Terrorist attack on Moscow subway: unions respond

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Terrorist attack on Moscow subway: unions respond

The international trade union movement has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks on the Moscow metro yesterday. The International Trade Union Confederation, representing 176 million workers, has condemned "those responsible for this outrage, and hope that those who orchestrated the attacks will be identified and brought to justice as soon as possible" as well as expressing condolences to the victims. The full statement is here.

Iraqi unions need our help

The Iraqi trade union movement has launched a global petition campaign calling for reform of the country's labour laws. Please give it your support, here.

Strike wave in Egypt - full coverage on LabourStart

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LabourStart has now set up a dedicated news page to cover the extraordinary developments taking place in Egypt. The country is experiencing an unprecedented wave of labour unrest as workers continue to be denied the basic right to join and form independent unions. Check out -- and bookmark -- this page.

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Eric Lee.