The ICFTU at 50 - special commemorative feature

ICFTU ON-LINE 1999

Colombia : ICFTU « Shocked beyond belief » by murder of top union leader December 22 1999

Thailand : government must end trade union rights repression inherited from military rule, says new union report December 17 1999

The ICFTU celebrates its 50th anniversary, December 7 1999

AIDS: Harmony December 2 1999

^{Workers’ Rights: The trade unions put their case to the WTO November 18 1999}

The ICFTU reveals the Burmese government’s lies November 18 1999

Trafficking in Burmese women November 18 1999

Chinese accession to WTO must be accompanied by progress on core labour standards says world union November 16 1999

Multinational companies profit in Papua New Guinea from workers’ poverty and exploitation, says world union November 16 1999

The Week in Review, November 8 1999

Seattle conference must tackle labour standards, warns ICFTU November 4 1999

The Week Ahead, November 4 1999

Young people join forces for a World Without Debt October 30 1999

Week in Review October 29 1999

Guatemala: anti-union bananas October 29 1999

Serious violations of workers’ rights in Nicaragua's Export Processing Zones October 27 1999

World Union calls for immediate action to prevent explosion of child labour in Russia October 26 1999

"A Million Young Ukrainian Women Want to Leave their Country" October 21 1999

Ukraine: Personal accounts October 21 1999

From Ukraine to hell October 21 1999

The Week Ahead October 21 1999

Global labour group releases damning report on anti-union repression in Morocco October 20 1999

The case for a social vaccine against AIDS October 15 1999

The impact of AIDS and strategies at the workplace: overburdened, marginalised women October 14 1999

The Week Ahead October 14 1999

Nobel Peace Prize: ICFTU blasts reported nomination of Peru President A. Fujimori October 13 1999

Global Trade Union urges Pakistan's urgent return to constitutional rule and to protect workers' rights October 13 1999

The devastating impact of AIDS on the labour world of sub-Saharan Africa October 12, 1999

ICFTU campaigning to get the WTO to tackle core labour standards October 12, 1999

Women and children are the primary victims of the Asian crisis says the ILO October 11, 1999

Pinochet’s extradition "indispensable for justice in Chile itself", says global labour body, October 8, 1999

The Week Ahead, October 7, 1999

Romania: Economic turmoil accompanies denial of trade union rights October 6, 1999

ICFTU mounting campaign against slave and forced labour worldwide, October 4, 1999

Week in Review - September 24 - October 1

The Week Ahead September 30 1999

Global labour union commemorates 50 years of achievement September 29 1999

Dita Sari: " East Timor independence movement is part of the same struggle for freedom in Indonesia" September 28, 1999

ICFTU mourns death of Manuel Bustos, one of Chile's primary fighters against dictatorship September 28 1999

World Union report condemns Philippines' consistent record of trade union rights violations September 28 1999

The ICFTU Youth Campaign: six months of intensive action September 28 1999

Concrete measures needed to regulate international financial markets, world union tells IMF/World Bank Meeting September 27 1999

Stripped of their future September 24 1999

Timor: ICFTU demands freedom of movement for those deported to West Timor, will supports creation of an International Criminal Tribunal September 24 1999

The Week Ahead, September 23 1999

AIDS in Africa : State of Emergency September 20 1999

World union body accuses international institutions of delaying adoption of labour law in Bosnia September 17 1999

Israeli government denying many workers their basic rights, says world trade union body September 15 1999

ICFTU steps up international trade union pressure on Indonesia September 10 1999

UGTA calls on members to vote in Algeria's Presidential Referendum September 10 1999

Trade Unions demand role in APEC September 10 1999

Union Action protests the killings in East Timor September 8 1999

Earthquake in Turkey: the international trade unions mobilise support August 20 1999

Trade Unions call for role in APEC  August 16 1999

International Labour Mourns Lane Kirkland August 16 1999

Joint ILO-ICFTU OnLine Discussion Group on "Organised Labour in the 21st Century"  July 29 1999

