South African court rules in favour of gender equality on parental leave 7 декабря, 2023In a case that will transform how maternity and parental leave is taken in South Africa, the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg ruled that working parents can take turns in taking the four months’ maternity leave. Previously, maternity leave applied only to the “pregnant mother.”
COP28: positive but timid steps toward a fair and inclusive future for workers13 декабря, 2023On the final day of the Conference of the Parties (COP), the message resonating from the halls of the EXPO 2020 in Dubai is one of urgent action mixed with cautious optimism. The final agreement, while acknowledging the significant gaps in climate ambition and finance, has drawn both praise and criticism from various stakeholders, including trade unions.
Indonesian unions demand investigation of ITSS furnace explosion3 января, 2024A huge explosion of the nickel smelter furnace at PT Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel (ITSS) killed 18 mine workers and wounded 41 workers on 29 December, last year.
IndustriALL and Safran renew global framework agreement on CSR4 декабря, 2023The renewed agreement on corporate social responsibility (CSR) reinforces commitments taken in 2017. It applies to all Safran companies in all countries where the Group operates, influences its supply chain and takes account of the societal and environmental changes that have occurred in recent years, in accordance with local cultural, social and economic factors.
Fighting for gender equality in an increasingly unequal world 17 января, 2024According to new research published by Oxfam, the world’s five richest men have seen their fortunes more than double since 2020, while over the same period five billion people have become poorer.
Reflecting on labour and community gains at the Mining Indaba 8 февраля, 2024This year's Mining Indaba in Cape Town on 5-8 February, celebrated 30 years of existence with over 10,000 delegates from the mining industry, governments, civil society organisations, and trade unions.
Court rules in favour of Indian contract steel workers6 февраля, 2024In January, an Indian court ruled in favour of 650 precarious workers employed at Bokaro Power Supply Company when it endorsed the decision of the industrial tribunal granting the payment of attendance allowance from October 2009 onwards.
Philippine unions call for thorough investigation of deadly landslide 16 февраля, 2024Philippine trade unions are urging the Philippine government to thoroughly investigate the tragic landslide earlier this month that took the lives of 92 miners and villagers in the Southern Philippines. The government’s rescue team is still searching for 36 missing people.
Bangladesh’s government must sincerely implement ILO Roadmap 27 февраля, 2024Ahead of the upcoming ILO Governing Body meeting in March, the report submitted by the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) on the implementation of the Roadmap appears to be an exercise of ticking boxes instead of working towards upholding the spirit of the Roadmap process. IndustriALL is calling on the GoB to sincerely implement the Roadmap.
EU law on due diligence: industrial workers won't accept failure29 февраля, 2024On behalf of the 50 million workers they represent in 140 countries, industriAll Europe and IndustriALL Global Union denounce the unacceptable political setback as EU several Member States fail to live up to the political agreement they themselves reached in December 2023 as they yesterday turned down the adoption of the European law on due diligence.
