Reprisals and dismissals at Honda Mexico 9 May, 2013Honda Mexico has breached a workplace agreement and dismissed five workers in a complicit campaign by the company and local protection union, SETEAMI, to intimidate the workforce.
Egyptian workers raise their free voices9 May, 2013IndustriALL Global Union continues to give support to the free, independent and democratic trade union movement in Egypt through a special education and training program supported by AFL-CIO’s Solidarity Center via the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).
New fatal fire as talks continue on Bangladeshi safety plan9 May, 2013Another factory fire kills eight people, as death toll after Rana Plaza collapse reaches 900 and negotiations between IndustriALL and international clothing brands intensify before the 15 May deadline for a binding fire and building safety plan for Bangladesh.
Italian unions protest against 1,425 layoffs at Indesit12 June, 2013The Italian trade unions protest against the reorganization announced by the company early in June.
Honda Mexico must stick to its Agreement6 June, 2013Holding placards, workers at Honda Mexico held a meeting outside the Labour Ministry building in Mexico City on 4 June to demand the reinstatement of dismissed workers and respect for freedom of association.
Support the hunger strike of Maruti Suzuki workers15 July, 2013Workers at Maruti Suzuki are planning a hunger strike and a sit-in demonstration in Manesar, India, on 18 July. The aim is to free 147 jailed workers.
Union rights abused in Belarus20 August, 2013In violation of the national legislation the Belarusian authorities try to close down a local organization of the Radio and Electronics Industry Workers’ Union (REP), an IndustriALL affiliate in Belarus.
Leather workers stage protests in Iraq4 September, 2013In Iraq the State Company of the Leather Industries dismissed 200 workers. In opposition the Federation of Workers Councils & Unions of Iraq (FWCUI) organized a number of protests across the country.
Workers denounce illegal lockout at Kronos in Canada1 October, 2013320 workers locked out since June 2013 at the Kronos Canada Inc. factory in Varennes, Québec, gathered together with their families on 20 of September 2013 to denounce once again the intransigence of their employer.
Union members go on hunger strike in Belarus26 March, 2014In the morning of 25 March members of the Free Trade Union of Belarus (SPB) started a three-day hunger strike at the Bobruisk Factory of Tractor Parts and Units (BZTDiA). The workers made this decision because of the reluctance of the management to start bargaining.
