Addressing gender based violence in Tanzania22 mai, 2014IndustriALL conducted several activities with Tanzanian affiliates during the week of 12 May to encourage workers to take up action on sexual harassment and gender based violence and raise awareness on HIV and AIDS.
Global unions sign Health and Safety Agreement with GDF Suez22 mai, 2014French utility giant GDF Suez has made a commitment with global unions to end fatalities linked to the company across its entire operations, including subcontractors.
Union leaders announce commitments to fight against climate change22 mai, 2014At the ITUC congress in Berlin, more than 50 unions representing millions of workers signed up for the Unions4Climate action. This call for climate justice signals the start of a global mobilisation for a climate deal in Paris in 2015.
IF Metall congress shows support for workers around the world 22 mai, 2014As Sweden is gearing up for EU elections in a few days and national elections in September, IndustriALL affiliate IF Metall took to their congress in Stockholm to discuss the labour market, salaries and social security. The Swedish union also called upon the Turkish government to take swift action against the mining tragedy in Soma.
PROFILE: Fighting for women in the DRC21 mai, 2014The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is torn apart by conflict fuelled by powerful foreign interests in its great mineral wealth. Josée Shimbi Umba is First Deputy General Secretary responsible for women’s issues at the Council of Metalworkers Unions of the DRC (CSC), fighting for the rights of women in an environment of extreme exploitation and abuse.
IndustriALL members in the Balkans suffering from huge flood21 mai, 2014All IndustriALL trade union affiliates of BIH (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Serbia and Croatia have members in the area affected by the worst floods since records began in the region 120 years ago.
SPECIAL REPORT: Inditex and IndustriALL Global Union: Getting results from a global framework agreement 21 mai, 2014The global framework agreement (GFA) between IndustriALL Global Union and the world’s largest fashion retailer, Inditex, stands as a model of a successful GFA for the rest of garment sector. Established in 2007, it has helped to reinstate workers expelled for being union activists, raise salaries and promote freedom of association in countries where unionization has traditionally been weak.
PROFILE: Colombian mining and energy trade unions make progress towards unity21 mai, 2014Killings, detentions and persecution of trade unionists as well as abuse of labour rights and outsourcing are all challenges faced by three of IndustriALL Global Union’s affiliates in the energy and mining sectors in Colombia. Believing in strength by numbers, the three trade unions have now embarked on a journey towards unity.
PROFILE: The struggle continues21 mai, 2014Charismatic Indonesian trade union leader Said Iqbal is the epitome of the dynamism his trade union confederation, the KSPI, has shown in the last few years. Faced with problems such as outsourcing and a minimum wage that is too low, Said Iqbal is committed to fight for change.
REPORT: IndustriALL mobilizes global support for garment workers in Cambodia21 mai, 2014The rights of garment workers in Cambodia have become a priority for IndustriALL Global Union following the government’s brutal crackdown on wage demonstrations in January, leaving four people dead, 39 injured and 23 people in prison.
