Stalemate continues at Morocco’s only oil refinery5 febrero, 2016A thousand workers at Morocco’s sole oil refinery are still in the dark about their future after the plant suspended production in August 2015 owing huge debts.
LafargeHolcim contract workers achieve fair settlement in India4 febrero, 2016After years of struggle, Indian cement union, PCSS, has reached a fair settlement for over 1,000 contract workers at Holcim (now LafargeHolcim).
IndustriALL holds its first automotive workshops in China21 diciembre, 2015IndustriALL Global Union held its first ever automotive workshops in China last month. The auto sector meetings took place in Shanghai and Beijing from 24 to 26 November.
AkzoNobel Latin American trade union network builds joint demands18 diciembre, 2015The network of trade unions at Dutch chemicals and paint company AkzoNobel conducted a two-day activity on 30 November and 1 December in São Paulo, Brazil, including a social dialogue session with company management.
Albanian union saves 300 mining jobs29 febrero, 2016IndustriALL affiliate the Independent Trade Union of Miners of Albania (SPMSH) saves 300 jobs in the Puka region.
Aerospace – a booming sector in the MENA region25 febrero, 2016The aerospace sector is booming in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and especially in Tunisia and Morocco. Although a relatively new sector, it already employs thousands of workers in both countries. Forecasts predict that the aerospace industry will continue to expand, given the geographical locations of the two countries, labour supply and government policies in attracting more investment to the sector.
Sri Lankan unions win concession from government25 febrero, 2016Trade unions in Sri Lanka receive confirmation that they will be consulted on proposed changes to labour laws.
Indonesian union adopts 40 per cent women quota25 febrero, 2016IndustriALL Global Union Indonesian affiliate, FSPMI, has adopted a 40 per cent quota for women in its leadership structures at its Congress on 10 February 2016.
Unsafe working conditions continue to kill miners in Pakistan25 febrero, 2016Three coal miners were killed by poisonous gas in a mine in the Duki area in Pakistan on 19 February.
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.
