Canadian union blockades GM HQ to protest plant closure24 janvier, 2019Members of IndustriALL Global Union affiliate Unifor formed a blockade outside General Motors’ (GM) headquarters in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada on 23 January 2019 to protest the company’s plan to shut the local assembly plant.
Vale must be held accountable for Brazilian dam disaster 28 janvier, 2019Vale must be held accountable, say global unions IndustriALL and Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) as hundreds are feared to have died as a result of a dam collapse at Brumadinho in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais on 25 January.
ILO puts people first in future of work report22 janvier, 2019The International Labour Organization (ILO) has called for a human-centred agenda for the future of work in a landmark report launched today at its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
Precedent set as Belarusian authorities register local union23 janvier, 2019For the first time since the submission of a complaint to the International Labour Organization (ILO) in 2000 against violations of trade union rights, Belarusian authorities have registered an independent local union.
Italian unions stage massive protest against government policy13 février, 2019Hundreds of thousands of people participated in a rally organized by trade union federations in Rome, Italy, on 9 February in protest against the government’s austerity policies.
South African unions call for a Just Transition to renewable energy21 novembre, 2018Unions reject government plans to close five coal-fired power stations and award renewable energy contracts to independent power producers (IPPs) without a Just Transition plan in place. They say this will put close to 100,000 workers out of work.
Korean workers down tools in national strike for Chaebol reform21 novembre, 2018Members of IndustriALL Global Union affiliate the Korean Metal Workers’ Union (KMWU) joined the KCTU general strike today calling for reform to chaebols and to labour laws.
Strengthening youth participation in South East Asia31 octobre, 201832 young unionists from South East Asia held their first regional youth exchange forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 22 – 23 October.
Spanish coal unions win landmark Just Transition deal1 novembre, 2018After years of struggle, Spanish mining unions have won a landmark deal for a Just Transition from coal mining, with sustainable development for mining regions.
IndustriALL renews global agreement with German multinational, Rheinmetall 12 octobre, 2018IndustriALL Global Union has renewed and strengthened its global framework agreement (GFA) with German auto supply and defense company, Rheinmetall.
