Norwegian action on Mexico28 February, 2013Mexico has no embassy in Norway, so Fellesforbundet has led other kinds of activities in connection with the Mexico Days of Action:
Japan's unions add their weight to Mexico action28 February, 2013On 22 February, a delegation from IndustriALL affiliates of Japan (JCM, IndustriALL･JAF, UA Zensen) handed over a letter to Mexican embassy, calling on the below demands and discussed the labor situation in Mexico.
Mexico: change is in the air15 July, 2015 At a forum on the ILO recommendations to the government of Mexico held in Mexico City in early July, participants were reminded that, while slow, international mechanisms do help strengthen the hand of unions at the national level.
Mexico to ratify ILO Convention 98 on Collective Bargaining16 March, 2015International and regional trade union groups have welcomed a commitment by Mexican Secretary for Labour and Social Welfare, Alfonso Navarrete Prida, to ratify ILO Convention 98 and promote genuine collective bargaining. This is a first step to end the use of ‘protection contracts’.
14 clothing brands express support for reform of Mexico’s labour justice system16 August, 201714 international clothing brands have written to the Mexican government declaring their support for constitutional reform of the labour justice system and for secondary legislation to fully reflect the constitutional changes.
Strengthening young workers and women in Mexican unions 7 November, 2014The fourth seminar of the IndustriALL LAC Regional Education and Strengthening of Trade Unions Project for Young Workers was held in Mexico City on 20 – 21 October 2014. Delegates discussed the violence suffered by young workers and the degree of state repression against all those who try to organise themselves to demand their rights.
Mexican training workshop reflects changing times6 February, 2015Union training for mining workers is nothing new. An event organized recently by IndustriALL affiliate Los Mineros of Mexico was a workshop with a difference, however: here, the participants were all women.
Right to strike hits home in Mexico20 February, 2015In Mexico, the day of action on the right to strike on 18 February held a special significance for independent unions.
Global May Day celebrations2 May, 2014On May Day, IndustriALL Global Union affiliates around the world celebrated the international workers' day.
Still no justice, ten years after the Pasta de Conchos homicide18 February, 2016Ten years after the mining homicide at Pasta de Conchos, Mexico, the government has still not conducted a thorough investigation into the real causes of the disaster, brought those responsible to justice, recovered the bodies or compensated the families of the victims.
