50,000 Brazilians march for labour rights7 марта, 2013The march organized by Brazil's trade union centres and social movements highlighted the need to strengthen the internal market in order to make progress on pay, employment and labour rights.
Trade unions are battling in New York for the status of women7 марта, 2013Union women from around the world are gathered in New York for the United Nations’ 57th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW57), starting on 4 March 2013.
Swaziland union federation dealt another blow7 марта, 2013The Industrial Court in Swaziland ruled against the legitimacy of the Trade Union Congress of Swaziland (Tucoswa), giving advantage to the repressive Swazi regime to undermine calls from labour for democracy ahead of national elections.
Russian unionist freed from prison7 марта, 2013On 6 March a Russian court ordered to free Valentin Urusov, a union leader at diamond mines in Sakha, Russia, from prison. Unions in Russia and across the world have always underlined Urusov’s innocence.
Minimum wage needed to push back exploitation in Uganda7 марта, 2013In February 2013, the Ugandan government agreed to renew efforts to establish a minimum wage, after decades of immobility on the matter.
Strike notice at Caterpillar Belgium7 марта, 2013Trade unions at Caterpillar in Belgium stand united in face of Caterpillar’s announcement that it intends to lay off 1,400 workers at its plant in Gosselies.
Slovenian law changes to restrict precarious work7 марта, 2013Unions in Slovenia have been part of negotiations that have resulted in stronger limitations on temporary and agency work
IndustriALL Europe Equal Opportunities Working Group meets7 марта, 2013The IndustriALL Europe Equal Opportunities Working Group met on 27 February 2013 in Frankfurt, hosted by IG Metall.
Ford Brazil fined for outsourcing7 марта, 2013Ford Brazil has been fined R$400 million (US$200 million) for illegal outsourcing at its Tatuí plant, in the interior of Sao Paulo state, where it has a development centre and a test track.
SACTWU steps up the fight for a living wage7 марта, 2013The Southern African Clothing and Textile Worker Union (SACTWU) put together national sectoral demands and an aggressive programme of action based on the 16,000 living wage demands collected from its members.
