Ireland’s unemployment rate, including for young people, has dropped below the eurozone average over the past year, according to Eurostat figures.

Backpacks, caps and other products for the 2008 Beijing Olympics are being made in Chinese factories that use child labour, a report said.

AID agencies, environmentalists and trade unions gave a damning thumbs down last night to a limited agreement reached at the conclusion of world trade talks in Hong Kong.

A new World Bank report published today has acknowledged the valuable role trade unions play in society.

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.