Strike win just first step for Rio Tinto contract workers17 November, 2015Over 100 security guards for Rio Tinto in Madagascar have won a three week strike, a first step toward addressing poor working conditions for contactors at the mine.
Trade unions in Western Africa fight against precarious work29 October, 2015IndustriALL Global Union affiliates from Togo, Senegal and Burkina Faso have managed to convert several hundreds of precarious workers into permanent workers.
Guard strike points to global problem at Rio Tinto21 October, 2015A security guard strike at Rio Tinto’s mine in Madagascar points to a global problem: the company’s overreliance on and failure to take responsibility for precarious workers.
Trinidad and Tobago13 October, 2015IndustriALL affiliates OWTU and SWUTT hosted a seminar on 7 October as part of campaign to STOP Precarious Work.
Workers at LafargeHolcim demand good, safe jobs13 October, 2015On 7 October, the World Day for Decent Work, unions at LafargeHolcim demanded that the construction materials giant stop using precarious labour and quit putting profits before workers’ lives.
Belarusian unions use rare chance to rally on 7 October13 October, 2015For the first time in five years, unions in Belarus were allowed to conduct pickets on 7 October, the World Day for Decent Work.
IndustriALL flashmob for Decent Work9 October, 2015On 7 October, the World Day for Decent Work, IndustriALL organized the Planet for Decent Work Flashmob as part of the STOP Precarious Work global campaign.
Democratic Republic of Congo9 October, 2015IndustriALL Global Union affiliates in the Democratic Republic of Congo united on 7 October to discuss joint strategies to reduce subcontracting in the country and promote social responsibility by industrial enterprises. #STOPrecariousWork
Albania9 October, 2015Albanian affiliates of IndustriALL Global Union took joint action to mark World Day for Decent Work. The action focussed specifically on the Beralb mining company following its mass suspension of operations costing 300 jobs.
Croatia9 October, 2015IndustriALL affiliates, SMH-IS and EKN, took part in the Stop precarious work campaign activities together with their national confederation, SSSH.
