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International Trade Union Confederation N°62 / May 2015 FIFA’s in crisis. We can save it. NOW! Follow Equal Times on Facebook NOW! News The Hypocrisy World Cup. FIFA sponsors must tell Qatar they will not back a World Cup without workers’ rights The only journalist banned by FIFA, Andrew Jennings, presents a new video the ’Hypocrisy World Cup’ - a collaborative campaign between the TUC’s(UK) #PlayfairQatar campaign, the ITUC, a multinational company SKINS and the New FIFA Now campaign group. Watch - and then act. http://www.ituc-csi.org/the-hypocrisy-world-cup-fifa The transition from the informal to the formal economy: towards the 2015 International Labour Conference The 104th Session of the International Labour Conference will take place in Geneva on 1- 13 June 2015. The Committee on the Transition from the Informal to the Formal Economy is the second year discussion on the adoption of a Recommendation. http://www.ituc-csi.org/the-transition-from-the-informal FIFA Election: ITUC, with Arab-country Trade Unions, Backs Prince Ali on Human Rights Commitments The ITUC is calling on FIFA delegates to support Jordan’s Prince Ali in next week’s election for FIFA President, following Ali’s re-affirmed commitment on labour and other human rights. http://www.ituc-csi.org/fifa-election-ituc-with-arab Cambodian Government Set to Further Weaken Labour Rights and Export Workers to Qatar Cambodia’s plans to further reduce its weak labour protections have come under attack from the ITUC and Global Union Federations. http://www.ituc-csi.org/cambodian-government-set-to Equal Times: EU targets smugglers in Libya, but migration policy gaps remain By Tom Rollins. http://www.equaltimes.org/eu-targets-smugglers-in-libya-but#.VWREsUbdVc8

Quote “The World Cup must not be built on slavery.” - Sharan Burrow, ITUC General Secretary -

Upcoming events 1-13 June 2015 - Geneva, Switzerland 104th Session of the International Labour Conference 1-7 June 2015 - Worlwide Global week of action for climate justice 9-12 October 2015 - Sao Paulo, Brasil 15th Meeting of the ITUC General Council Go to calendar Info for Affiliates > See all info for affiliates > Login needed Publications and statements ITUC Frontlines Briefing - Climate Justice: Unions4Climate Action http://www.ituc-csi.org/ituc-frontlines-briefing-climate-16132 Trade Union Focus on Development - Issue 47 (May 2015) http://www.ituc-csi.org/TUDCN-newsletter-May-2015 FOLLOW US ON TWITTER | FIND US ON FACEBOOK Was this newsletter forwarded to you? You can subscribe here.