Friday, August 2, 2013

Senator Syed Shahir bahas Bajet Tambahan (2012) 2013

Tunisian union gives government one week to step down

A demonstrator holds up a flare during a protest to demand the ouster of the Islamist-dominated government outside the Constituent Assembly headquarters in Tunis
A demonstrator holds up a flare during a protest to demand the ouster of the Islamist-dominated government outside the Constituent Assembly headquarters in Tunis (ANIS MILI, Reuters / August 1, 2013)

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's powerful union federation said on Friday that the embattled Islamist-led government had one week to reach a deal for creating a new technocrat government, otherwise it will be "forced to consider" other options.

Union rights appeal to new Iranian President

On Sunday, the new President of Iran Dr Hassan Rouhani will be sworn in, and I’ve just signed a joint union appeal (together with Amnesty International and the International Centre for Trade Union Rights) calling on him to take the opportunity for a fresh start on union rights.