Caterpillar network meets UAW president Dennis Williams in Detroit17 junio, 2016On 15 and 16 June, 29 Caterpillar trade union delegates from four continents met in Detroit, Michigan, at the invitation of IndustriALL Global Union and US affiliate United Auto Workers (UAW).
Pakistan: Factory fire victims welcome renewed talks on compensation7 junio, 2016The Meeting of the Ali Enterprises Affectees Association, held in Karachi on 28 May 2016, welcomed international-level talks on compensation for victims of Pakistan’s worst ever industrial accident.
Mexican union leader calls for immediate government action 9 junio, 2016Mexican trade union leader, Napoleon Gomez, is calling for the Mexican government to take immediate action to stop the grave violations of trade union rights in the country.
Bangladesh shipbreaking workers trained in collective bargaining and health and safety28 julio, 2016Shipbreaking workers in Bangladesh have been trained in collective bargaining, social dialogue, and health and safety at IndustriALL Global Union workshops in the Bangladeshi shipbreaking city of Chittagong.
Victory at last for Bata workers in Mexico28 julio, 2016IndustriALL Global Union is celebrating the end of a five-year conflict as the Sandak-Bata workers’ union has finally reached an acceptable agreement with Calzado Sandak, a Mexican subsidiary of the Swiss-headquartered multinational shoe company, Bata.
Regional paper and cellulose sector aims to form federation2 agosto, 2016More than 30 leaders of trade unions in the Latin American paper and cellulose industry shared ideas on forming a federation that would help to build networks and strengthen the industry in the region.
LG India workers return to work after 10 day protest22 julio, 2016Workers of LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd returned to work after a ten-day protest against management’s unilateral transfer of 12 workers, including union office bearers, to different parts of India. IndustriALL Global Union affiliate, SMEFI, extended its support to the LG workers’ struggle.
IndustriALL Global Union is looking for a Director for Automotive and Rubber Industries11 agosto, 2016IndustriALL is looking for an experienced director to lead our work in the automotive (production, research and development, distribution and service in the automotive industry and in the supply chain) and rubber (research and production of synthetic rubber and composites and fabrication of both natural and synthetic rubber products) industries as part of our industrial team. The position is based in Geneva and involves frequent travel.
Ukrainian coal miners desperate over unpaid wages11 agosto, 2016ITUC and IndustriALL intervene as mine worker sets himself on fire after being driven to despair by the authorities’ indifference about unpaid wages.
Uruguay: paper union seeks to negotiate the rehiring of 270 workers24 agosto, 2016Ninety percent of the workers of the National Paper Factory in Colonia, Uruguay, have been laid off due to the factory’s economic difficulties. FOPCU, an IndustriALL affiliate, is negotiating their rehiring with the company and the ministry of labour.
