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Energy Unions lay out roadmap “Towards Sustainable, Social and Safe Energy Policies”

Energy Unions lay out roadmap
“Towards Sustainable, Social and Safe Energy Policies”

12.04.2014 

Attending IndustriALL Global Union’s World Conference for the Energy Industries, some 250 union leaders from 45 countries adopted an ambitious and vibrant plan of action for the next four years reinforcing unity and fighting back against similar anti-worker tactics throughout the world.

Rio Tinto stands far from real sustainability

15.04.2014 

IndustriALL Global Union came together with trade union and civil society representatives to call for an end to Rio Tinto’s unsustainable behavior at the annual general meeting for shareholders (AGM) in London today.

IndustriALL affiliates build unity in Philippines

15.04.2014 

After a long process and intensive debate Philippines´ affiliates are ready to start a three year project aiming to overcome their structural problems of fragmentation, low union density and lack of influence in defending workers’ interests in the political arena.

Brax “Feels Good” over labour rights violations at Lafem in Turkey

15.04.2014 

IndustriALL Global Union and IG Metall call on German textile brand Brax to play instrumental role to stem labour rights violations in its major supplier Lafem in Turkey.

Exposing the ugly truth about Rio Tinto

15.04.2014 

IndustriALL Global Union has produced a report released today; “Unsustainable: The Ugly Truth about Rio Tinto” highlighting the multinational’s global practices. And today, workers from numerous countries will stage a protest outside Rio Tinto’s AGM over the ugly truth behind its global operations.

Organizing displaced women in India

14.04.2014 

Due to gender roles in many societies, women and girls often face threats and risks and they are less likely than men and boys to have access to their rights. These threats are particularly exacerbated in situations of displacement.

Brazilian workers call for more rights and greater equality

14.04.2014 

40,000 workers from different sectors of the economy took to the streets of Sao Paulo on 9 April to demonstrate and press the government and the national congress to negotiate the labour movement’s agenda. Unions affiliated to different trade union centrals jointly organised the march.

Upcoming events

April 2014

1-2

Youth National Seminar

Brazil

1-3

IndustriALL Pulp and Paper Working Group Meeting

Pittsburgh, USA

2-3

IndustriALL Caterpillar Network Meeting

Florida, USA

2-4

Mining Regional Meeting

Montevideo, Uruguay

5

The Sub-Saharan Africa women’s committee

Mauritius

6-12

Germany-Argentina-Brazil Automotor sector swap

Germany

8-9

IndustriALL ICT, Electrical and Electronic Steering Committee Meeting

Ho Chi Min, Vietnam

9

IndustriALL Energy Company Breakout Meeting

Madrid, Spain

10-11

IndustriALL World Energy Conference

Madrid, Spain

10-11

7th Asian Metalworkers' Liaison Conference

Ho Chi Min, Vietnam

14-16

IndustriALL Bridgestone Network

Tokyo, Japan

15-16

IBM Global Union Alliance

Nyon, Switzerland

23-24

Youth National Seminar SASK

Montevideo, Uruguay

23-24

FIAT/Chrysler Network Meeting

Turin, Italy

25

FES Minimun Salary Seminar

St. Domingo, Dominican Republic

28-30

GM Global Information Sharing Committee

Detroit, USA

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Bangladesh action in full swing

Better news from Bangladesh: the Rana Plaza Trust Fund launches payments to victims, Accord inspections are advancing at fast pace, and garment unions plan to organize tens of thousands of new members in 2014.

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