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Turkish glass strike ban taken to ILO with official complaint

Jul 24, 2014

Glass workers union in Turkey, Kristal-İş, has lodged an official complaint against the Turkish government at the ILO, for violation of freedom of association, the right to collective bargaining, and the right to strike.

Glass

ILO watch

Union fights for safety after 5 killed in Indian shipyard

Jul 23, 2014

IndustriALL Global Union affiliate, ASSRGWA, which represents workers at the world’s largest shipbreaking yard in India, has organized a mass meeting of safety inspectors following a fatal accident at the site last month.

Shipbreaking

Health and safety

Mega merger in cement sector alarms workers

Jul 25, 2014

As cement giants Holcim and Lafarge are merging, IndustriALL Global Union and the European Federation of Building and Wood Workers (EFBWW) met this week with the European Works Council (EWC) restricted committees from the two companies to discuss the situation.

Cement

Ghanaians demonstrate against high living costs

Jul 24, 2014

Workers took to the streets all over Ghana on 24 July 2014 demanding that the government addresses the country’s dire economic and social conditions and alleviates the hardship faced by majority of citizens.

Social Justice and Globalization

International union campaign delivers agreement at Georg Fischer in Turkey

Jul 24, 2014

IndustriALL Global Union’s Turkish affiliate, Lastik-Is, has thanked IndustriALL, Swiss affiliate UNIA and all other supporters for the solidarity campaign that contributed to the signing of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with George Fischer Hakan Plastik, beating an attempt at union-busting.

Plastics

Numsa strike enters its fourth week

Jul 24, 2014

Over 200,000 members of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) working in the engineering sector are now entering the fourth week of industrial action, which began on 1 July 2014.

Mechanical engineering

IRMA releases precedent-setting international standard for responsible mining

Jul 23, 2014

IndustriALL and its North American affiliate United Steelworkers (USW) are marking the 22 July release of a draft Standard for Responsible Mining, by IRMA, a multi-stakeholder initiative to which both organizations are committed.

Sustainability

IndustriALL Global Union’s affiliates central in Serbian general strike

Jul 22, 2014

Trade unions in Serbia conducted a nationwide general strike on 17 July in rejection of the government’s plan to cut wages and working conditions.

The right to strike is an essential element of freedom of association and collective bargaining. Global unions are determined to defend this fundamental right around the world against attacks from employers and governments.

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@IndustriALL_GU urges @NXP to end union-busting in the #Philippines http://t.co/XNZPexTQNW

@IndustriALL_GU calls for a ceasefire at #Gaza in #Palestine. When will they ever learn - no results with violence. http://t.co/XjyinP54o4

@unitetheunion strike wins pay deal at #Tyneside Safety Glass #UK @IndustriALL_GU http://t.co/jLYckRy043

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