Trail of workers’ suicides and deaths in South India’s textile spinning mills15 February, 2018In the latest incident, on 6 February Dharshini Balasubramani’s body was found in the hostel at Dollar Spinning mills in Tamil Nadu.
More than 100 brands sign 2018 Transition Accord in Bangladesh 14 February, 2018The agreement to improve garment industry safety standards now covers more than 2 million workers
Job at IndustriALL Global Union Asia Pacific Office6 February, 2018IndustriALL Global Union is looking for a Regional Asia Pacific Textile and Garment Coordinator
Global unions reach US$2.3 million Bangladesh Accord settlement with multinational brand22 January, 2018IndustriALL Global Union and UNI Global Union have reached a US$2.3 million settlement with a multinational apparel brand to remedy life-threatening workplace hazards. The settlement, reached through an arbitration process under the legally-binding Bangladesh Accord for Fire and Building Safety, represents one of the largest payments made by a brand to remedy workplace dangers in its supply chain.
Settlement reached with global fashion brand in Bangladesh Accord arbitration15 December, 2017IndustriALL Global Union and UNI Global Union have reached a settlement agreement in a case under the legally-binding enforcement mechanisms of the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety.
Minimum wage win for unions in Mauritius13 December, 2017Years of campaigning by trade unions in Mauritius have paid off as the government approves a new minimum wage package totaling 9,000 Mauritian rupees per month (US$257) from next year.
IndustriALL welcomes nine new trade unions7 December, 2017IndustriALL Global Union accepted the affiliation of nine new trade unions at the recent Executive Committee meeting held in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, in November.
Ethiopia: Union recruits in industrial parks6 December, 2017IndustriALL's affiliate, Industrial Federation of Ethiopian Textile, Leather and Garment Workers Trade Unions (IFETLGWU), is on a recruitment drive. Recently it increased its membership by 13,922 workers, of whom 9,802 were women.
Ethiopia: Prioritizing women workers’ rights in the garment and textile sector20 November, 2017A meeting of the IndustriALL union building project held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 16 November, with paticipation from FNV Mondiaal, Solidaridad, and the ILO, agreed to continue supporting the fight for workers’ rights by women in the garment and textile sector. Collective bargaining agreements and promoting health and safety at factories were the other key areas discussed.
Inditex supplier unions meet in Hanoi to boost industrial relations13 October, 2017Thirty-three trade union leaders from Inditex supplier garment factory unions gathered in Hanoi, Vietnam from 6-7 October, for the second annual meeting to review their network’s activities for 2017, exchange best practices and set the agenda for 2018.
