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

South-East Asia

Indian auto unions resolve to fight precarious work

9 May 2018 at 10:47

Precarious work is deeply rooted in India’s automotive industry. Almost every major auto company in the country employs large numbers of precarious workers with low wages, poor working conditions and workers lack job security.

IndustriALL condemns Ghana Gold Fields retrenchments

19 April 2018 at 16:06

During a recent mission to Ghana, IndustriALL Global Union called for dialogue with Ghana Gold Fields to reverse the decision to retrench 2,150 workers at Tarkwa mine and give notice to a further 340 workers at Damang Mine.

Iraqi electricity workers fight precarious work

11 April 2018 at 12:27

IndustriALL affiliate the General Trade Union of Electricity Sector Employees of Iraq (GTUESE) is fighting temporary work in the Iraqi electricity sector. They have staged a series of protests in front of government ministries and opened negotiations by meeting high level government officials.

Zambia: Dangote confronted over union busting

22 March 2018 at 04:03

IndustriALL affiliates, the National Union of Commercial and Industrial Workers and the Mineworkers Union of Zambia are fighting against African multinational cement company, Dangote, for violating workers’ rights to organize, freedom of association, and for failing to recognize collective bargaining rights.

Union in Ghana calls for strike against retrenchment of 2,150 mineworkers

8 March 2018 at 14:03

The Ghana Mineworkers Union (GMWU) has announced a series of strikes in solidarity with 2,150 mineworkers who face retrenchments at Gold Fields Ghana Limited Tarkwa mine – about 200km from Accra. There will be strikes on 13 March at Tarkwa and Damang, a sympathy strike by mining workers on 20 March, and a general strike on 27 March.

South Africa: Metalworkers' fight against precarious work goes to the Constitutional Court

27 February 2018 at 14:27

On 22 February, hundreds of members of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), with support from the Casual Workers Advice Office, picketed outside the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg to defend the rights of temporary and contract workers against working under harsh precarious conditions of labour brokers. Singing and dancing outside the courts, the workers denounced the labour brokers.

IndustriALL and Rio Tinto make joint mission to Madagascar

9 February 2018 at 20:22

In a first for the mining industry, IndustriALL Global Union undertook a joint mission with Rio Tinto to the company’s QMM Ilmenite operation in Fort Dauphin, Madagascar from 30 to 31 January 2018.

Shell contract workers to lose out in profits bonanza

1 February 2018 at 15:47

As Royal Dutch Shell Plc announces its biggest profits since the oil market collapse, IndustriALL Global Union is calling on the company to create permanent jobs for its workforce, the majority of which are contract workers.

Cement union in India fights for contract workers’ wages

25 January 2018 at 07:54

IndustriALL Indian affiliate Chanda Cement Works Employees Union have signed a wage agreement covering over 1,000 contract workers at a Lafarge Holcim plant.

Ivory Coast: Continued fight for workers’ rights in the oil sector

19 December 2017 at 07:59

IndustriALL Global Union affiliate in the Ivory Coast, SYNTEPCI, is continuing to fight violations against workers’ rights at Klenzi Distribution SA, Libya Oil, and Petroci, giving a strike notice on 3 November.

Mexican labour reform proposals respond to employers' interests

18 December 2017 at 16:45

Two new labour reform proposals have been recently presented to the Senate in Mexico. Both seek to amend the constitutional labour reform approved in February and introduce rules that respond to the interests of employers and business unions.

Iran: workers in South Pars oil and gas fields submit petition to state broadcaster

6 December 2017 at 11:37

More than 1,000 workers added their names to a petition to the public broadcaster, calling on the organization to send an investigative team to report on terrible working conditions and unpaid wages.

IndustriALL affiliates protest against precarious work in Sri Lanka

9 November 2017 at 09:13

Trade union leaders from near 50 countries joined IndustriALL affiliates in Sri Lanka on 8 November to demonstrate against precarious work, showing the full force of the global union movement.

Cleaners in Mauritius gain hard-earned victory

3 November 2017 at 15:00

Eight people on hunger strike in Mauritius shone a light on the starvation wages earned by cleaners of public schools in the country. Backed by massive local and international support, the union has managed to secure permanent employment for the workers in question.

Aussie unions fight contractor's cuts at gas plant

2 November 2017 at 13:38

Oil and gas giant ExxonMobil/Esso is allowing a contractor, UGL to cut wages and conditions by up to 30 per cent and introduce harsh anti-family rosters for workers in Victoria, Australia. In response, the workers are protesting outside the Longford gas plant in south-eastern Victoria 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.

Asia-Pacific electric power unions to push for decent work

20 October 2017 at 10:02

Some 40 trade unionists from Taiwan, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Nepal and Vietnam met in the Taiwanese capital of Taipei from 2-3 October 2017 for IndustriALL Global Union’s Asia-Pacific Electric Power Trade Union Network meeting.

Digitization and precarious work dominate Asia-Pacific oil and gas meeting

16 October 2017 at 10:32

Thirty-five trade unionists from Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam gathered in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta for IndustriALL Global Union’s Asia-Pacific Oil and Gas Union Network meeting on 28-29 September 2017.

IndustriALL affiliates mobilize to #STOPrecariousWork

12 October 2017 at 17:28

Once again, IndustriALL Global Union affiliates across the world have come out in force to protest against precarious work on 7 October, the World Day for Decent Work. Here is a snapshot of some of the many actions by trade unions across multiple continents...

Unions take action against precarious work at Shell

12 October 2017 at 16:29

Oil and gas unions representing workers at Shell operations in five continents took a stand against precarious work on 7 October, the World Day for Decent Work.

Stop precarious work!

6 October 2017 at 16:55

IndustriALL has a long-running campaign to STOP Precarious Work. For 2017, these two films were developed in Spanish and Portuguese.

10 ways to fight precarious work

6 October 2017 at 15:50

We can win the fight against precarious work. Here’s how:

Malagasy unions prepare for global day of action against precarious work

6 October 2017 at 12:05

As the global day of action against precarious work approaches, IndustriALL Global Union’s affiliates in Madagascar, FSTEM-FISEMA, FISEMA, SEKRIMA, FESATI-USAMI, and SVS representing over 30 000 workers in sectors including mining and textile, are wrapping up their five-day publicity campaign which included mobilising meetings, posters, leaflets and radio broadcasts.

We can turn the tide on precarious work

6 October 2017 at 11:37

Recent victories against precarious work show that it is possible to adapt to a changing economy without making workers pay the price.

Zambian union rejects precarious work in copper mines

4 October 2017 at 15:23

IndustriALL Global Union affiliate, the Mineworkers Union of Zambia (MUZ), is opposing plans by Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), to outsource operations, and transfer over 1,000 workers to contractors.

North American workers mobilize for a NAFTA agreement taking their needs into account

3 October 2017 at 01:56

Canadian union Unifor is continuing its efforts to ensure that Mexico improves labour standards and that, together with Canada and the United States, it manages to negotiate a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) ensuring equal conditions for workers.