<p>The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), along with the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), the International Transport Workers&rsquo; Federation (ITF), and IndustriALL Global Unions, issued a letter last Wednesday (27 November) calling on the Thai government to address labour violations after the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced that Thailand&rsquo;s trade preferences under the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) would be partially suspended on 25 April 2020.</p>

<p>Brussels, 29 July 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) denounces the decision of the Thai Labour Court which upheld management&rsquo;s right to dismiss seven officers of the State Railway Workers' Union of Thailand (SRUT) for their part in a safety-related industrial action two years ago.&nbsp; The court further allowed a fine of 15 million Thai Bhat (~353,000 &euro;).</p>