IndustriALL intervenes in steel industry crisis21 abril, 2016IndustriALL participated in a high level OECD meeting held in Brussels to address the crisis in the steel industry.
Facing the living wage challenge in Ethiopia14 abril, 2016For Ethiopian unions, the achievement of living wages for their members is a key goal if the country’s development objectives are to be met, including becoming a middle-income country. Yet the mechanisms that unions could use to achieve this goal, namely systems for establishing a minimum wage or conducting industry bargaining, have yet to be developed in Ethiopia.
Shipbreaking workers demand reopening of Gadani shipyard with safety measures11 noviembre, 2016The Pakistani government has closed the Gadani shipbreaking yard after the blast on 1 November. Unions are demanding that it be reopened, with appropriate safety measures, because so many livelihoods depend on it.
Brazil: National strike defending workers’ rights 14 noviembre, 2016On 11 November, unions affiliated to the CUT and the Força Sindical, both IndustriALL affiliates, organized a national strike in defence of workers' rights
Pakistan: fair compensation urgently needed for victims of Gadani blaze24 noviembre, 2016More than three weeks after a deadly fire on an oil tanker at the Gadani shipbreaking yard in Pakistan, workers and dependents of those killed are struggling to survive and get proper medical attention.
Belarusian unions call for abolishment of decree on “social parasitism” 22 diciembre, 2016In a reply to the Belarusian President’s statement about correcting shortcomings in the decree "On prevention of social dependency”, IndustriALL affiliates say that the decree should be abolished instead of improved.
IndustriALL calls for urgent ILO action on deadly Chinese coal mines 6 diciembre, 2016IndustriALL Global Union has written to the International Labour Organization (ILO) urging it to intervene to improve safety in Chinese coal mines, following the deaths of 86 coal miners in a matter of weeks.
Transforming how we organize15 diciembre, 2016From its creation in 2012 IndustriALL Global Union has put special efforts into organizing. It is an indispensable part of all union programme, campaigns and activities.
Iran: petroleum workers win back pay after strike action13 diciembre, 2016Workers at the Bushehr Petrochemical Complex won unpaid wages after taking strike action last week.
India: Thousands of workers lose employment and wages14 diciembre, 2016The demonetization process launched by India’s government has affected production, jobs and wages of workers across the country. There are fears that it will result in the loss of over 400,000 jobs and reduce India’s economic growth rate.
