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Workers' rights
ILO statement on Myanmar
23 February 2021
The ILO has issued a statement following allegations of harassment and intimidation of trade unionists in Myanmar by police and military authorities.
January 2014
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Interview
Challenges and opportunities for trade unions in 2014
27 January 2014
Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), discusses achievements of the global trade union movement in 2013 and new challenges coming up this year. She stresses the role of the ILO in the fight for workers’ rights and says what she expects from the ITUC Congress in May 2014 in Berlin.
November 2012
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ILO supervisory body
ILO names five countries for serious violations of freedom of association
15 November 2012
The ILO Committee on Freedom of Association has highlighted five out of 32 cases as the most serious and urgent concerning the right to organize, collective bargaining and social dialogue.
September 2011
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Statement
Statement on Fiji, by ILO Director-General Juan Somavia
13 September 2011
August 2011
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News
ILO Director-General’s expressed concern on trade union developments in Fiji
08 August 2011
March 2011
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Video
Director-General Juan Somavia Voices the ILO's Commitment to the Process of Transition in Egypt
14 March 2011
Mr. Juan Somavia, the Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), concluding an official visit to Egypt, expressed ILO support for the establishment of freedom of association and other labour market and economic reforms in the country. On the last day of his visit Mr. Juan Somavia met with the Prime Minister, Mr. Essam Sharaf and the Minister of Finance, Mr. Samir Radwan, and visited Tahrir Square.
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Press Conference
ILO Welcomes Egyptian Statement on Freedom of Association
12 March 2011
During an official visit to Egypt, the Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Mr. Juan Somavia, welcomed the statement of the Minister of Manpower and Migration of Egypt, H.E Dr. Ahmed El Borai on trade union rights. The Director-General was in Cairo at the invitation of the government to examine the labour and social situation of the country and the manner in which the ILO can best provide support and assistance during the transitional period and beyond.