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Bahrain’s unions strike against repression

Author
Paul Mackney
Date
16 March 2011
Type
News
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The TUC has protested to Bahrain’s Ambassador, as part of a global union solidarity campaign, about the subsequent announcement of martial law; and the TUC is collecting money to help trade unionists across the Middle East and North Africa.

http://www.tuc.org.uk/international/tuc-19326-f0.cfm

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