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Honda workers’ hunger strike enters second week

27 September, 2016Five terminated employees of Tapukara plant of Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) began a hunger strike on 19 September demanding reinstatement of workers and the withdrawal of false police charges filed against them.

Strong exchange and cooperation among Asian chemical unions

15 September, 2016IndustriALL Global Union affiliates in the chemical industry in the Asia Pacific region maintain their unity through strong union networks.

Automotive unions in India resolve to strengthen union network and combat precarious work

15 September, 2016IndustriALL affiliates and other automotive unions from Chennai, Bengaluru and Pune regions came together at the workshop of Automotive and Rubber Unions in India on 13-15 September 2016 at Pune and resolved to strengthen union power.

Unity in action: 100 million Indian workers take strike action

2 September, 2016The call by ten trade union centres for a general strike on 2 September 2016 received massive support from workers across India.

Indian trade unions call general strike

1 September, 2016Trade unions in India will take part in a nationwide general strike on 2 September against the government’s anti-worker policies.

Garment workers in Tamil Nadu, India, win minimum wage hike

18 August, 2016The Madras High Court verdict on 15 July upholding the Tamil Nadu governments’ order to increase minimum wages for garment workers by 64 per cent is a big victory. However, workers need strong unions in order to implement the wage hike.

How can unions promote sustainable industrial employment in South Asia? IndustriALL affiliates are figuring it out.

11 August, 2016On August 8-9, IndustriALL affiliates from Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka met in Kathmandu to discuss how to implement IndustriALL’s sustainable industrial employment agenda in their countries and to devise a regional strategy.

Indian mine unions to launch joint campaign for adoption of ILO convention 176

11 August, 2016At the national mining conference on 2 – 3 August, Indian mining unions decided to intensify efforts to improve safe working conditions, protect the rights of precarious workers and called for a Just Transition when combatting climate change.

LG India workers return to work after 10 day protest

22 July, 2016Workers of LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd returned to work after a ten-day protest against management’s unilateral transfer of 12 workers, including union office bearers, to different parts of India. IndustriALL Global Union affiliate, SMEFI, extended its support to the LG workers’ struggle.

Sexual harassment of garment workers in India exposed

21 July, 2016Recent reports, including a television investigation, have revealed a pervasive culture of sexual harassment and stressful working conditions endured by workers in Indian garment factories in Gurgaon (now Gurugram) and Bangalore.