Historic victory for CUT metalworkers in Brazil23 avril, 2014The CNM/CUT, an affiliate of IndustriALL Global Union, has signed a unique agreement on profit sharing with ThyssenKrupp Elevadores. The company will pay a profit sharing bonus to 2,000 members of 27 metalworkers’ unions affiliated to the CUT in nine states. This is the first such national company agreement to apply only to members of unions affiliated to the same Brazilian trade union central.
Victory of trade unions in Kyrgyzstan28 avril, 2014In the middle of March IndustriALL Global Union organized the international campaign of solidarity in protection of the rights of workers in Kyrgyzstan. As the result of this campaign the antistrike draft of law was blocked.
UAW and IndustriALL alert OECD to rights abuses at Nissan USA29 avril, 2014IndustriALL Global Union has joined United Auto Workers (UAW) in formally informing the OECD about violations of workers’ organizing rights at the giant Nissan auto assembly plant in Mississippi, USA.
Voices of resistance to Rio Tinto converge in London 11 avril, 2014Labour and civil society must work together to force Rio Tinto to live by its claim to be a socially responsible company.
Global May Day celebrations2 mai, 2014On May Day, IndustriALL Global Union affiliates around the world celebrated the international workers' day.
Workers donate blood in solidarity for struggling Paharpur workers16 avril, 2014As a gesture of solidarity for the struggling workers of the Paharpur cooling towers, 117 workers of the GRSE workmen’s union in Kolkata donated their blood at a temporary Blood Donation Camp.
Trinidad and Tobago unions mobilize for mass demo22 mai, 2014“It’s time to take a stand for Trinidad & Tobago’, is the rallying cry for a mass demonstration that will take place on Friday 23 May in Port of Spain in protest at government mismanagement.
Government support for a living wage in Zambia22 mai, 2014Labour Minister Fackson Shamenda told the Mineworkers Union of Zambia (MUZ) that he will not sign any collective agreement negotiated by unions if it does not improve workers salary above the poverty line.
Cambodia among the worst countries on the new ITUC Global Rights Index 19 mai, 2014The International Trade Union Confederation today released their Global Rights Index, ranking 139 countries against 97 internationally recognised indicators to assess where workers’ rights are best protected, in law and in practice.
SPECIAL REPORT: Inditex and IndustriALL Global Union: Getting results from a global framework agreement 21 mai, 2014The global framework agreement (GFA) between IndustriALL Global Union and the world’s largest fashion retailer, Inditex, stands as a model of a successful GFA for the rest of garment sector. Established in 2007, it has helped to reinstate workers expelled for being union activists, raise salaries and promote freedom of association in countries where unionization has traditionally been weak.
