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Strengthening young workers in Myanmar

16.10.2018 Young workers and youth committee members from IndustriALL Global Union trade union affiliates in Myanmar have been trained in leadership and organizing skills at two workshops held in Sagaing and Yangon on 9-10 and 11-12 October respectively. 

Coal mining unions demand Just Transition

15.10.2018 IndustriALL Global Union’s network of coal mining unions met in Delhi, India, to escalate efforts to achieve a ‘Just Transition’ in order to defend coal miners’ interests in the face of challenges from climate change, Industry 4.0 and dangerous working conditions.

Death toll rises to 12 in Indian steel plant blast

10.10.2018 A gas pipeline explosion at the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) Bhilai steel plant in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh on 9 October 2018 has killed 12 workers, while 11 others suffered severe burns. 

Global labour movement condemns seizure of union property by government of Afghanistan

10.10.2018 IndustriALL joins the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) in protesting the seizure of union offices, freezing of bank accounts and harassment of trade unionists by the government of Afghanistan.

Indian electronics unions resolve to fight precarious work and develop network

09.10.2018 Electronics and electrical sector trade union leaders came together in Pune, India, on 7-8 October to discuss global trends and challenges in the industry, strategies to strengthen organizing, build union power and fight precarious work, and to develop a network of electronic unions in India.

Olympic 2020 partner Mitsubishi Electric humiliates workers in Thailand

04.10.2018 An official partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, Mitsubishi Electric subjected locked-out union members at its plant in Thailand to degrading and humiliating treatment and is now refusing to reinstate 26 union leaders and members.

Implementing global agreements with brands in the garment sector

03.10.2018 Around 130 union leaders from Turkey and Bangladesh met in Istanbul, Turkey, to exchange experiences and knowledge on union organizing, collective bargaining agreements and social dialogue within the context of the implementation of global framework agreements (GFAs).

Black Day: unions in Pakistan protest mine deaths

02.10.2018 Unions in Pakistan held a day of mourning and protest on 28 September at the continued death toll in the country’s mines, and called for the ratification of ILO Convention 176.

Bangladeshi unions call for new minimum wage to be doubled

02.10.2018 The IndustriALL Bangladesh Council has called for an immediate review of the new minimum wage, saying it fails to meet workers’ expectations. They demand that the new rate be doubled.

IndustriALL and Rio Tinto conduct joint mission at Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia

26.09.2018 Global social dialogue between IndustriALL Global Union and Rio Tinto took a significant step forward when both parties undertook a joint mission to Rio Tinto’s massive Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold operations and underground expansion in the remote South Gobi desert of Mongolia.

More brands join ACT as progress continues

24.09.2018 IndustriALL has signed Memoranda of Understanding with PVH and zLabels, bringing the number of ACT member companies to 20.

Young workers in Cambodia commit to building union power

21.09.2018 35 young trade unionists in Textile, Garment, Shoes and Leather (TGSL) industries from IndustriALL Cambodian affiliates held a workshop in Phnom Penh on 14-15 September on the increasing young workers’ participation in trade unions.

Asia Pacific: Unions determined to build union power in growing chemical industry

20.09.2018 Around fifty trade union leaders in the chemical industries from 11 countries in the Asia Pacific region came together to discuss current challenges in the rapidly-growing sectors and agreed on a road map.

Asia-Pacific paper unions mobilize on safety and Kimberly-Clark

20.09.2018 Meeting in Jakarta, energetic pulp and paper trade union leaders from IndustriALL affiliates throughout the Asia-Pacific region celebrated their network’s growth in strength and size, took joint action in solidarity with sisters and brothers at Kimberly-Clark, and agreed to join the global campaign for health and safety rights in the sector.

New global trade union alliance formed at WestRock

14.09.2018 Building solidarity and joint action, unions from around the world affiliated to IndustriALL and UNI Global Union have formed a new alliance of workers at the multinational paper and packaging company WestRock.

Indian cement unions show concrete organizing results

13.09.2018 IndustriALL Global Union held a cement union workshop on 10-11 September in Udaipur, India. Trade union leaders from across the country discussed trade union strategies for the growing cement sector on the Indian subcontinent.

IndustriALL visits the Philippines as unions celebrate maternity win

12.09.2018 An IndustriALL Global Union mission has visited affiliates in the Philippines as unions celebrate a maternity leave legal victory.

IndustriALL Global Union and UNI Global Union condemn Kimberly-Clark’s lack of respect for workers

06.09.2018 Following a global trade union meeting the leading paper and graphical unions from around the world publically condemn the current unacceptable behaviour of Kimberly-Clark towards its workers worldwide.

IndustriALL appeals for Indonesian union leader to be reinstated

05.09.2018 IndustriALL Global Union is demanding that the president of its Indonesian affiliate, the Federation of Pharmaceutical and Health Workers Union (FARKES), is reinstated after being sacked from his job as a hospital assistant manager on 29 August.

Shipbreaking unions in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh meet to coordinate union building

05.09.2018 IndustriALL Global Union affiliates from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh met to coordinate their campaigns for the rights of shipbreaking workers on 31 August and 1 September in Kathmandu, Nepal.

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