Rio Tinto: The way it really works14 July, 2015IndustriALL's publication Rio Tinto: The way it really works documents the vast difference between what Rio Tinto says and what it actually does.
Switzerland under pressure from unions worldwide over Glencore7 July, 2015IndustriALL Global Union affiliates across four continents targeted Switzerland last week to pressure the country into holding mining giant Glencore responsible for worker violations abroad.
Ugandan unions in joint organizing drive6 July, 2015IndustriaLL Global Union affiliates in Uganda came together for a national planning meeting in the country’s capital Kampala on 25 and 26 June 2015 as part of the IndustriALL East African Union Building Project.
Kyrgyzstan: Flash mob protest against slave labour code3 July, 2015A flash mob of around 50 union activists stood in silence in front the Ministry of Economy of Kyrgyzstan on 2 July brandishing posters declaring: “I am against the Slave Labour Code”.
Brazil unions show solidarity with Mercedes Benz workers30 June, 2015The strike at the Mercedes Benz plant in Brazil in protest at 500 dismissals continues and support is growing for the striking workers. Leaders of the chemicals and other sectors showed their solidarity by attending the workers’ camp on 25 June.
Textile and garment industry director needed at IndustriALL30 June, 2015IndustriALL Global Union is looking for a Director to cover the textile, garment, shoe and leather industry.
Sector-wide collective agreements to counter workers’ problems in the chemical industry25 June, 2015Following industry level bargaining in Germany’s chemical industry earlier this year, IndustriALL Global Union affiliates in Belgium and Spain have concluded collective bargaining agreements for the chemical sector with important achievements.
Hugo Boss must address rights abuses at Peruvian supplier16 June, 2015IndustriALL Global Union is calling on luxury clothing brand, Hugo Boss, to urgently intervene at its Peruvian textile supplier Topy Top over allegations of worker rights violations and union busting.
IndustriALL’s UK steel affiliates to strike against pension cuts11 June, 201517,000 Tata Steel workers in the UK will halt the country’s steel industry on 22 June in a strike rejecting proposed pension cuts.
Lesotho unions merge3 June, 2015IndustriALL Global Union affiliates organising predominantly in Lesotho’s textile and garment sector merged on 31 May to form a new union, the Independent Democratic Union of Lesotho (IDUL).
