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Article: ICFTU's 2006 survey of trade union rights violations; Brutal suppression of workers' rights detailed in worldwide report.
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- June 1, 2006
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M2 PRESSWIRE-1 June 2006-ICFTU: ICFTU's 2006 survey of trade union rights violations; Brutal suppression of workers' rights detailed in worldwide report(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Brussels, (ICFTU OnLine): 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.
Latin America remained the most perilous region for trade union activity, ...