Minera Panama is violating workers’ rights10 May, 2023Minera Panama, a subsidiary of First Quantum Minerals, is pursuing a policy that violates the fundamental right to organize and bargain collectively. IndustriALL is urging Canadian mining company First Quantum Minerals to ensure respect for the right to freedom of association at its copper mine in Panama.
Violent attack against Korean unionists must stop8 June, 2023Two unionists from the Federation of Korean Metalworkers’ Trade Unions (FKMTU) were injured after they were violently attacked by Korean police.
Indian unions ask ILO to discuss attacks on workers’ rights6 June, 2023In a joint letter to the Director General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), unions in India are drawing attention to the anti-worker provisions in the country's newly promulgated four labour laws, asking that the Indian government’s violations of workers’ rights are added to the agenda of the ongoing 111th International Labour Conference in Geneva.
Korean unions need your solidarity18 May, 2023Unions in Korea are being subjected to serious repression by authorities, where restrictive definitions in the labour law mean that everyday trade union activities are being criminalized. KMWU is calling for a warning strike on 31 May.
Serbia: workers in Yura need fair wages and decent working conditions18 November, 2024Today, the Hyundai/Kia network, Confederation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Serbia, together with the Independent Union of Metalworkers of Serbia IndustriALL Global Union and industriAll European Trade Union, met to express their solidarity with the workers of Yura in Serbia in their struggle for union recognition, fairer wages and decent working conditions.
Despite court order, justice eludes IFFCO Pakistan workers14 November, 2024IndustriALL is calling on IFFCO Pakistan to respect workers’ rights and immediately implement the Supreme Court order, passed on 4 April 2024, that granted 55 contract workers of IFFCO, the status of permanent workers.
South Korean metalworkers stage nationwide strike to defend democracy6 December, 2024Factories across South Korea’s metal sector came to a standstill today as tens of thousands of workers heeded a two-hour general strike call from IndustriALL affiliate Korean Metal Workers' Union (KMWU). The strikes follows an emergency meeting of the union’s Central Executive Committee, where members were urged to strike for at least two hours per shift on 5 and 6 December to call on President Yoon Suk Yeol to resign.
Trabajadores metalúrgicos surcoreanos organizan una huelga nacional para defender la democracia6 December, 2024Las fábricas del sector metalúrgico de Corea del Sur se paralizaron hoy cuando decenas de miles de trabajadores respondieron a una convocatoria de huelga general de dos horas del Sindicato de Trabajadores Metalúrgicos de Corea (KMWU), afiliado a IndustriALL. Las huelgas se producen tras una reunión de emergencia del Comité Ejecutivo Central del sindicato, en la que se instó a los afiliados a hacer huelga durante al menos dos horas por turno los días 5 y 6 de diciembre para exigir la dimisión del presidente Yoon Suk Yeol.
Llamado a la acción: basta de represión sindical en la empresa tailandesa YPC Precision4 December, 2024IndustriALL Global Union insta a la empresa tailandesa YPC Precision a poner fin a sus prácticas antisindicales y a respetar la libertad sindical de los trabajadores.
There must be respect for democratic rights in Georgia10 December, 2024In the light of the protests in recent weeks in Georgia, IndustriALL Global Union calls on the government of Georgia to respect the people’s rights of peaceful assembly and freedom of expression.
