Volkswagen limits precarious work globally!6 December, 2012The Volkswagen Group Board of Management, the European Group Works Council and the Volkswagen World Works Council and IndustriALL signed an agreement on 30 November 2012 limiting temporary work at the plants of the Group.
Hyundai stops night shifts in Korea10 January, 2013Hyundai workers began a new shift system on 8 January 2013 no longer working overnight for the first time since 1967 thanks to the IndustriALL-affiliated Korean Metal Workers’ Union’s agreement with the company.
New global agreement in the Volvo Group 31 January, 2013Volvo Group agrees to establish a World Works Council that will give workers the right to meet annually on a global basis.
Anti-union practices ruled illegal in Kaluga, Russia31 January, 2013The prosecutor’s office in Kaluga, Russia stated that the management’s ‘ban’ on public activities including union organizing on the territory of Peugeot-Citroen plant is illegal.
UAW leads pickets for decent jobs at Flex-N-Gate14 February, 2013The United Autoworkers (UAW) mobilized together with non-union workers simultaneously at seven plants across the US on 13 February, together calling on their employer Flex-N-Gate to respect their rights to decent work and trade union rights.
Russian autoworkers celebrate victory at Antolin22 October, 2013IndustriALL congratulates its Russian affiliate Interregional Trade Union of Autoworkers (ITUA) with a victory through a successful strike at auto part producer Antolin plant in St. Petersburg.
Kenyan union signs collective agreement with Isuzu East Africa17 May, 2019The signing of a collective bargaining agreement with Isuzu East Africa shows that wages and working conditions can be improved when unions and employers adopt a conciliatory approach to labour relations.
South African union signs wage deal18 September, 2019After months of negotiations, IndustriALL Global Union affiliate, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), signed a collective bargaining agreement with the Automobile Manufactures Employers Organization (AMEO) which represents automotive employers BMW, Mercedes Benz, Ford, Isuzu, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen.
Latin American unions condemn the rise of precarious work at General Motors20 August, 2019On 13 August, workers from General Motors plants across Latin America met in São Paulo, Brazil, to discuss and take action against workforce casualization within the firm.
Union president fired in Serbia 19 March, 2020Local union president, Dalibor Antanasijević, has been harassed for his union work and subsequently dismissed from his job at auto supplier Magna Seating in Serbia.
