STOP Precarious Work

On 7 October, the World Day for Decent Work, IndustriALL Global Union calls on affiliates to mobilize their members and join the global fight to STOP Precarious Work.

Unions are pushing against this tide by organizing precarious workers, fighting laws that expand precarious work and mobilizing in support of secure employment with good pay and working conditions.

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Actions 2016

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Two workers killed in explosion at Gerdau Brazil

17 August 2017 at 12:23

Two Gerdau workers lost their lives on 15 August after an explosion at the company's steel plant in Ouro Branco, Brazil.

Nigerian oil and gas unions fight against precarious work

8 August 2017 at 15:57

Over the past 18 months, two IndustriALL Global Union affiliates in Nigeria have succeeded in organizing around 7,500 contract and casual workers in the country’s oil and gas supply chain with substantial support from a union project against precarious work.

South Africa: Union victory over precarious work

24 July 2017 at 16:01

In a major victory against precarious work, IndustriALL affiliate, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), won a case against temporary employment service providers, also known as labour brokers, in the Labour Court of Appeal on 10 July. The breakthrough came after years of continuous campaigns by South African trade unions to stop the intensified exploitation of workers by agencies, such as labour brokers.

Electrical sector in Latin America builds unity and strength

24 July 2017 at 14:39

Union representatives from Argentina, Colombia, Guatemala and El Salvador shared two days of intensive discussions on the situation in the electrical sector in the region, and agreed to work to achieve unity and strength.

Miners in Peru call national strike against labour reform

24 July 2017 at 14:13

Miners in Peru are taking indefinite national strike action against labour reforms attacking their rights and promoting precarious work.

The fight against precarious work continues

19 July 2017 at 13:50

Recent legislative and political developments around the world illustrate the continuing increase of precarious work. Trade unions are fighting back.

Pushing back precarious work in Senegal

3 July 2017 at 16:03

Collective bargaining agreements negotiated by IndustriALL affiliates, SYNTICS and SUTIDS unions, recently saw 123 daily workers getting permanent jobs in Senegal. Those with five to 10-years-experience were either being permanently employed or receiving on-the-job training.

IndustriALL celebrates 5 years

20 June 2017 at 18:08

Five years since its founding Congress in Copenhagen, IndustriALL Global Union has kept its promise to be a campaigning organization becoming a powerful force in fighting for workers’ rights and social justice worldwide.

IndustriALL and London Mining Network demonstrate at Anglo American AGM

4 May 2017 at 12:53

Anglo American’s shareholders were met by demonstrations outside the venue of its annual general meeting (AGM) at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London on 24 April.

Organizing and campaign workshop held in Philippines

25 April 2017 at 16:44

An organizing and campaign workshop was held from 19-21 April in Manila, Philippines, to equip IndustriALL Global Union affiliates with skills and methods to pursue a coherent and structured campaign.

South East Asia intensifies campaign to stop precarious work

12 April 2017 at 12:05

Twenty-one representatives of IndustriALL affiliates from Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Philippines gathered in Malaysia for the Stop Precarious Work Project Coordination meeting on 3-4 April 2017.

What is precarious work?

13 March 2017 at 10:22

Casual, temporary, indirect, zero-hours contracts, are all terms that describe precarious work. This type of work is increasingly being used to replace direct, permanent jobs, allowing employers to reduce or even abandon their responsibility to workers.

India: trade unions call for equal pay for equal work

1 March 2017 at 17:10

IndustriALL Global Union affiliate Working People Trade Union Congress (WPTUC) along with central trade unions in India organized a mass meeting in Chennai on 23 February to protest against precarious work and demand equal pay for equal work.

PCSS stands for precarious workers’ rights at Jamul cement plant in India

20 January 2017 at 15:45

On 19 January IndustriALL Global Union and its Indian affiliate Pragatisheel Cement Sharamik Sangh’s (PCSS) met with management of ACC Jamul Cement Works, owned by world leading cement producer LafargeHolcim. After the meeting the PCSS activists organized an impressive rally of cement workers followed by a public meeting near the plant.

India: Thousands of workers lose employment and wages

14 December 2016 at 16:07

The 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.

SWU wins better conditions for Siemens India workers.

8 December 2016 at 16:16

Siemens Workers' Union (SWU) has signed a wage settlement agreement with Siemens Ltd for workers employed at the transformer unit of the company factory in Thane, India.

Chevron workers in Bangladesh protest against layoffs

2 December 2016 at 15:31

Chevron, one of the world’s major oil corporations and the biggest foreign direct investor in Bangladesh, has dismissed 145 workers in its Bangladesh operations, as the company plans to sell its assets in the country.

Unions in Burkina Faso and Senegal fight back against precarious work

1 December 2016 at 16:56

The lives of hundreds of precarious workers have been dramatically improved by unions after they were regularized and organized in a campaign against precarious work.

Saint-Gobain trade union network sets a milestone for global solidarity

25 November 2016 at 11:43

From 23-24 November 2016, more than 30 workers’ representatives and trade union officials of Saint-Gobain, met in Paris, France. Participants from three continents discussed work related issues in the industrial group, including the necessity for an improved social dialogue at the corporate level at Saint-Gobain.

National campaign on precarious work in Uganda

23 November 2016 at 15:25

130 participants from IndustriALL’s Ugandan affiliates met to discuss their campaing against precarious work on 17 November. The campaign aims to create awareness on how precarious work is affecting the welfare of workers in Uganda.

IndustriALL rallies against precarious work on 7 October

13 October 2016 at 17:17

As IndustriALL Global Union affiliates around the world took action to stop precarious work on 7 October, a new logo for the campaign was unveiled on the last day of IndustriALL’s 2nd Congress in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Action in Bangladesh on 7 October

13 October 2016 at 14:48

Trade union leaders in Bangladesh called on the government to stop precarious work in the country as quickly as possible, following a meeting organized by the National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF) in Dhaka on 7 October - the World Day for Decent Work.

Unions in Philippines call on President to stop contractualization

13 October 2016 at 13:25

IndustriALL Philippine affiliates rallied side by side with contractual and agency workers on 7 October, the world day for decent work, which also marked the first 100 days of President Rodrigo Duterte's period in office.

Action in Sri Lanka on 7 October

13 October 2016 at 12:06

IndustriALL affiliates in Sri Lanka manifest on to stop precarious work on 7 October 2016, the world day for decent work.

Action in India on 7 October

13 October 2016 at 11:37

IndustriALL affiliates across India took action to STOPrecarious Work on 7 October.