International unions make G8 plea on workers' rights

As G8 Labour Ministers prepare to meet in London, the international trade union movement ICFTU today warned workers rights must be part of any global economic development.

In a statement released today, produced by the TUAC - Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD - the ICFTU outlined that G8 Labour Ministers must quickly react to counter the growing pressure on employment standards in developing and industrialised countries.