Turkish unions in Mexico days of action18 February, 2013IndustriALL-affiliated union Petrol-Is wrote to Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto marking the global days of action. See the letter here.
Trade unions rise to fight violence against women18 February, 2013Trade unions from Fiji to the United States signed up to the action known as One Billion Rising organized worldwide on 14 February. Women (and men) were called upon to walk out, dance and rise up to demand an end to violence.
Take action in solidarity with Mexican Bata workers18 February, 2013Send letters of solidarity to a group of workers in Mexico at Calzado Sandak, a subsidiary of the Bata Shoe Company, which attempted eighteen months ago to close its unionized plant illegally and shift production to homeworkers or small workshops.
Italian union action18 February, 2013FIM-CISL letter to Mexican President Peña Nieto.See the special report published 22 February by Conquiste del Lavoro by Gianni ALIOTI the
FNV Bondgenoten to take action for Mexico days14 February, 2013Dutch affiliate FNV Bondgenoten will mark the Mexico days of action with a mobilization at the Mexican Embassy in the Hague on 19 February.
Union rights at Nigerian Oil and Gas Free Zone14 February, 2013Pressure from a threatened strike has resulted in the Nigerian government giving oil companies in the zone 90 days to establish unionization in their companies.
19 miners died in an explosion in Russia21 February, 201319 miners died and 3 more were injured in a methane explosion at Vorkutinskaya mine (Vorkuta, Russia) on 11 February. Representatives of the Russian Independent Coal Employees’ Union (Rosugleprof), an IndustriALL affiliate, were included in the commission to investigate the causes of the tragedy.
Emcocables refuses to negotiate a collective agreement21 February, 2013SINTRAEMCOCABLES, the union representing workers at the Colombian steel cables company, Emcocables S.A., is demanding a 5.75% pay rise. The company is offering 4.5%.
Finnish Metalworkers write to Peña Nieto20 February, 2013See here the letter to Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto from the Finnish Metalworkers' Union marking the 2013 days of action.
