Confederation of Independent Trade Unions
Algerian civil servants to go on strike on April 26
The workers will protest the rising prices of essential goods and commodities, as well as the gradually deteriorating economic and social situation in the country
International campaign seeks release of Kazakh trade union leader Erlan Baltabay
In mid-October, Erlan Baltabay was sentenced to five months and eight days in prison for refusing to pay a fine. He also faces a seven-year term for his involvement in the banned Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Kazakhstan
Pressure mounts on Kazakh authorities to release protesting workers
There is still no clarity about the fate of as many as 20 workers who were arrested in the Zhanaozen region in February following protests by trade unions. Persecution of trade unions and their leaders has increased in recent years in Kazakhstan,
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