Asian oil and gas unions form regional network for broader cooperation6 September, 2016IndustriALL Global Union affiliates in the oil and gas sectors from Taiwan, Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia and Singapore met in Taipei on 26-27 August 2016 to create a regional union network in Asia Pacific region.
DNO Yemen union wins case against Norwegian oil company1 September, 2016The labour court of Yemen has found in favour of the union after 200 staff were sacked by text message.
Historic ceasefire in Colombia31 August, 2016A bilateral and definitive ceasefire agreed by the Colombian government and the FARC will bring peace to the country after 50 years of violence.
South African petrochemical workers win three-week strike19 August, 2016On 17 August, the Chemical Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers Union (CEPPWAWU), an IndustriALL South African affiliate, signed new two-year agreement with the National Petroleum Employers' Association.
IndustriALL condemns death threats made to Colombian union leader 10 August, 2016IndustriALL Global Union is outraged at the threats received by trade union leader Rodolfo Vecino Acevedo, a member of the national executive committee of the Colombian oil workers’ union, USO, an IndustriALL affiliate.
Unions meet with EDF management for annual GFA evaluation4 August, 2016Representatives of unions and management from the French company EDF met in Paris to revive the GFA, officially called “Worldwide Corporate Social Responsibility Agreement”.
North Sea workers strike again as support floods in from around the world3 August, 2016Unite and RMT members working on seven Shell platforms in the North Sea will take further strike action on 4 and 5 August.
ENEL Global Works Council meets to develop GFA renewal22 July, 2016The ENEL Global Works Council met in Rome in July 2016 to raise issues from ENEL sites around the world, and develop the renewal of the global framework agreement which will expire.
UK oil and gas workers to embark on first North Sea strike in a generation21 July, 2016Almost 400 members of IndustriALL Global Union affiliates Unite and the RMT at multinational oil and gas services company Wood Group will take industrial action on 26 July in a dispute over 30 per cent pay cuts and changes to allowances.
IndustriALL and ENI agree on improved rights and world works council 7 July, 2016IndustriALL Global Union and Italian energy giant Eni have renewed their global framework agreement, with improved rights for 33,000 direct employees in 65 countries including a world works council.
