2 April, 2012On April 3, 2012, Dorje Khatri, central committee member of the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) will leave Kathmandu on a journey to put the flag of IndustriALL Global Union on Mount Everest.
16 May, 2012The workers were shocked to find there are separate canteens for direct employees and contract workers at the company's Monlevade plant.
16 May, 2012After pay talks with Volvo stalled, the Greater Curitiba Metalworkers' Union has called a strike for an indefinite period.
30 April, 2012At a conference organized by ICEM, IMF and ITGLWF, affiliates of all three global unions debated how unions should respond to the increase in precarious work in Turkey.
18 April, 2012Brothers On The Line, came to a successful close in February and the film is now building buzz on the festival circuit. The film follows the Reuther brothers from their rise as shop-floor organizers to leaders in collective bargaining, civil rights, and international labour solidarity. The New York premiere of the film is coming soon at the Workers Unite Film Festival.
17 May, 2012Three federations merge to become IndustriAll European trade union, demanding industrial growth and more jobs.
15 May, 2012The Argentinean metalworkers' union organises a 24 hour strike in support of its demands for a pay rise.
14 May, 2012Supporters are gearing up for a massive march and rally in Chicago on May 18, 2012 for the Robin Hood tax and against government austerity measures. Registered nurses, labour, community, and Occupy Wall Street activists will gather in a major rally in Chicago to kick off protests on the eve of the G8 and NATO summits.
11 May, 2012Who are precarious workers? What are their living and working conditions? What is their future? A new project recently launched in Italy is aimed to answer these questions though listening to the stories of young people.
16 April, 2012Indian trade unions' express concern about Rio Tinto's announced investment in India, given the company's reputation as a bad corporate citizen in Canada and Australia.
