General strike paralyses Greece22 December, 2017Much of Greece ground to a halt on 14 December as workers took part in a 24-hour general strike demanding the government ends austerity measures.
ArcelorMittal Temirtau coal miners raised to surface16 December, 2017Protesters in four mines of ArcelorMittal Temirtau in Qaraghandy region of Kazakhstan ended their underground protest and came up from the pit by court decision.
Brazil Supreme Court bans asbestos use and sale 18 December, 2017Workers in Brazil have won a major victory: the Supreme Court of Brazil has banned the use and sale of asbestos.
Mexican labour reform proposals respond to employers' interests18 December, 2017Two new labour reform proposals have been recently presented to the Senate in Mexico. Both seek to amend the constitutional labour reform approved in February and introduce rules that respond to the interests of employers and business unions.
Unions around the world take the IndustriALL pledge to end violence against women20 December, 2017Already many IndustriALL affiliates around the world have shown their commitment to eradicating violence and harassment against women at the workplace by taking the IndustriALL pledge: Violence and harassment against women: Not in our workplace! Not in our union!
Albanian oil workers win unpaid wages after strike action4 January, 2018Workers at an oil refinery in Ballsh in southwest Albania took action to demand two months of unpaid wages and insurance, as well as 13 months of wages missing from previous years’ settlements.
South Korea: Prominent union leader Lee Young-joo detained after protest9 January, 2018IndustriALL Global Union has written to the Korean government to protest the arrest of former Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) general secretary Lee Young-joo.
Drawn-out dispute at Australian mine 11 January, 2018Indian-owned Griffin Coal is involved in a two-year long dispute with IndustriALL Australian affiliate AMWU at the Collie coal mine in Perth. The maintenance workforce has been on strike for 20 weeks, in response to Griffin Coal’s complete opposition to negotiate an agreement.
Sanofi: Union solidarity moves through global union network21 December, 2017More than 60 union and employee representatives from 22 countries in Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America have formed a global trade union network at Sanofi, a French-based leading pharmaceutical company, at a meeting on 7 December 2017 in Paris.
IndustriALL takes workers’ and union rights to the International Labour Conference22 June, 2017After two weeks full of intense activity and meetings the International Labour Conference ended in Geneva on 17 June.
