Archive - Mar 11, 2007

Trade Unions Unite Against Rising Unemployment: WTO Talks Could Worsen Job Climate

10 March, 2007
Trade union leaders from Brazil, India, South Africa, and other developing countries, traveled this week to a Global Unions meeting in Geneva to deliver a message to WTO members rising unemployment if their countries accept demands by developed countries to open up markets for manufactured goods.

Developing states oppose WTO rebate

10 March, 2007
Unions from developing countries demanded on Friday that their governments resist pressure from the European Union, the United States and others for deep cuts to industrial tariffs in global free trade talks.