Thai government meets IndustriALL following complaint to ILO17 diciembre, 2015IndustriALL Global Union general secretary, Jyrki Raina, urged the Thai government to improve workers rights and freedoms in a meeting with the Ministry of Labour in Bangkok on 14 December 2015.
Global unions criticize Bangladesh Government over EU compact26 enero, 2016Three global unions have made a critical assessment of the Government of Bangladesh saying it is failing to comply with a compact made with the European Union in the wake of the Rana Plaza disaster.
Right to strike upheld at ILO26 febrero, 2015After months of pressure from trade unions, the right to strike has been recognized by the employers’ group at the International Labour Organization (ILO) following a crucial tripartite meeting in Geneva from 23 to 25 February.
Australian company does the dirty on Botswana miners5 marzo, 2015Australian listed mining company, Discovery Metals Limited (DML), has locked out 422 workers and abandoned its Boseto Copper Mine, using help from the Botswana police force.
Unite and organize for Women's Day on 8 March!5 marzo, 2015IndustriALL is calling on its affiliated unions to take action on International Women's Day on 8 March.
Roche called on to end supplier violations in Turkey at AGM5 marzo, 2015Still campaigning for justice and respect for workers at Roche’s partner Deva in Turkey, IndustriALL Global Union, Petrol-Is, and Unia mobilized at the Roche AGM on 3 March.
HUGO BOSS: Luxury brand, garbage employer2 marzo, 2015This high-end clothing brand puts up every possible barrier to union organizing at its most important production factory, in Izmir, Turkey. Company management ruthlessly sacks key union members, and has been found guilty of this in Turkey’s High Court of Appeals.
Myanmar – building a level playing field for labour11 marzo, 2015At a meeting with Myanmar’s labour minister on 9 March, Jyrki Raina, General Secretary of IndustriALL Global Union, called for a minimum living wage and funds for social welfare programs.
“Syngenta, stop union-busting and reinstate leader Imran Ali in Pakistan”, demands IndustriALL28 abril, 2015In support of IndustriALL’s Pakistani affiliate, PCEM, whose president Imran Ali was sacked by Syngenta for organizing, the global union, its Swiss affiliate Unia and civil society allies today demonstrated at the agrochemicals multinational’s AGM in Basel.
Russian automotive unions discuss GFAs29 abril, 2015A workshop on Global Framework Agreements (GFAs) as a tool to be used in Russia was held on 23-24 April 2015 in Moscow region for unions of the Russian automotive industry.
