Ban Asbestos: Indian unions engage in dialogue with Australian Senator25 juillet, 2012Indian trade unionists and Australian Labor Party Senator, Ms. Lisa Singh, shared various aspects of the Ban Asbestos campaign in India and Australia in a meeting on 18 July at New Delhi. They resolved to work closely to intensify the campaign to ban asbestos.
More than 100 workers dismissed at Honduran company distributing Caterpillar equipment25 juillet, 2012The union representing workers at CEMCOL has denounced the company’s anti-trade union attitude and requested solidarity.
Support striking Unite members at Paragon in the UK24 juillet, 2012Members of Unite the Union are fighting back against Paragon, as the leading printing company attempts to squeeze yet more profits out of its workers in Sunderland, Northeast England.
Brands must support collective bargaining in collegiate supplier factory24 juillet, 2012IndustriALL Global Union and the ITUC have sent a joint letter to Nike and Adidas calling on them to take immediate action to protect an extremely fragile industrial relations situation at Honduran supplier, Pinehurst Manufacturing.
Rio Tinto voted worst company linked to Olympics23 juillet, 2012Rio Tinto was awarded the gold medal on Friday 20 July in London, after being voted the worst company linked to the London Olympics.
Workers down tools on job and salary cuts at Evraz 23 juillet, 2012On July 15th 2012 2000 members of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) employed by Evraz Highveld Steel and Vanadium down tools in protest of salary cuts and retrenchments.
Peru textile unions step up campaign against short-term contracts 20 juillet, 2012Two Peruvian textile workers’ federations are launching an ‘adopt a Congress person’ campaign as part of their efforts to end a law which has condemned workers to a lifetime of short-term contracts in appalling working conditions.
Bridgestone workers still on strike in Bahia, Brazil20 juillet, 2012The workers have been on strike for 20 days and have received support from the USW in the United States, which has promised to seek channels of mediation with the company.
8,500 utility workers locked-out in New York19 juillet, 2012IndustriALL affiliate, the Utility Workers Union of America is calling for solidarity after the electric and gas utility company Consolidated Edison locked out 8,500 workers on 1 July 2012.
