Brussels, 6 July 2015 (ITUC OnLine): The results of Sunday’s referendum in Greece confirm for the second time in less than six months that the Greek people decisively reject the austerity policies that have left a more than quarter of the country’s workforce unemployed.     The ITUC urgently calls on the creditor institutions formerly known as “the Troika” – International Monetary

The Gulf States are among the world’s worst countries for workers’ rights, while workers under European austerity measures endured the starkest deterioration of standards, according to the 2015 Global Rights Index.     The ITUC rights index ranks 141 countries against 97 internationally recognised indicators to assess where workers’ rights are best protected, in law and in practice.   “Workers in the Gulf States where the draconian ‘kafala’ system is

Les États du Golfe figurent parmi les pires pays au monde pour les droits des travailleurs, alors que les travailleurs touchés par les mesures d’austérité en Europe ont été confrontés à la détérioration la plus marquée des normes du travail, selon l’Indice CSI des droits dans le monde 2015.     L’Indice CSI des droits dans le monde classe 141 pays à partir de 97 indicateurs internationalement reconnus, afin de