Health and safety

IndustriAll demands strong international health and safety standards and empowering workers' rights to:
  -  know about hazards;
  -  refuse or stop unsafe work; and
  -  participate in health and safety decision making.
Workers' rights, employers' responsibilities, and good laws, equal healthy and safe workplaces!

Contact person:

Brian Kohler
email: bkohler@industriall-union.org
Tel. +41 22 304 18 49
Fax: +41 22 304 1841

Health and safety

Shipbreaking kills four workers in Bangladesh

10.04.2014 

An exploding gas cylinder at the Arafin Enterprise shipbreaking yard in Sitakunda, Bangladesh, resulted in the death of four workers after inhaling carbon dioxide on 3 April. Another three workers are hospitalized with injuries.

Clothing brands fail Rana Plaza survivors

09.04.2014 

Two weeks before the first anniversary of the devastating building collapse, clothing brands contributions to Donor Trust Fund remain shockingly low.

Gerdau network meeting

Friday April 28 representatives of the majority of unions organizing workers of Gerdau – Sidenor met en Madrid, Spain. More than 20 delegates representing 6 of the 8 plants of Gerdau – Sidenor in Spain from UGT, CCOO, USO and ELA participated in the meeting. The event was chaired by Fernando Lopes, Assistant General Secretary of IndusriALL and Gerdau worker.

28.03.2014

Grasberg - deadly accident in Rio Tinto mine could have been prevented

19.03.2014 

The roof collapse resulting in 28 deaths in the Grasberg mine in Indonesia in 2013 could have been avoided, according to the Indonesian National Human Rights Commission.

Workers rally in support of Rubén Darío Montoya Obando

17.03.2014 

On 14 March workers of Tenaris – Tubos Caribe demonstrated in front of the plant and marched to the centre of Cartagena. The goal of the protest was to denounce the lack of action by Tenaris – Tubos Caribe and the private insurance company to solve Rubén Darío Montoya Obando's situation.

Act now for Rubén Darío Montoya Obando!

07.03.2014 

Rubén Darío Montoya Obando has been on a hunger strike since February, protesting against Tenaris – Tubos Caribe’s, his former employer, refusal to pay compensation for a serious work place accident he suffered in 2002.

Health and safety

IndustriAll demands strong international health and safety standards and empowering workers' rights to:
  -  know about hazards;
  -  refuse or stop unsafe work; and
  -  participate in health and safety decision making.
Workers' rights, employers' responsibilities, and good laws, equal healthy and safe workplaces!

Contact person:

Brian Kohler
email: bkohler@industriall-union.org
Tel. +41 22 304 18 49
Fax: +41 22 304 1841

Upcoming events

April 2014

1-2

Youth National Seminar

Brazil

1-3

IndustriALL Pulp and Paper Working Group Meeting

Pittsburgh, USA

2-3

IndustriALL Caterpillar Network Meeting

Florida, USA

2-4

Mining Regional Meeting

Montevideo, Uruguay

5

The Sub-Saharan Africa women’s committee

Mauritius

6-12

Germany-Argentina-Brazil Automotor sector swap

Germany

8-9

IndustriALL ICT, Electrical and Electronic Steering Committee Meeting

Ho Chi Min, Vietnam

9

IndustriALL Energy Company Breakout Meeting

Madrid, Spain

10-11

7th Asian Metalworkers' Liaison Conference

Ho Chi Min, Vietnam

10-11

IndustriALL World Energy Conference

Madrid, Spain

14-16

IndustriALL Bridgestone Network

Tokyo, Japan

15-16

IBM Global Union Alliance

Nyon, Switzerland

23-24

FIAT/Chrysler Network Meeting

Turin, Italy

23-24

Youth National Seminar SASK

Montevideo, Uruguay

25

FES Minimun Salary Seminar

St. Domingo, Dominican Republic

28-30

GM Global Information Sharing Committee

Detroit, USA

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