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Brands’ commitment to Rana Plaza compensation fund woefully inadequate

Brands’ commitment to Rana Plaza compensation fund woefully inadequate

24.04.2014 

A year after one of the deadliest industrial accidents in history, multinational clothing brands are failing to meet the US$40 million target to pay fair compensation to the victims of the Rana Plaza disaster.

Q&A with Jyrki Raina one year after Rana Plaza

23.04.2014 

Jyrki Raina, general secretary of IndustriALL Global Union, speaks on the anniversary of the catastrophic collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory building complex in Bangladesh. The industrial homicide on 24 April 2013 took the lives of at least 1,138 people and injured 2000 more. Find out what has changed and what needs to change.

Protests against Crown Holdings scheduled across the globe

23.04.2014 

IndustriALL and its affiliates are staging a series of protests against U.S. based multinational, Crown Holdings, one of the biggest consumer packaging producers, which brazenly violates workers’ rights in North America and Europe.

Mexican Teksid workers ambushed and beaten up for organizing by CTM thugs

22.04.2014 

IndustriALL Global Union denounces the brutal aggression against eleven workers who were attacked by CTM thugs‎ on 21 April. Join the international calls on Teksid Italian management to stop union busting in Mexico.

IndustriALL Everest hero killed in avalanche

22.04.2014 

The man who carried IndustriALL's flag to the top of the world, Dorje Khatri, was one of 12 Sherpa guides who died in a Friday morning avalanche on Mt. Everest.

A Day to Fight for the Living; and Mourn for the Dead

22.04.2014 

Every 28 April is designated by the labour movement as the International Commemoration Day for Dead and Injured Workers.

Energy unions worldwide back UWUA in struggle against FirstEnergy: “One Day Longer, One Day Stronger”

18.04.2014 

The entire network of the world’s energy industry trade unions is rallying in support of members of the Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA), employed by the third largest U.S. electric power company, FirstEnergy.

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

FIAT/Chrysler Network Meeting

Turin, Italy

23-24

Youth National Seminar SASK

Montevideo, Uruguay

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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