Precarious work and safety key concerns for LafargeHolcim unions in India19 janvier, 2017Precarious work and health and safety topped the list of concerns at a meeting of IndustriALL Global Union affiliates at LafargeHolcim cement plants in India from 16-17 January 2017.
Bangladesh: Release arrested garment union leaders now!19 janvier, 2017IndustriALL Global Union together with UNI Global Union has launched an online campaign calling on the government of Bangladesh to immediately and unconditionally release garment trade union leaders detained in recent weeks.
Global unions back reinstatement of Hungarian union leader18 janvier, 2017IndustriALL Global Union is demanding the reinstatement of a union leader after she was illegally sacked for her trade union activities at an automotive supplier in Hungary.
Organizing in a fragile environment18 janvier, 2017As Somalia emerges from a long civil war, unions face the challenge of organizing in a society where the rule of law is weak.
NAM must reinstate fired union representative17 janvier, 2017A Dutch trade unionist will be in court on 19 January, demanding that his dismissal after 31 years from the oil company NAM, in which Shell and Esso own 50 per cent respectively, be overturned. He was dismissed with immediate effect in October last year after being falsely accused of having spread sensitive information relating to the company's pension scheme.
INTERVIEW: IndustriALL general secretary Valter Sanches17 janvier, 2017On 5 October 2016, Valter Sanches from Brazilian union CNM/CUT, was elected General Secretary of IndustriALL Global Union. Sanches, a former metalworker and life-long trade union activist, will lead IndustriALL for the next four years.
Workers’ rights are never out of fashion!13 janvier, 2017Half a million textile, garment, and footwear workers in Italy are on a general strike today, 13 January, demanding the renewal of the national labour contracts. A demonstration was held in Florence, coinciding with one of Italy’s major fashion events, Pitti Uomo.
Norwegian oil company DNO targeted by unions12 janvier, 2017Failure to pay workers in Yemen has made Norwegian oil company, DNO, a target of a trade union campaign.
Trinidad oil workers’ union wins pay increase12 janvier, 2017IndustriALL Global Union’s affiliate in Trinidad and Tobago, has won a hard-fought battle for a pay rise, after 5,000 oil workers threatened strike action against state oil company Petrotrin.
Kazakh authorities dissolve trade union center12 janvier, 2017IndustriALL Global Union expresses its outrage over the dissolution of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of the Republic of Kazakhstan (KNPRK).
