Global trade union leader sacked over EU graft scandal ties
The general secretary of the international union ITUC has been dismissed from his post over his links to a European Parliament graft scandal implicating Qatar, the confederation said.Luca Visentini was arrested in December as part of the investigation into suspected corruption among MEPs involving Qatar and Morocco.The 54-year Italian, who was detained for two days then released, but remained a suspect, was suspended by the board of the International Trade Union Confederation in December.
Source: al-monitor.com
