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Solidarity mission in the wake of disaster at Freeport-McMoran’s Grasberg copper mine

26 September, 2013The mission included delegates from the United Steelworkers of America and the National Union of Mineworkers in South Africa, and was accompanied by IndustriALL Global Union’s Director of Mining, Glen Mpufane.

Vote to Condemn Rio Tinto as Olympics Medals Provider

14 June, 2012Affiliates of the ICEM, IMF, and ITGLWF are uniting in action around the world in support of the United Steelworkers (USW) campaign to push Rio Tinto “Off the Podium”.

Colombian Glass Workers Fight against Union-Busting

14 June, 2012At a critical moment for ICEM’s glass worker affiliate in Colombia, Sintravidricol, write to the company management that is attempting to crush the union at the Cogua Cundimarca plant, the largest in Colombia.The US-based glass packaging manufacturer Ow

ICEM HIV/AIDS e-bulletin - No. 81, June 2012

14 June, 2012In this last issue of the ICEM HIV/AIDS newsletter, we cover aspects of the ongoing HIV/AIDS project, which comes to an end in December 2012. A new project proposal for sub-Saharan IndustriALL affiliates is being developed.

IndustriALL Global Union to be New Force

14 June, 2012IndustriALL Global Union will be founded on 19 June in Copenhagen, Denmark. Uniting 50 million workers along global supply chains, uniting the history, expertise, and passion of three proud international organisations, IndustriALL will fight for workers

Human rights heroes band together to form IndustriALL Global Union

14 June, 2012A new global union to fight for human rights of working people will be founded on June 19 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Vote to condemn Rio Tinto as Olympics medals provider

14 June, 2012IMF, ICEM and ITGLWF call on affiliates to cast their votes for Rio Tinto in the Greenwash Gold awards, being held to shine a light on companies sponsoring the Olympics 2012 while at the same time damaging the environment and communities.

11 killed in RINL Visakhapatnam steel plant explosion

14 June, 201211 employees were killed and several sustained serious burn injuries in a major explosion on June 13, 2012 at RINL Visakhapatnam steel plant, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Only one in ten in G20 countries believe austerity will work

14 June, 2012G20 leaders must urgently rethink policies and back job-centred growth, demands unions, after a new poll commissioned by the ITUC shows that only one in ten in G20 countries believe austerity will work.

Unions debate way forward on rights in Mexico

13 June, 2012Panel discussion on Protection Contracts and Freedom of Association in Mexico packs a full house at the International Labour Organization. Union representatives call for union building, solidarity, and direct action against the government and employers.