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The ITUC General Council, chaired by President Akiko Gono and meeting in Brussels from 12- 14 December, has approved a proposal to put the (...)

Boards managing unionized pension funds do not always invest the money according to the interest of workers.

The 26th meeting of the ITUC General Council, 16 – 18 May, has adopted a draft statement to be debated at the 5th ITUC World Congress. The (...)

DP World sells itself as a progressive business concerned with social and corporate responsibility that supports labour rights and works ‘in a responsible way that prioritises sustainability and impact on the people, communities and environment in which we operate’. The company now has serious questions to answer following the ruthless sacking of 800 seafarers at its subsidiary P&O Ferries.

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