Annual Survey of Trade Union Rights violations 2006

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Annual Survey of Trade Union Rights violations 2006

Wednesday 7 June 2006 by International Trade Union Confederation

Annual Survey:Trade Union Rights violations 2006 - ICFTU

115 trade unionists were murdered for defending workers’ rights in 2005, while more than 1,600 were subjected to violent assaults and some 9,000 arrested, according to the ICFTU’s Annual Survey of Trade Union Rights violations, published today. Nearly 10,000 workers were sacked for their trade union involvement, and almost 1,700 detained.