For their participation in the International Action Day on October 3rd, 2014, unions around the world are finalizing their preparations, printing leaflets, posters, making announce[...]

October 3rd 2014. Why for Unemployment? The Secretariat of the WFTU chose as central target of the International Action Day 2014 the struggle against UNEMPLOYMENT. This choice was [...]

The succesful mission of WFTU to Hanoi, Vietham took place between 25-27th, September 2014. The delegation was headed by General Secretary George Mavrikos and, Mike Makwayiba, Vice[...]

Trade Unions for all over the world met again on September 24-25, at the annual central event of the global trade union movement at the International Trade Union Forum in Beijing C[...]

 On September 18th, LABA trade union held the demonstration of social protest in Riga, near the Parliament of Latvia demanding 5% VAT on the food and heating (now – 21%) and [...]

The WFTU denounces the policy of the mine-owners in Turkey to dismiss more than 5,000 workers countering the newly voted bill to improve the safety measures in the mines and the ri[...]

A delegation of miners from Soma, Turkey visited the WFTU HQ today, September 17th 2014. The delegation was composed by Tahir Cetin and Ercan Cetinyilmaz and they were accompanied [...]

“We, the undersigned organizations, we write to ask for the immediate release of the Colombian trade union and popular leader HUBER BALLESTEROS GOMEZ and other Colombian acti[...]

Egypt’s Aviation Union delegation comprised by its President Hassan Shehata and Treasures Talaat El Nahey, visited the WFTU Central Offices on September 16th. During their me[...]

A WFTU delegation headed by the General Secretary participated at the Opening Ceremony of the Conference of the Arab Labour Organization (ALO) in Cairo, Egypt on Sunday, September [...]