News update as of 3 December 2018

On the agenda: voting for the secretary general of the International Trade Union Confederation sees two differing views of trade unionism go head to head; KiK faces a lawsuit brought by families of Pakistani factory workers killed in a fire at a factory of one of its suppliers; a law on modern slavery is adopted in Australia; an agreement at Mercadona in Spain will see the introduction of a sign-in system.
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ITUC World Congress/ Battle for leadership of the International Trade Union Confederation sees clash of differing views of trade unionism. From 2 to 7 December, 1200 trade unionists, representing workers from 132 countries, are brought together for the fourth ITUC World Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark. The congress will involve a vote on the body’s working programme for the next four years and the election of its secretary general. Two women are battling it out for the position, with a vote set

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