World unions welcome European Union asbestos ban   July 28 1999

ICFTU calls for APEC Ministers to develop links with key stakeholders, including unions, women and youth July 27 1999

Week in Review July 16 - 25 July 26 1999

Bolivian Government responsible for grave human and trade union rights violations says global union July 21 1999

Week in Review July 9 - 16 July 16 1999

Global labour group slams USA's " appalling" record on workers’ rights July 14 1999

Global Union delighted at release of Indonesian labour activist Brussels July 6 1999

Indian Government bans Burma democracy conference for political reasons Brussels July 2 1999

Egyptian trade unions operate under government repression, says union report June 28 1999

ICFTU welcomes progress made by the International Labour Organization June 24 1999

World labour group demands KFOR track war-crimes authors and says social dimension central to Balkan reconstruction   June 23 1999

Unions Warn G8:  No Room For Complacency On Global Economic Recovery June 17 1999

  The Week Ahead June 18 1999

  Burma - de facto exclusion from the ILO June 17 1999

International trade has to take account of labour standards says world union June 17 1999

Trade unions and employers of the world united against the Burmese junta June 15 1999

Trade union rights violations - the bug will continue into the new   millenium says global trade union June 10 1999

The killing continues (1): Latin America: Union busting and kalashnikovs June 10 1999

The killing continues (2): Africa: freedom in a climate of suspicion June 10 1999

The killing continues (3): Eastern Europe: social recession June 10 1999

The killing continues (4): Asia: repression and crisis June 10 1999

The killing continues (5):  The Middle East: no improvement in sight June 10 1999

Ten year's after Chinese massacre, global union brings fresh charges against China's appalling labour rights record June 3 1999

Child Labour Trade Unions at the ILO (4) Russia: Lost childhoods June 3 1999

Child labour: Trade Unions at the ILO (3) Kerala's recipe June 3 1999

Child labour: Trade Unions at the ILO (2) Alternatives exist June 3 1999

Child labour: Trade Unions at the ILO (1) Bill Jordan: "Education is the first stage towards development" June 3 1999

World Union argues for high priority for social development in European Union and Latin American/Caribbean co-operation June 1 1999

Women Trade Unionists stand for minute’s silence for murdered trade union associate May 27 1999

Working Women’s Conference ends with call to reach out to ‘a-typical Workers’ May 27 1999

Thailand blocks conference on democracy in Burma May 21 1999

Women ‘front-line victims’ of world economic crisis says new report May 21 1999

Nobel Prize Winner opens Women Workers Conference with call for World Unity among women May 19 1999

  The Week Ahead May 12 1999

Women trade union leaders to attend world women's meeting in Brazil May 7 1999

  Taking companies at their word May 7 1999

Global labour group brings fresh evidence of forced labour in Burma May 7 1999

  The Week Ahead May 6 1999

The Week in Review May 3 1999

The Week Ahead April 30 1999

ICFTU May Day Manifesto April 30 1999

Korea: Global Union urges President Kim Dae-jung to turn his back on repression April 29 1999

Costa Rica: Brutal attack on trade unionist April 29 1999

Women primary victims of safety negligence at work, says global labour group April 28 1999

Trade Unions call for European Parliament to delay ratification of EU-Mexico agreement April 27 1999

"Win-Some, Loose-Some" say the Trade Unions at the UN's Commission for Sustainable Development April 26 1999

Health and safety: women pay dearly April 22 1999

"Social Policy Guidelines are the Missing Block in the New International Financial Architecture," declares Camdessus April 22 1999

Spare Montenegro democracy, says global labour group, April 21 1999

Youth Campaign: Making an Impact on Youth (I, II, III) April 19 1999

Debt Crisis in Africa (II): Development stifled by debt April 19 1999

"Don't get exploited, get involved" International Union Campaign tells young workers April 15 1999

