IndustriALL renews global agreement with German multinational, Rheinmetall
12.10.2018 IndustriALL Global Union has renewed and strengthened its global framework agreement (GFA) with German auto supply and defense company, Rheinmetall.
Trade union leaders beaten and arrested during Zimbabwe austerity protests
11.10.2018 Police have beaten and arrested two leaders of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), as thousands of workers took to the streets in cities across Zimbabwe on 11 October to protest against austerity measures.
Death toll rises to 12 in Indian steel plant blast
10.10.2018 A gas pipeline explosion at the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) Bhilai steel plant in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh on 9 October 2018 has killed 12 workers, while 11 others suffered severe burns.
Global labour movement condemns seizure of union property by government of Afghanistan
10.10.2018 IndustriALL joins the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) in protesting the seizure of union offices, freezing of bank accounts and harassment of trade unionists by the government of Afghanistan.
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.
Global unions condemn anti-union violence in Colombia
05.10.2018 Violence against union leaders has reached dizzying levels in Colombia. The Ombudsman's Office of Colombia recently reported that 343 social leaders and human rights activists have been murdered across the country since the peace agreement was signed in 2016.
Olympic 2020 partner Mitsubishi Electric humiliates workers in Thailand
04.10.2018 An official partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, Mitsubishi Electric subjected locked-out union members at its plant in Thailand to degrading and humiliating treatment and is now refusing to reinstate 26 union leaders and members.
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