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Columbian union rights centre

By on January 16, 2009 in Workers Rights

At the ICTUR centre in London I met Miguel Puerto the Columbian/ Latin American Coordinator. I asked him what is the main issue. Armed conflict in Colombia targeting trade unionists. The violence in Colombia has caused over 250,000 deaths, has led to the internal displacement of over 3 million people and the external displacement of [...]

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ICTUR 2009

By on January 16, 2009 in Uncategorized, Workers Rights

I am in London and met Daniel Blackburn the Director of the ICTUR, the International Committee on Trade Unipn Rights at their Internationa Office. Iasked: What are the priorities of ICTUR’s work? Without question the trade union rights situation in Colombia remains the most serious in the world. Miguel Puerto, a Colombian human rights lawyer [...]

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Gaza! Gaza!

By on January 3, 2009 in Public Policy, Social justice

I am in freezing London, but the mass rallies on Gaza are big! “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” Bishop Desmond Tutu Some information and activities. 1. The following is full text interview with lecturer, author and renowned Palestine-Israel scholar Gary Norman Finkelstein in New [...]

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Most read articles in Dec

By on January 1, 2009 in Uncategorized

Too many articles to handle? If you missed out on a great article from last month, here’s a quick digest of the most popular that you may want to check out: Leighton: Gillard’s honourable men Posted on Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 in ABCC Australian Building and Construction Commission – Comments: (0) On Monday, 27 October, [...]

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