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Has the global labour organisation advanced workers’ rights?

A Delft ceramic panel by the Dutch illustrator Albert Hahn Jr

This content was published on Jan 22, 2019 Experts reflect on the relevance of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in today’s globalised world.

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‘The EU will not renegotiate the framework treaty with Switzerland’

This content was published on Jan 18, 2019 As signs increasingly suggest that a framework agreement with the EU is heading for failure, a political analyst warns that Brussels will not budge.

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Young Socialists receive green light for anti-WEF demo

This content was published on Jan 9, 2019 Davos officials have given the Swiss Young Socialists (Juso) the go-ahead to organise a public demonstration in Davos against the WEF annual meeting.

Hans Hess (centre) head of Swissmem. Peter Dietrich (director Swissmen behind)

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Swiss export industry backs EU framework deal

This content was published on Dec 27, 2018 Swissmem president, Hans Hess, has come out in favour of a controversial accord, covering relations with the EU.

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Incoming Swiss ambassador to US cleared of coercion

This content was published on Dec 20, 2018 Jacques Pitteloud, the incoming ambassador to Washington, has been cleared by a federal court of charges of abuse of power during his post in Kenya.

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Venezuelan ex-minister hoarded money in Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 12, 2018 As US justice authorities investigate corruption among Venezuela’s former leaders, there is evidence that embezzled funds flowed into Swiss banks.

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Initiative launched to stop relaxation of Swiss arms exports

This content was published on Dec 11, 2018 Campaigners have launched a people’s initiative to prevent the Swiss government from relaxing rules for exporting arms to conflict-ridden states.

Christine Schraner Burgener arrives in Rakhine by helicopter

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Meet the Swiss woman charged with bringing peace to Myanmar

This content was published on Nov 30, 2018 How do you help a country from which nearly a million fled? This is the task facing UN envoy to Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener of Switzerland.

A fisherman paddles his boat past destroyed buildings on the coast of the port city of Hodeida

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ICRC: Fighting intensifying around key Yemen port

This content was published on Nov 22, 2018 “After a lull at the end of last week, fighting has intensified in the last two days,” testified Sanaa Mirella Hodeib, a spokesperson for the ICRC delegation in Yemen, on Wednesday. “While the city of Hodeida is surrounded by fighting, the port itself has not yet been affected,” she noted. “Humanitarian aid can therefore still…

Christine Schraner Burgener in Rakhine by helicopter

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Meet some of the Swiss in key international roles

This content was published on Nov 18, 2018 You may not know it, but there are quite a number of Swiss people working in important international positions. swissinfo.ch talks to four of them.

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