IndustriALL affiliates celebrate Africa Industrialization Day – 201722 noviembre, 2017Several events were held in conjunction with Africa Industrialization Day, 2017.
Oil and gas unions work to improve quality of life in the north of Russia21 noviembre, 2017IndustriALL Global Union, the International Labour Organization (ILO), IndustriALL affiliate the Russian Oil, Gas and Construction Workers Union (ROGWU) and the All-Russian sectoral association of employers in the oil and gas industry held an international conference in Surgut, Russia, on "Topical issue of wages in the North: international and national aspects" on 16 and 17 November.
CTM thugs kill two brothers at Mexico's Media Luna mine21 noviembre, 2017Two miners employed by Torex Gold Resources of Mexico were killed during a peaceful strike by armed thugs hired by the Confederación de Trabajadores Mexicanos (CTM).
Unions take action in support of sustainable national and regional industry20 noviembre, 2017Latin American and Caribbean trade unions started to plan action in support of sustainable national and regional industry at an IndustriALL seminar on 15 November in Montevideo, Uruguay
Ethiopia: Prioritizing women workers’ rights in the garment and textile sector20 noviembre, 2017A meeting of the IndustriALL union building project held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 16 November, with paticipation from FNV Mondiaal, Solidaridad, and the ILO, agreed to continue supporting the fight for workers’ rights by women in the garment and textile sector. Collective bargaining agreements and promoting health and safety at factories were the other key areas discussed.
Turkey: Workers fired from Posco Assan steel plant for joining union17 noviembre, 2017Forty members of Birleşik Metal-İş have been dismissed from the Posco Assan steel plant in Kocaeli, Turkey, for joining the union.
Automotive meeting discusses transition to e-mobility17 noviembre, 2017The IndustriALL Global Union Automotive Working Group meeting in Pretoria, South Africa 1-3 November, made up of 70 delegates from 15 countries, exchanged information on technological changes in the automotive sector, discussed how to organize along value chains and to effectively fight precarious work.
Gold Dust: the human cost of the Grasberg mine crisis16 noviembre, 2017IndustriALL has released a documentary film on the effect of the strike at the Grasberg mine on workers and their communities
Violence against women: not in my union, not in my workplace16 noviembre, 2017Take the pledge and commit your union to fighting violence against women.
IndustriALL Executive Committee takes strong stand against corporate greed and violence against women16 noviembre, 2017The Executive Committee, meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 8 and 9 November, endorsed campaigns against Glencore, Shell, violence against women, and in support of workers fired for striking at the Grasberg mine in Indonesia.
