Unpaid garment workers in Indonesia target South Korea
21.03.2019 More than 200 workers from a garment factory producing for global brands such as K-Mart, Target and Disney, demonstrated in front of the Indonesia Ministry of Manpower Office and the Embassy of South Korea in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 14 March, demanding six-months unpaid wages and benefits.
Towards living wages in North Macedonia
21.03.2019 Organising thousands of new workers to build union power for higher wages and better coverage of branch collective agreements were debated at a seminar for national and local textile union leaders on 12-13 March in Skopje, North Macedonia.
IndustriALL National Women’s Council of South Africa is founded
21.03.2019 On 14 March, women representatives from IndustriALL affiliates formed the IndustriALL National Women’s Council of South Africa (INWC-SA). The committee immediately released a statement in support of Gugu Ncube, a young woman who has had to endure harsh treatment of both the police and her employer after putting forward accusations of sexual harassment of her boss.
Ukrainian unions demand strong industry development strategy
21.03.2019 Twelve IndustriALL Global Union affiliates in Ukraine agreed on a Joint Declaration to develop an industrial policy and act in solidarity to defend and advance human and trade union rights.
Signatories to the 2018 Accord
10.09.2018 A list of brands and retailers that have signed the 2018 Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh.
IndustriALL's Global Framework Agreements
17.04.2018 Global Framework Agreements are negotiated on a global level between trade unions and a multinational company. To date, IndustriALL has signed 44 GFAs with multinational companies.
Unions prepare campaign to keep Ford factories in Russia
21.03.2019 Ford union representatives and their national and international colleagues spent two days debating possible ways of safeguarding jobs at the Ford Sollers joint venture in Russia, and their response to the potential closure of other Ford plants, after the company announced a review of its strategy in the country.
South Africa: Workers striking against precarious work at ArcelorMittal
20.03.2019 A strike is on at ArcelorMittal, South Africa, to force the company to give permanent jobs to contract workers, and to demand equal pay for work of equal value.
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