Ongoing strike at Fletcher Insulation, Australia4 May, 2017The strike at Fletcher Insulation Australia’s Dandenong site in Victoria has now reached over 70 days, and is continuing.
IndustriALL and ITUC support Indonesian living wage struggle4 February, 2016Speaking at a joint press conference in Jakarta today, ITUC and IndustriALL general secretaries Sharan Burrow and Jyrki Raina urged the Indonesian government to return to the bargaining table with unions to increase the minimum wage .
Brazil – mining flood destroys everything in its way24 November, 2015IndustriALL offers its solidarity to the residents and workers of Mariana, Brazil, victims of the environmental disaster caused by the collapse of a dam at a mine owned by Samarco Mineração S.A. The tide of toxic sludge has killed nine people, flora and fauna, and 19 people are still missing.
Nissan workers use dialogue and demonstration to advance their cause22 February, 2016Three trade union centres in Brazil are using a combination of dialogue and demonstration to advance the cause of Nissan workers. They organized a demonstration and a meeting with the Organizing Committee of the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, to be held in Rio de Janeiro. They demanded that Nissan should be made to observe the terms of its official sponsorship deal and not violate human rights in the company’s supply chain.
Willbes & Co reinstates 15 dismissed workers in the Dominican Republic24 August, 2017National and international solidarity, combined with intervention by global brands, played an important role in encouraging the Korean clothing company Willbes & Co to reinstate 15 workers who were dismissed for exercising their right to organize.
Sintracarbón announces possible strike action at Cerrejón Colombia20 March, 2020The national union of workers in the coal industry (Sintracarbón, which is affiliated to IndustriALL in Colombia) voted in favour of a strike at the multinational Cerrejón 50 days after failing to reach an agreement in the negotiations to renew the current collective agreement.
Council of global unions joint statement on the suspension of Indian labour laws 22 May, 2020The CGU and ITUC calls on the government of India to respect its obligations under international labour standards and ensure that States which have suspended its labour laws immediately reverse these measures.
Increasing global strength 23 June, 2020IndustriALL’s Executive Committee approved the affiliation of eight new unions from Bahrain, El Salvador, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Switzerland and Zimbabwe, adding around 30,000 new members and one new country to the list of affiliated unions.
Trade unionism is not a crime; activists are not terrorists 28 November, 2020Council of Global Unions statement on the day of action on the Philippines
Thousands of miners rally in the US4 April, 2013The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) rallied against Patriot Coal on 1 April for miner pensions and benefits in Charleston, mobilizing 10,000 activists onto the street.
