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Labour and Workers: Quest for Social Justice

With the approach of Labour Day on l May 2009, a new publication is a timely contribution to the debate concerning the world of Labour and Workers. Following is the introduction to an Executive Summary issued at a recent event held at the International Labour Office in Geneva to launch the book in the presence of its authors. It included an informal discussion on the origins and progress of the ILO in the development and expansion of its standard-setting,…

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Guglielmo Marconi: ‘Telecommunication Heritage’

On 26 September 2008 a unique ceremony took place in Salvan, Switzerland, in honour of Guglielmo Marconi’s first experiments in wireless telegraphy in this Swiss Alpine town in 1895. For the first time in its history, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), based in Geneva, has recognised a particular site for its invaluable contribution in the ‘Telecommunication Heritage’. In the presence of many dignitaries including Princess Elettra Marconi Giovanelli, daughter of Guglielmo Marconi, the Salvan-Marconi Foundation in association with ITU,…

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