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Anger and Consternation within European Trade Unions: Will Russian Union Representative Supportive of Vladimir Putin’s War Effort and Repression Be Elected to the ILO’s Governing Body?

The possible election on June 10 to the International Labour Organization's Governing Body of a representative of the Russian Federation of Independent Trade Unions (FNPR), a state-controlled organization allied with Vladimir Putin, has sparked an acrimonious debate within the labour movement. Ukrainian trade unions, together with a number

The ILO and Qatar Have Extended Their Agreement for Labour Reforms—with Migrant Workers and Unions No Longer at the Center

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The ILO and Qatar Have Extended Their Agreement for Labour Reforms—with Migrant Workers and Unions No Longer at the Center

The International Labour Organization (ILO) announced last Monday that it has signed an agreement with Qatar “to extend their technical cooperation programme for another four years.”

Qatar’s presidency of the International Labour Conference raises eyebrows

The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) is unhappy at the prospect of Qatar chairing the International Labour Conference (ILC). Representing more than 200 million workers worldwide, the ITUC has sent a strongly worded letter to the organization’s D-G, Gilbert Houngbo, expressing its dismay at having Qatar’s Minister of

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