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Trade union rights

Trade Union Violations in the Africa & Arab regions (AFRECON)

24 Sep 2015

Trade union rights violations are widespread in Africa and the Mena region, ranging from highly restrictive legislation on the right to organize in the public sector, interference in collective bargaining agreements, heavy fines and imprisonment for trade union activities and strikes.

Finland: Protest massive attack on trade union rights

21 September 2015
No cuts

On 18 September Finland's unions took to the street protesting against the government's austerity measures.

McDonald's: as consequências da sonegação de impostos

16 September 2015
Foto: Sinthoresp

Especialistas comentam denúncias de sonegação de impostos pelo McDonald´s, publicadas em relatório em maio, e os prejuízos que as manobras de elisão fiscal trazem para os governos, sociedade e trabalhadores.

PSI and Canadian Labour Congress file joint ILO complaint

14 September 2015

On Monday 14 September, Rosa Pavanelli, PSI General Secretary, submitted an ACFO-drafted complaint on behalf of 230,000 Canadian federal public servants at the International Labour Organization (ILO) headquarters in Geneva.

Uruguay abandons TiSA

11 September 2015
Roberto Bissio

Just a week before the deadline for submitting national offers on liberalization of services sectors under the on-going “secret” talks for a “Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA), Uruguay President Tabaré Vázquez decided on Monday, 7 September, to abandon the plurilateral negotiations and has directed the government to comply.

PSI statement on the proposed UK trade union bill

10 September 2015
No cuts

PSI is concerned about the Trade Union Bill that the UK government published in July 2015 and which contains wide-ranging measures designed to restrict the ability of unions and their members to organise collectively and take industrial action.

Another victory in Guatemala’s fight against corruption

04 September 2015
Manifestaciones en Guatemala

Congress stripped President Otto Pérez Molina of his immunity from prosecution and Judge Miguel Angel Gálvez immediately ordered his arrest. The judge is also dealing with the the case of "La Línea", a criminal gang alleged to have organised a customs fraud.

General strike in India

01 September 2015

On 2nd September, trade unions in India will be holding a general strike to protest against the anti-worker economic policies of the government.

Support PCS strike at London's National Gallery

Staff at London's National Gallery, organised by PSI affiliate the Public and commercial services union (PCS), have been on strike since February 2015 following the Gallery's decision to privatise almost all staff, including those who look after the paintings and help the gallery's six million annual visitors.

Campaign to restore trade union rights in Ecuador

Workers demonstrate in Quito, Ecuador

The United Collective of Workers, Social and Indigenous Organisations of Ecuador held a national strike on 13 August to demand the Ecuadorian government to rectify their restrictive rights policy. Since then, trade unions and indigenous and civil society organizations have continued to demonstrate in Quito, the Amazon region and the south of the country.