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Issue 3/May-Jun 2011

Trade union rights violations still ubiquitous
Colombia and the Americas maintain the lead in a grim record of murder and repression of workers involved in trade union activities in the latest world Annual Survey of violation of trade union rights released by the ITUC at the 100th ILO Conference.
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It is time for Greece to say goodbye to the euro
Sometimes there is turmoil in the markets because a government threatens to do what is best for its citizens. This seemed to be the case in Europe last week, when the German magazine Der Spiegel reported that the Greek government was threatening to stop using the euro.
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LDCs set to jump start to a green economy
With their low-carbon profile, rich natural assets and promising policy initiatives, the world's 48 least developed countries are well-positioned to jump start the transition to a green economy, according to a new UN report.
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BRICS Executive Directors at IMF concerned
The Executive Directors of the BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - at the International Monetary Funds published a statement of concern on the selection process of the next Managing Director of the fund.
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