The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has announced a new investigation into the conditions of workers in Qatar following a visit of ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow to Nepal to hear first hand accounts from workers who have just returned from the Gulf Kingdom. Sharan Burrow, ITUC General Secretary, said new figures made public during her visit recorded 162 deaths of Nepalese workers in Qatar in the first ten months of 2011. Most of the workers' deaths are unexplained, and (...) /

The ITUC/TUDCN participated in the first interim meeting of the Policy Forum on Development (PFD), which took place in Brussels on 10-11 May. This meeting, organised by DEVCO, saw the participation of the European External Action Service (EEAS), EU Member States representatives, the European Parliament (EP), the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), and the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and Local Authorities platforms. The PFDconstitutes the follow-up of the Structured (...) / nologo, Development cooperation , News

At the TUDCN General Meeting, concluded last week in Helsingor, Denmark, many voices called for putting development cooperation in the focus of not only governments and international institutions, but of the trade unions as well. In the face of the multiple global crises and development budget cuts by some of the key donors, international solidarity and development cooperation have never been more important. The meeting brought together over 50 representatives of trade unions, regional (...) / Development cooperation , News

The current consultation process run by the European Commission in preparation of a Communication on the Role of Civil Society Organisations in Development was one of the main topics of the TUDCN Working Group on EU Policy and Instruments meeting that took place in Brussels on April 16th and 17th. The Working Group analysed also the EESC Explanatory Opinion on the Civil society involvement in the EU's development policies and in development cooperation and prepared for the first meeting of (...) / Development cooperation , News

Since the economic crisis began, the unemployment rise has hit young people particularly hard and threatens long-term growth potential. Breaking into the particularly damaging cycle of high and rising youth unemployment is necessary to ?buy time? for young people until broader measures can be successful in kick-starting job growth in the global economy. On 14th and 15th May, young trade unionists from all over the world are meeting in Guadalajara, Mexico, prior the G20 Labour and Employment (...) / Employment , Global economy , Youth , Mexico, News , Financial crisis , World-Global