Asia-Pacific unions call for day of action for trade justice21 juin, 2019Fifty union leaders resolved to organize a regional day of action for trade justice on 30 August as a collective effort to highlight the negative implications of free trade agreements in Asia-Pacific.
Trade union repression continues in Algeria20 juin, 2019Independent Algerian trade union leader, Raouf Mellal, was at the International Labour Conference in Geneva this week to highlight the human rights abuses he and his fellow trade unionists have suffered at the hands of the Algerian authorities.
World unions march to UN for a fair social contract19 juin, 2019On the 100th anniversary of the International Labour Organization, unions from around the world who are attending the International Labour Conference marched to the Broken Chair at the UN office in Geneva to call for a fair social contract for the 21st century.
Young unionists demanding justice for Lula 18 juin, 2019Young unionists from Latin America, the Caribbean and Germany participated in a solidarity action with ex-President of Brazil, Lula da Silva, demanding justice and his release from prison.
UAW loses election at VW Chattanooga by narrow margin18 juin, 2019Just as in 2014, right wing politicians, pressure groups, the company and union busting law firms invested all they could to prevent IndustriALL affiliate UAW from winning the union elections at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA.
United Steelworkers files ILO complaint against Quebec government17 juin, 2019USW Métallos in Canada, whose 1,000 members in Bécancour, Québec, have been locked out from work at the Alcoa plant for nearly 17 months after the company refused to negotiate, has filed a complaint with the International Labour Organization.
#14J: massive general strike in Brazil17 juin, 2019At a general strike in Brazil on 14 June, an estimated 45 million workers across the country mobilized in protest of the government's continued attacks on their rights.
Solidarity with striking metal workers in Italy 14 juin, 2019Metal workers are taking to the streets of Milan, Florence and Naples today in a general strike over the future of their industry.
If you are unhappy resign, Ethiopian workers told13 juin, 2019It seems like work experience in Ethiopia’s growing textile and garment sector matters little for some employers.
Colombia: increasing violence against union leaders13 juin, 2019Colombian trade union leaders Igor Díaz and Dibeth Quintana have again received death threats. Since Iván Duque became president last year, violence against union and social leaders has been on the rise.
