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Honda workers’ hunger strike enters second week

27.09.2016 Five 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

15.09.2016 IndustriALL 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

15.09.2016 IndustriALL 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

02.09.2016 The 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

01.09.2016 Trade 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

18.08.2016 The 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.

11.08.2016 On 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

11.08.2016 At 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

22.07.2016 Workers 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

21.07.2016 Recent 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.

IndustriALL India women’s committee calls for more women leaders

15.07.2016 Maternity protection, sexual harassment in the workplace, violence against women and women’s representation in union leadership positions were some of the key issues discussed at a women’s committee meeting held in Delhi, India, on 14 July.

Indian unions to intensify organizing in textile and garment sector

20.05.2016 IndustriALL affiliates in India discussed strategies and shared experiences of organizing precarious workers in the textile, garment and leather sector, in a union building workshop on 4-5 May 2016 in Bangalore.

ICT, E&E unions focus on challenges of “Industry 4.0”

18.04.2016 Strong and sustainable industrial policy is required to tackle the challenges of the Industry 4.0, said unions at the IndustriALL Global Union’s steering committee on information and communication technologies (ICT), electrical & electronics on 6-7 April in Tokyo, Japan.

Indian trade unions intensify struggle to win workers' rights

14.04.2016 India’s central trade unions are calling on workers, peasants and citizens to join general strike on 2 September 2016 to defend workers’ rights. 

Handbook on safety and health for sandstone mine workers released

24.03.2016 A new publication on “Safety and health for sandstone mine workers” has been released by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and IndustriALL Global Union. It aims to strengthen the capacity of informal sandstone mine workers to understand and improve workplace safety and prevent child labour.

Unions unite for all India protest against anti-worker policies

11.03.2016 On March 10, Indian central trade unions joined forces to call on the government to return to the negotiating table and respond to their 12 point charter.

Honda India workers face police violence in struggle for union rights

04.03.2016 Workers at the Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India plant at Tapukara are facing severe repression for demanding trade union rights and regular contracts for precarious workers.

Rio Tinto Bunder project: un-kept promises for workers and communities

24.02.2016 At the end of January, IndustriALL Global Union and the Indian National Mineworkers Federation (INMWF) visited Chattarpur, in Madhya Pradesh, India, where Rio Tinto is waiting for approval to develop a 300-metre-deep open-pit diamond mine.  

Appeal launched against double life sentence for Pricol workers

12.02.2016 An appeal has been launched on behalf eight former Pricol workers in India sentenced to double life imprisonment in a trial riddled with irregularities and contradictions.

India: cement unions determined to protect precarious workers

08.02.2016 IndustriALL’s Indian cement unions have agreed to make organizing precarious workers a priority, following a workshop held in New Delhi from 3 to 5 February 2016. 

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