Whirlpool signs framework agreement with workers in Europe24 marzo, 2016Domestic appliance manufacturer Whirlpool has signed a framework agreement covering 24,000 workers.
Handbook on safety and health for sandstone mine workers released 24 marzo, 2016A new publication on “Safety and health for sandstone mine workers” has been released by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and IndustriALL Global Union. It aims to strengthen the capacity of informal sandstone mine workers to understand and improve workplace safety and prevent child labour.
Liquidation of Moroccan oil refinery 'a catastrophe’23 marzo, 2016IndustriALL affiliates in Morocco are in shock as a Moroccan court has ordered the SAMIR oil refinery into liquidation, jeopardizing the jobs of more than 1,000 workers as well as the livelihoods of around 5,000 people dependent on the country’s only refinery.
Deep concern over Cambodian trade union law23 marzo, 2016IndustriALL Global Union has written to the Cambodian Prime Minister expressing its deep concern over a proposed trade union law that is set to pass through parliament.
IndustriALL warns Argentina not to weaken labour laws23 marzo, 2016On a visit to Argentina, IndustriALL general secretary Jyrki Raina warned the new government not to weaken labour laws and social protection, as a sustained economic crisis threatens jobs in the country.
Kazakhstan: ArcelorMittal debts lead to unpaid wages22 marzo, 2016Around 2000 subcontract workers at ArcelorMittal Temirtau in Kazakhstan have not been getting their wages because of the company’s extensive debts to its contractors.
Moldova: IndustriALL final workshop of the training of trainers project22 marzo, 2016On 15-16 March, the Labour Institute in Chisinau, Moldova, hosted the final workshop of the Training of Trainers project organized by IndustriALL Global Union and its French affiliate FO Metaux.
Lives on hold22 marzo, 2016Testimonies of textile and electronics workers show that precarious workers in the Cavite region in the Philippines are merely surviving and have a high risk of falling into poverty.
Unions defeat zero-hour contracts in New Zealand 22 marzo, 2016In a major union victory against precarious work, on 10 March 2016 the New Zealand parliament unanimously passed a law banning zero-hour contracts.
Free trade requires labour norms and democratic control22 marzo, 2016Rules are needed for global trade, but they must include high labour norms and guarantee benefits for all, instead of weakening democratic control and favouring multinational corporations.