London meeting: Gibraltar / Moroccan workers
On 9 June ICTUR and Unite are holding a meeting to raise support for Moroccan migrant workers who are long term residents of Gibraltar and yet are denied several key rights, including the right to vote. Read more...
ICTUR Administrative Council meeting, June 2009
The 25th Session of the ICTUR Administrative Council will take place in Geneva on 13 June. Read more...
Gibraltar: Disgrace on the Rock
In February 2009 an ICTUR delegation were shocked by the conditions in which Moroccan workers were living in Gibraltar, and by the disadvantages they faced in respect of access to housing and services, even after spending almost their entire working lives in Gibraltar. Read more...
Colombia: bulletin on trade union rights violations
ICTUR's project to investigate and raise awareness on trade union rights violations in Colombia produces a quarterly bulletin that is distributed worldwide in English and Spanish editions. Read more... or access the latest edition directly (January 2009).
Impunity and trade union rights in Guatemala
On 3 November 2008 ICTUR joined with Amnesty International at their London offices, along with trade union and NGO partners, to hear presentations from Guatemalan trade unionists on the critical situation in their country. Read more...
Legal analysis
At the request of local unions and international partners, ICTUR has prepared legal analysis examining the draft constitution of Ecuador and the draft labour law of Mauritius. Read more...
Mapping unions
ICTUR has recently been commissioned to carry out mapping projects to identify labour organisations and trade unions throughout the world. Read more...
TURCs - legal action centres to defend union rights
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ICTUR has created a number of independent organisations known as ''Trade Union Rights Centres'. TURCs connect trade unionists with lawyers, academics and human rights organisations to defend trade union rights and to promote international law. Read more... |
Mapping core labour standards - four maps published
| A series of four world map wall posters (child labour, forced labour, equality at work and trade union rights) illustrate ratification of ILO conventions and key facts on labour rights worldwide. Designed for union education, campaigning, reference, etc. Read more... |
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