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Global brands pull together on Bangladesh safety deal

Global brands pull together on Bangladesh safety deal

23.05.2013 

Major retail companies behind the global Bangladesh Fire and Safety Accord showed their commitment to improving the lives of Bangladeshi garment workers at the kick-off meeting, held at the International Labour Organisation in Geneva today.

IndustriALL Fiat/Chrysler Network Meeting

The Fiat/Chrysler Network Meeting resolved to hold a day of action in the week of 8 to 12 April, to inform workers in all Fiat/Chrysler plants on the Network’s demands for international recognition, information and consultation by the company.

19.03.2013-20.03.2013

IndustriALL supports democracy process in Tunisia

26.03.2013 

Ahead of the World Social Forum in Tunis, IndustriALL meets with the government and UGTT unions to reconfirm its support for the democratic development process in Tunisia.

ArcelorMittal faces union action in Europe

26.03.2013 

ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steel company, is facing a turbulent time in the months to come. Unions across Europe are planning a day of action on 4 April under the banner of IndustriAll Europe.

Building Gender Structure in SINTIME, Module 5 and Final Evaluation

IndustriALL Global Union’s Brazilian affiliate, the Confederação Nacional dos Metalúrgicos (CNM-CUT) would like to continue the training project in Mozambique focussed on reinforcing the role of women in the union structures.

13.03.2013-14.03.2013

Iraqi judiciary used to persecute trade union

21.03.2013 

In a clear reprisal attack for trade union activism at the state-owned South Oil Company (SOC), Hassan Juma’a Awad the head of IndustriALL’s affiliate, the Iraqi Federation of Oil Unions (IFOU), now faces criminal charges launched by the authorities.

South African Unilever workers’ solidarity for Dutch colleagues

21.03.2013 

Members of the IndustriALL-affiliated CEPPWAWU trade union in South Africa conducted a one and a half day work stoppage on 15 and 18 March, in a strong demonstration of international solidarity with Unilever workers in the Netherlands whose jobs have been outsourced.

Dutch electronics multinational NXP locks out Thai workers

21.03.2013 

Hundreds of union members were forced to leave the production line at NXP Manufacturing in Laksi, Bangkok at midnight on 27 February. The workers were given only two choices: to sign a company form to accept a new work system and keep their job, or leave.

Retrenchment deal softens the blow at Rio Tinto Rossing

21.03.2013 

The Mineworkers Union of Namibia has negotiated favourable retrenchment packages for 276 workers at Rio Tinto’s Rossing Mine. The mine has been experiencing losses for some time affected by lower demand and prices for uranium.

Upcoming events

May 2013

2-3

Alcoa Network Meeting

Pittsburgh, USA

14

IndustriALL Regional Women's Conference of Latin America and the Caribbean

Buenos Aires, Argentina

14-15

Coordination of Trade Union Networks and Implementation of Global Framework Agreements in the chemical and related industries in Asia-Pacific

Bangkok, Thailand

15-16

IndustriALL Regional Conference in Latin America and the Caribbean

Buenos Aires, Argentina

21-22

IndustriALL Regional Mining Conference

Santiago, Chile

22-23

Trade Union Consultative Conference on Developing a Labour Agenda for Socially Sustainable Development in the Global South

Santiago, Chile

23-24

Final Evaluation of CUT Mining Project

Lima, Peru

24

IndustriALL Precarious Work Project Meeting

Lima, Peru

27-28

Caterpillar network meeting

Esher, United Kingdom

27

IndustriALL Global Women's Committee

Frankfurt, Germany

28-29

IndustriALL Executive Committee Meeting

Frankfurt, Germany

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Jyrki Raina speaks about the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh

After weeks of tough negotiations IndustriALL Global Union together with our sister international UNI Global Union have secured a legally binding agreement an Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh together with the leading brands and retailors of the world.

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