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PARTICIPANTS IN THE 12TH CONGRESS OF THE EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION

Dear Brothers and Sisters,
The General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU) representing over 50 million union members in the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) extends its warm fraternal greetings to all participants in the 12th Congress of the European Trade Union Confederation. Русская версия

GTU MAY DAY APPEAL

The 1st of May is drawing near, the date observed annually by the world trade union movement as the International Day of Workers’ Solidarity. The main distinction of the forthcoming May Day is that it will mark 125 years since peaceful worker demonstrators were shot and killed in Chicago. It was in their memory that world workers started to observe this day.
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STATEMENT BY THE GENERAL CONFEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE 100TH SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE

GCTU General Secretary Vladimir Scherbakov sent ILO Director-General Juan Somavia the following Statement by the General Confederation of Trade Unions in Connection with the 100th Session of the International Labour Conference (1-17 June, Geneva, Switzerland) adopted by the session of the GCTU Council held 8 April 2011 in Moscow. Русская версия

GCTU STATEMENT ON TERRORIST ATTACK IN MINSK

Twelve persons have been killed and over 100 injured as a result of an explosion at the Oktyabrskaya Metro station in Minsk on April 11, 2011. The Belarus Prosecutor-General's Office has classified the blast as a terrorist attack. Русская версия

GCTU COUNCIL SCRUTINISES SOCIO-ECONOMIC SITUATION IN CIS

The Council of the General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU) met in Moscow 8 April 2011 for a session involving representatives of the national trade union centres of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan and Ukraine,  and the industrial Trade Union Internationals (TUIs).

GCTU EXECUTIVE MEETS IN MOSCOW

The Executive Committee of the General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU) held a session at the Palace of Labour 7 April 2011 in Moscow.

MESSAGE OF SOLIDARITY BY THE GCTU EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IN CONNECTION WITH THE EUROPEAN ACTION DAY 

European Trade Union Confederation
Brussels, Belgium

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Speaking for its member trade unions in the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Executive Committee of the General Confederation of Trade Unions expresses its solidarity with participants in the mass protest manifestation “For a Social Europe, for Jobs  and Well-being , for Equitable Taxes and Laws” to be held 9 April 2011 in Budapest at the call of the ETUC as part of the European Action Day. Русская версия

STATEMENT BY THE GENERAL CONFEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE EVENTS IN LIBYA

The General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU) representing  more than 50 million workers in the CIS countries is deeply concerned over the dangerous developments in and around the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Русская версия

STATEMENT BY THE GENERAL CONFEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE NATURAL DISASTERS IN JAPAN

The General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU) affiliating national trade union centres of the 10 countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and 30 industry-based Trade Union Internationals is deeply shocked at the series of earthquakes and resultant tsunamis that lately hit Japan causing a loss of many thousands of human lives, large-scale destruction of dwellings, industrial enterprises, infrastructure and public establishments, and a threat of nuclear contamination of part of the country’s territory and the adjacent areas. Русская версия

GCTU STATEMENT ON TERRORIST ATTACK IN DOMODEDOVO

Speaking for millions of its members, the General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU) extends its deep sympathy and condolences to all victims of the terrorist attack in Moscow’s airport Domodedovo 24 January 2011, and takes compassion on their families, relatives and friends. Русская версия