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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

Dying on the job is not the destiny of mine workers!

Jul 30, 2014

The Soma mine disaster in Turkey in May this year brought the daily horrors of mine workers toiling deep into the belly of the earth to keep the wheels of modern day life turning into sharp focus.

Mining

C176 - Mine Safety

Unity to fight precarious work in Thailand

Jul 30, 2014

The number of people in precarious work in Thailand has reached a critical limit. Last April, Yongyuth, the general secretary of IndustriALL Global Union affiliate The National Metal Federation (TEAM), gave several examples from the garment, electronics and auto industries, where less than 50 per cent of the workers have permanent contracts

STOP Precarious Work

IndustriALL women’s workshop in Colombia promotes organizing

Jul 30, 2014

IndustriALL Colombia organized its 20th women’s workshop in Bogotá on 3 and 4 July 2014. Women from the affiliated unions Sintravidricol, Sintracarbon, Sintraindomecol, Utrammicol and Sintraelecol attended the workshop.

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

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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