that weaken the capacity of the public sector and reduce the tariff revenues that are an essential element of funding public services in many developing countries. |
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Indonesia: Urgent Action appeal for dismissed workers |
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12 June 2008 - PSI is calling on its affiliated organisations to send letters to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of the Republic of Indonesia protesting against the summary dismissal and suspension without pay of members of Serikat Pekerja PT. Angkasa Pura1 trade union, a PSI affiliate. The workers in question have been victimised as a result of their participation in strike action on 7-8 May 2008. |
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Peter Waldorff urges constructive dialogue on Quality Public Services |
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 Geneva, 12 June - Collective agreements are not a threat but are strengthening the development of quality public services, says PSI General Secretary, Peter Waldorff in his speech to the International Labour Conference in Geneva. He urged to learn from countries where well functioning public services go hand in hand with the right to organise and to collective bargaining. |
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PSI affiliate wins UN Public Service Award |
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PSI affiliate from Singapore, the Housing & Development Board Staff Union, has informed us that the Housing & Development Board (HDB) has been awarded the UN Public Service Award under the category of Improving Transparency, Accountability, and Responsiveness in the Public Service. The Board will receive the award on at an official ceremony on 23 June, International Public Services Day. |
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12 June is World Day Against Child Labour |
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The ILO and its partners stand for a world where no girl or boy is forced to work at the expense of their health and development or their future prospects of decent work. A future without child labour is at last within reach. |
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