Wage deal reached in South African coal sector16 octobre, 2015A ten day strike in the South African coal sector has ended after employers and the National Union of Mineworkers reached an agreement on a two year wage deal.
Maternity protection and decent work20 octobre, 2015Maternity protection is important for fundamental human rights and gender equality, and it is part of the decent work agenda. Globally only 29 countries have ratified International Labour Organization’s Convention 183 on maternity protection.
Improving maternity protection in South East Asia 1 octobre, 2015An IndustriALL project on gender and improved maternity protection in South East Asia has been launched. The project aims to increase knowledge and skills of women workers through organizing, campaigning and capacity building.
New Zealand9 octobre, 2015First Union in New Zealand has put decent work and decent lives at the heart of their organizing strategy. A number of actions have been organized around 7 October.
Gerdau workers in Brazil face anti-trade union practices26 novembre, 2015The Brazilian company Gerdau’s anti-trade union practices are violating the freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining. IndustriALL calls on the company to respect workers’ rights in Brazil and expresses its total support and solidarity for the workers.
International Paper trade union network meets in Brazil30 novembre, 2015US-owned International Paper (IP) is the largest paper producing company in the world, employing 65,000 people in 34 countries. Despite year-on-year growth in revenue and production, workers’ conditions remain the same and in some plants are falling. So what’s going wrong?
Governments debate steel crisis in China’s absence3 décembre, 2015The OECD High Level Steel Committee held its latest meeting in Paris-France to discuss the current global steel crisis. Of the more than 140 participants from governments, industry and trade unions, there was one government missing at this critical time for the sector; China.
PROFILE: Superheroes to the rescue3 décembre, 2015With membership levels dwindling, Swedish trade union and IndustriALL affiliate Unionen was faced with a challenge – organize or die.
Climate change requires Just Transition24 novembre, 2015IndustriALL Global Union supports a strong worldwide agreement in the COP21 talks in Paris in order to manage climate change. But we need to take care of our workers. That means industrial transformation and just transition into a low-carbon society.
IndustriALL demands release of Iranian workers 3 février, 2016IndustriALL Global Union is calling on the government of Iran to immediately release 28 workers arrested on 26 January.
