New cement giant LafargeHolcim ignores the voice of employees18 June, 2015More than 60 delegates representing workers of two merging cement multinationals Lafarge and Holcim from all continents gathered on 16 and 17 June in Egerkingen, Switzerland to discuss challenges and consequences faced by the workforce during and after the mega-merger process.
New hope for garment worker wages23 September, 2015The first steps towards industry wage bargaining for garment workers were taken in Cambodia last week.
Kazakh and Ukrainian unions to be part of the ArcelorMittal European Works Council7 October, 2015On 1-2 October, a meeting of the ArcelorMittal trade unions from Kazakhstan and Ukraine took place in Temirtau, Kazakhstan. Jean Luc Ruffin, the ArcelorMittal European Works Council Secretary, attended the meeting. Among other issues the unions spoke about their intention to become part of the ArcelorMittal European Works Council.
On 7 October Rio Tinto workers everywhere are demanding decent work7 October, 2015Marking World Day for Decent Work, 7 October, employees of the mining and metals giant Rio Tinto are taking concerted action to call on their employer to Stop Precarious Work.
Macedonia7 October, 2015On 7 October, the World Day for Decent Work, IndustriALL affiliate Trade Union of Civil Engineering, Industry and Planning of Republic of Macedonia (SGIP) conducted activities as part of the "STOP Precarious Work" campaign.
United Steelworkers fighting for fair contracts17 September, 2015Over 30,000 workers employed in the U.S. steel industry are wearing a days “Fair contract now!” sticker to show solidarity with their co-workers in ArcelorMittal and U.S. Steel.
Justice for the Tipitapa 1215 December, 2016Twelve workers face a possible jail sentence for taking part in protest action against the dismissal of their union reps in Nicaragua. IndustriALL Global Union has launched a campaign to defend them.
INTERVIEW: IndustriALL general secretary Valter Sanches17 January, 2017On 5 October 2016, Valter Sanches from Brazilian union CNM/CUT, was elected General Secretary of IndustriALL Global Union. Sanches, a former metalworker and life-long trade union activist, will lead IndustriALL for the next four years.
Workers mobilize globally against LafargeHolcim human rights’ violations6 December, 2016Workers at LafargeHolcim are holding a global day of action in advance of the 10 December International Human Rights Day to draw attention to the world’s largest cement maker’s widespread violations of workers’ rights.
