International Confederation of Free Trade Unions

ICFTU has 157 million members in 225 affiliated trade union organisations from 148 countries and territories.

Primary web addresses

http://www.icftu.org

internetpo@icftu.org

Main Address

5 Boulevard du Roi Albert II, Bte 1
B-1210 Brussels

Country

Belgium

Main Telephone

+32 2 224 0211

Joined OneWorld

07/25/2002

Features

Unions Condemn World Bank over Job Protection

09/26/2007 The latest issue of the World Bank�s highest-circulation annual publication, Doing Business, has again come under fire from trade unions for its assertion that elimination of workers' protection rules creates higher economic growth and job creation.

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Trade Unionists' Death Toll On The Rise

09/18/2007 A total of 144 trade unionists were murdered for defending workers' rights last year, and more than 800 were beaten or tortured, according to a survey by the 168-million member International Trade Union Confederation.

07/24/2007 Libya's release of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor - jailed in 1999 for allegedly infecting 393 children with HIV - has been welcomed by the International Trade Union Confederation.

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