ILO Director-General expresses concern over freedom of association in Egypt
GENEVA (ILO News) – The Director-General of the International Labour Organization, Guy Ryder, has expressed concern over threats to human
GFBTU elects a new secretariat
GFBTU elects a new secretariat BAHRAIN— A new secretariat of 15 members was elected to run the General Federation of
Morocco: Trade Unions stage a “successful” one-day strike
MOROCCO— Moroccan trade unions said their one-day strike that was staged on February 24 in an attempt to block a
ATUC condemns the arrest of Algerian unionists
ALGERIA— The Arab Trade Union Confederation (ATUC) is following with great concern the news about Algerian security forces surrounding the
Jordan to legalize the employment of Syrian refugees
JORDAN— The Kingdom will provide up to 200,000 job opportunities for Syrian refugees over the upcoming few years, but such
Syndicate calls for combating child labour
PALESTINE— Syndicate of Workers in the Agriculture and Food Industry sector in Palestine launched a new campaign to combat child
Five workers prevented entry to EPSCO
EGYPT— Security personnel prevented employees from entering the Egyptian Petroleum Services Company (EPSCO) noting that they were laid off. The
Gaza’s fishermen demand ending Israeli attacks against them
PALESTINE— Dozens of Gaza fishermen demanded stopping the ongoing Israeli attacks against them that comes through firing from gunboats, which
Women march in solidarity with Striking workers
MAURITANIA— Several women charities and organizations held a march in solidarity with workers who have been on strike for more
Jordan bans foreigners from working in 11 jobs
JORDAN— The Ministry of Labor in Jordan has decided to implement a Jordanians-only policy on more types of jobs in
Police use force to disperse a peaceful protest for teachers in Morocco
MOROCCO— Police in Morocco used force to disperse protests organized by trainee teachers on Thursday in several cities of the country. Teachers protested
Saudi deport workers for work permit violations
SAUDI ARABIA— Saudi Arabia has decided to deport migrant workers who do not have valid work permits, including Syrian workers,