ITUC Africa General Secretary detained in Harare
UPDATE: Kwasi Adu Amankwah, General Secretary of ITUC-Africa, has been released from detention in Zimbabwe at 16.15 local time today. He expects to be able to continue his planned meetings with the trade unions and government there to seek negotiated solutions to the crisis in the country.
International support for Indian unions over destruction of worker protections
The ITUC has delivered a letter of protest to India’s Brussels Embassy over plans by the Modi government to eviscerate the country’s labour legislation, leaving workers vulnerable to exploitation and depriving them of rights.
Refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi freed
The ITUC has welcomed the release of refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi from prison in Thailand and his return to his place of asylum, Australia.
#SaveHakeem: Bahrain must cease and desist extradition
Bahrain must stop its attempts to extradite refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi from Thailand, and the Thai government needs to release him in line with its own laws that forbid political extraditions.
Trade unions win minimum wage increase in Nigeria
The ITUC has welcomed progress towards a minimum wage increase of sixty-six per cent in Nigeria. Trade unions won parliamentary support for the improvement amid last minute attempts to dilute the terms of the jointly agreed increase.