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Int'l trade unions condemn hegemonism when joining up

BEIJING, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- As trade union organizations around the globe are launching a global movement against economic globalization, which they see as a threat to their work, they expressed worries of hegemonism at the International Forum on Economic Globalization and Trade Unions held here Monday.

"At present, the world is dominated by one political power trying to direct everyone in what it believes is right, namely the United States," said Ibrahim Bhandour, the president of Organization of African Trade Union Unity.

"In the trade union arena, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) is about to enjoy the ...

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