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Death toll rises to 18 at Indian coal mine collapse

04.01.2017 The number of miners killed in a coal mine collapse in the Jharkhand state of India has risen to 18, with many miners still missing. 

India: Thousands of workers lose employment and wages

14.12.2016 The demonetization process launched by India’s government has affected production, jobs and wages of workers across the country. There are fears that it will result in the loss of over 400,000 jobs and reduce India’s economic growth rate.

SWU wins better conditions for Siemens India workers.

08.12.2016 Siemens Workers' Union (SWU) has signed a wage settlement agreement with Siemens Ltd for workers employed at the transformer unit of the company factory in Thane, India.

India - IndustriALL affiliates share organizing strategies

06.12.2016 IndustriALL South Asia office held a series of events in November 2016 to build union organizing initiatives and inform women trade union leaders on legal processes related to sexual harassment at the workplace. 

Indian affiliates organize more than ten thousand new workers

01.12.2016 IndustriALL Global Union affiliates in India report successful organizing initiatives in the textile, garments, shoe and leather (TGSL) manufacturing sector.

Action in India on 7 October

13.10.2016 IndustriALL affiliates across India took action to STOPrecarious Work on 7 October.

Shipbreakers in India protest to STOP Precarious Work

11.10.2016 Around 400 workers at the Indian shipbreaking yards in Alang and Mumbai workers participated in protests on 7 October to STOP Precarious Work.  

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.

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