Niger: ICFTU appeals for reestablishment of the rule of law April 14 1999

Trade unions call for social dimension in EU-Mexico agreement April 12 1999

The Week Ahead April 9 1999

ICFTU welcomes EU/S.African trade and cooperation agreement April 1 1999

The Week Ahead April 1 1999

Global labour group calls for urgent UN initiatives in the Yugoslav-Kosovo crisis March 26 1999

Seven children freed from slavery in India March 26 1999

Global labour group welcomes decision on Pinochet but questions its scope March 24 1999

The Week Ahead, March 19 1999

The Week in Review, March 17 1999

Global labour group launches new drive at the WTO March 16 1999

The Week Ahead March 11 1998

Leading Europeans Sign Up to Child Labour Charter March 12 1999

The forgotten victims of the banana war March 11 1999

MEPs Sign Up to Child Labour Charter at European Parliament March 10 1999

International Unions urge WTO to consider social issues behind banana dispute March 9 1999

The Week in Review March 9 1999

Take determined measures to regulate the market, says the ICFTU March 8 1999

ICFTU celebrates International Women's Day March 5 1999

Women's Work is killing them, World Trade Union tells UN's CSW, March 4 1999

Trade union conference in Bosnia March 4 1999

The Week Ahead March 4 1999

The Week in Review February 26 1999

Nigeria’s presidential elections: social breakdown and the oil industry are the central issues of the democratic transition February 26 1999

The ICFTU denounces attacks on trade union freedoms in Estonia and Belorussia February 25 1999

Unions give lukewarm verdict on tens years of the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) February 23 1999

The Week in Review, February 19 1999

Working women for Justice and Equality in the 21st Century Februay 19 1999

The Week Ahead, February 19 1999

Action needed to get Social Summit Commitments working says World Union February 17 1999

ICFTU Youth Website voted week's best by LabourStart February 12 1999

The Week Ahead February 12 1999

The Week in Review February 11 1999

Sarajevo Union Conference urges government to construct social partnership to rebuild the country February 11 1999

Social dimension absent in Mexico-EU negotiations February 9 1999

Brazil: Trade unions protest against the dance of the unemployed February 9 1999

The Week in Review February 5 1999

ICFTU Protests over arrest and sentencing of Chinese trade unionists February 4 1999

The Week Ahead February 4 1999

Social Action Plan for APEC needed to prevent further social turmoil says ICFTU February 2 1999

Colombia: one trade unionist assassinated, two others attacked February 1 1999

Four Human Rights Workers kidnapped in Medellín, Colombia January 29 1999

Oshiomhole elected President of Nigerian Labour Congress January 29 1999

The Week Ahead January 29 1999

Russian Teachers’ Strike January 28 1999

The Week in Review January 28 1999

World Economic Forum: 28 January – 2 February 1999: "Responsible Globality means being responsive to the needs of people" say world labour leaders January 28 1999

Zimbabwe: ZCTU Deputy Secretary-General beaten unconscious January 22 1999

The Week Ahead January 22 1999

Argentina: violence against trade unions continues January 22 1999

ICFTU delegation meeting Russian Prime Minister Primakov January 21 1999

Global union group predicts "more hardship" in crisis-torn Asia in 1999 January 21 1999

Brazil: the crisis has only just begun January 19 1999

New ICFTU Report slams trade union rights in Southern Africa January 15 1999

A disastrous new year for Brazilian Workers January 15 1999

The Week Ahead, January 14 1999

Belgium to combat worker exploitation in the diplomatic world January 13 1999

The Week in Review, January 13 1999

Trade union leader arrested and beaten by the Presidential Guard in Bangui January 11 1999

The Week Ahead, January 7 1999

Will Monetary Europe be followed by Social Europe?, January 6 1999

What happened during the break, January 4 1999

Trade union leader arrested and beaten by the Presidential Guard in Bangui January 11 1999

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