Military paid to intimidate Nike workers in Indonesia17 enero, 2013Workers at a Nike shoe factory in Indonesia alleged that the factory paid military personnel to intimidate them to work for less than the minimum wage.
Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai India workers get solidarity message from UAW30 noviembre, 2012Last week the UAW sent solidarity messages to the Maruti Suzuki Workers’ Union (MSWU) and Hyundai Motors India Employees Union (HMIEU) in support of their struggle for genuine trade union rights.
25 November – “Zero Tolerance for Violence against Women”29 noviembre, 201225 November, the International Day to Combat Violence against Women, was commemorated in Istanbul with a series of events over several days.
IndustriALL affiliates in Cambodia sign unity agreement29 noviembre, 2012IndustriALL Cambodian affiliates identified trade union division as a major obstacle to advancing workers’ rights in the country and pledged to work together to tackle their common concerns.
EU industrial policy must address social issues18 octubre, 2012While supporting the European Commission’s new industrial policies, trade unions argue that they contradict the austerity policies currently in force in Europe.
NEWU commemorates world day for decent work18 octubre, 2012The National Engineering Workers Union (NEWU) commemorated the World Day for Decent Work with community service on 13 October 2012.
Textile workers demand support to fire-victims in Bangladesh18 octubre, 2012A huge rally took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 12 October following a fire that burnt down the homes and seriously affected the lives of 4,000 Bangladeshi textile workers on 7 October 2012.
Trade unions examine global energy issues18 octubre, 2012The Cornell Global Labor Institute and the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation hosted a conference entitled "Energy Emergency - Energy Transition: Developing Trade Union Strategies for a Global Transition" from 10 to 12 October, 2012.
Small step but giant leap for the financial transaction tax17 octubre, 2012Eleven countries agreed to implement a Financial Transactions Tax (FTT) in the near future at a meeting of European Union finance ministers in Brussels on 9 October, however questions still remain on where the money will go.
Commitment to Trade Union Networks and Global Framework Agreements17 octubre, 2012IndustriALL Global Union’s commitment to building and establishing trade union networks and Global Framework Agreements (GFAs) was reaffirmed at the thematic conference on these issues held upon invitation of IG Metall on 17-18 October in Frankfurt, with over 120 participants from 30 countries, from all regions and all industrial sectors.
