• Living wage campaign

    Living wage campaign

  • Living wage campaign

Living wage campaign

Poverty wages have a devastating impact on workers, in Cambodia thousands of malnourished workers have fainted in the last 2 years and in Bangladesh workers are being forced to survive on a dollar a day.

From Africa to Asia and Latin America the Living Wage is a global issue and central to the Decent Work Agenda. IndustriALL is campaigning on this issue with its affiliates.

South African garment workers strike on low wages

28.05.2013 

10,000 Southern African Clothing & Textile Workers’ Union (Sactwu) members embarked on a two day protected strike action against continued undermining of the clothing bargaining council and payment of wages below the legally prescribed levels.

15 May deadline set for Bangladesh safety plan

30.04.2013 

IndustriALL and international clothing brands commit to a 15 May deadline to finalize an agreement on fire and building safety that will make the garment industry of Bangladesh sustainable. Funds will be made available for inspections, training and upgrades of dangerous facilities.

Minimum wage needed to push back exploitation in Uganda

07.03.2013 

In February 2013, the Ugandan government agreed to renew efforts to establish a minimum wage, after decades of immobility on the matter.

SACTWU steps up the fight for a living wage

07.03.2013 

The Southern African Clothing and Textile Worker Union (SACTWU) put together national sectoral demands and an aggressive programme of action based on the 16,000 living wage demands collected from its members.

Families of Bangladesh fire victims get compensation

24.02.2013 

On 24 February 2013 Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina handed out compensation to the families of fire victims at Smart Fashion factory of 26 January 2013. The agreement was negotiated by the IndustriALL Regional Office, IndustriALL Bangladesh Council of trade unions (IBC) and brands Inditex and New Look.

IndustriALL promotes rights of garment workers in Bangladesh

22.02.2013 

A multi-stakeholder meeting in Dhaka convened by IndustriALL underlines need for urgent progress on workers’ rights, minimum wages and fire safety in order to secure a sustainable future for the garment industry in Bangladesh.

  • Living wage campaign

    Living wage campaign

  • Living wage campaign

Upcoming events

June 2013

10-11

Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) Steering Committee Meeting

London, United Kingdom

10-11

Steel Action Group Meeting

Pittsburgh, USA

17-18

Paris Air Show 2013: IndustriALL visit and meeting

Le Bourget, France

19-20

Rio Tinto Global Network meeting: Johannesburg, South Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa

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