Turkish sock and underwear factory sacks union members26 июня, 2017Beks Sock and Underwear Factory – which produces for H&M, M&S and Tchibo – has fired union members in response to an organizing drive.
Iraqi parliament urged to reject illegitimate trade union law2 июня, 2017IndustriALL Global Union is calling on the parliament of Iraq to reject a draft trade union law that has been condemned for contravening the Iraqi constitution and breaking international conventions.
Philippine pharmaceutical unions to increase cooperation14 июня, 201711 union leaders in eight pharmaceutical companies operating in the Philippines met for a one-day strategic meeting on 24 May in Manila, to exchange information and launch a discussion on future coordination through network building.
Union bashing in Ivory Coast’s oil sector must end20 июля, 2017The oil industry in the Ivory Coast is rife with examples of union bashing. Workers at Libya Oil, Petroci and Klenzi face retrenchments, reduced benefits, job insecurity, harassment and threats of dismissal if staying in the union.
Bangladesh: workers win termination benefits 20 июля, 2017IndustriALL’s Global Framework Agreement (GFA) with H&M paves the way for 986 workers in six factories to receive termination benefits, and the disposal of cases filed against workers by suppliers following the crackdown on unions and workers earlier this year.
Fired by voicemail: an EDF worker speaks out3 августа, 2017On 29 June 2017, EDF Luminus management in Belgium abruptly sacked 14 workers. IndustriALL spoke to one of the affected workers.
IndustriALL condemns mock trials of union activists in Kazakhstan3 августа, 2017IndustriALL addressed to the leadership of Kazakhstan demanding to influence the situation and review the unjustified court sentencing of Larisa Kharkova, Nurbek Kushakbayev and Amin Yeleusinov.
Miners in Peru call national strike against labour reform24 июля, 2017Miners in Peru are taking indefinite national strike action against labour reforms attacking their rights and promoting precarious work.
French unions respond to new labour law1 сентября, 2017French President Emmanuel Macron faces a tough fight with unions as he introduces “reforms” to labour law.
South Africa: Transformation too slow for women mineworkers6 сентября, 2017IndustriALL affiliate, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), organized a women’s march to the Chamber of Mines in Johannesburg on 26 August, to protest the slow pace of transformation and empowerment for women working in the mines.
