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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8945

12 May 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/unions/china
John Monks writes to Ms Ferrero-Waldner - China must fully respect human rights and unions

Brussels, 11/05/2005 (Agence Europe) - During the meeting in Beijing on 11 May between the EU Troika and the Chinese foreign minister (see Europe 8944, p.6), the Secretary General of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) John Monks has written to the Commissioner for External Relations, Benita Ferrero-Waldner (who is a member of the Troika) to pledge his full support for “all actions that will bring China to observe fully human, trade union, and other rights adopted by the...

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EUROPE/Document N° 2413/2414: EU human rights policy with regard to rest of the world: European Parliament's demands
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