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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

Day of action against outsourcing in Colombia

Jul 31, 2014

28 July was a special day for Colombian workers, who renewed their commitment to the welfare of outsourced workers. The commemoration took the form of a national meeting to promote the formal sector and combat outsourcing.

STOP Precarious Work

Journalist and human rights lawyer in Swaziland receive two-year prison sentences

Jul 31, 2014

Thulani Maseko and Bheki Makhubu, have both been sentenced to two years of prison without benefit of bail. Following their arbitrary detention since March 2014, the two men were convicted on 17 July 2014 for contempt of court four months after their initial arrest. Contempt of court ordinarily carries a 30 day sentence or a fine of 2,200 Euros in Swaziland.

Human & trade union rights

Rio Tinto's 'sustainable mining' claims exposed

Jul 31, 2014

Global mining giant Rio Tinto markets itself as a 'sustainable company', writes IndustriALL Assistant General Secretary Kemal Özkan on The Ecologist. But serious failures in its reporting, and its attempt to hold an Australian indigenous group to ransom, reveal a very different truth: the company is driven by a reckless pursuit of profit at any cost.

Mining

Rio Tinto

Continued union-busting by Deva Holding in Turkey

Jul 31, 2014

As part of continuous union-busting, pharmaceutical company Deva Holding in Turkey, subsidiary of UK-based East Pharma, has fired eight workers since June, simply because they chose to join a union.

Pharmaceutical

Building strong unions

Update: Shahabi released to civilian hospital

Jul 31, 2014

It has been confirmed that Reza Shahabi, the imprisoned Iranian trade unionist and prisoner of conscience, has called off his hunger strike following his release on medical grounds to a civilian hospital on 11 July.

Solidarity

Syngenta Pakistan continues to blatantly ignore court ruling

Jul 31, 2014

IndustriALL Global Union expresses its outrage over Syngenta’s long-standing punishment with unacceptable treatment against union leaders and members, ignoring local and supreme court rulings in Pakistan.

Building strong unions

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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