Farewell to Fred Higgs - a great union leader17 marzo, 2015IndustriALL Global Union is in mourning at the death of former global trade union leader, Fred Higgs, who passed away on Sunday 15 March at the age of 68, following complications after stomach surgery.
Akzo Nobel Korea refuses to recognize IndustriALL affiliate KCTF11 agosto, 2014Korean workers at Akzo Nobel Powder Coatings Korea are being refused their right to collective bargaining after successfully organizing a majority of the 115-strong workforce. IndustriALL is intervening.
Unpaid garment workers on hunger strike6 agosto, 20141,600 Bangladeshi garment workers on hunger strike for more than a week have called for a strike at garment factories across the country on 10 August if outstanding salaries and bonuses are not paid.
Gaza: mark your commitment to peace on 7 August6 agosto, 2014IndustriALL Global Union is asking its affiliates to mark your commitment to peace on 7 August by joining the ITUC’s global Call to Action over the appalling death toll of civilians in Gaza.
Hankook continues to violate union rights in Hungary5 agosto, 2014Since the start of its Hungarian operations, leading Korean tire maker Hankook has been relentless in its union busting.
Two-month UWUA strike defeats subcontracting attack20 agosto, 2014Local 537 of the Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) is marking an important win after ratifying a new labour agreement with Pennsylvania-American Water. The new agreement brings nearly 150 workers back off strike and does not include management demands to eliminate protection against subcontracting.
Cambodian garment workers toiling to death14 agosto, 2014A combination of overwork, poor working conditions and poverty wages has seen another spike of Cambodian garment workers collapsing at work, but now workers are even dying on the job.
Customers, students, NGOs and unions all demand that NXP “Bring Back the 24!”14 agosto, 2014Electronics multinational NXP is coming under increasing pressure to reinstate the 24 union members it sacked three months ago in Cabuyao, Philippines. NXP’s corporate strategy in response to the pressure has been to repeatedly delay any intervention to wear down the MWAP union.
Capacity building in Egypt21 agosto, 2014During a series of seminars in Egypt, independent unions and IndustriALL affiliates called upon the government to adopt workers' suggested amendments to the drafted Labour Law.
Trainees win equal treatment at auto parts producer in India21 agosto, 2014Thanks to the commitment of the Plastic Omnium Varroc Kamgar Sangathna trade union, member of the IndustriALL Indian affiliate Shramik Ekta Mahasangh (SEM), workers of the auto parts producer employed as trainees will be granted the same rights and benefits as their colleagues on permanent contracts.
