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Chileans mark Mexico days of action

18 March, 2013CONAGRA the UNI Global Union affiliated trade union led a meeting with Mexican Embassy officials and delivered a joint trade union letter placing the common demands of the global campaign.

Guatemalans mobilize outside Mexican Embassy

18 March, 2013Affiliated trade unions of the ITUC and Uni Global Union demonstrated in front of the Mexican Embassy and delivered a joint letter to senior official Luis Dominguez.

Mexico Days of Action in Colombia

18 March, 2013UNI Global Union affiliates assembled outside the Mexican Embassy and delivered the joint letter with demands in line with the global campaign. The trade union delegation were however refused a meeting with Embassy officials.

IndustriALL marks Global Women's Day

18 March, 2013USW held its Women of Steel Conference in Pittsburgh from 10 to 13 March under the motto Honoring our Past – Protecting our Future. The conference was attended by nearly 1,000 women from all sectors and all regions in the United States and Canada, the most ever. The conference focused on how women can get involved in the union in the areas of education, communication, political influence, trade work, organizing, legislation, rapid response and safety.

Mauritian unions mobilize against increasing casualization of labor in the private sector

18 March, 2013In Mauritius, new employment legislation adopted in 2009 led to deregulation of the labor market and a massive expansion of contract work.

IndustriALL in India for days of action

15 March, 2013IndustriALL General Secretary Jyrki Raina Projects & Rights' Officer Suzanna Miller participated in a meeting of around 400-500 workers in Calcutta marking the international Campaign.

32,000 Indian steel workers organized since 2010

14 March, 2013Through IndustriALL Global Union’s organizing project known as “More members, fewer unions” two Indian affiliates, the INMF and SMEFI, organized over 32,000 new members between 2010 and 2012.

South African state utility hit hard by strikes

14 March, 2013Strikes at the construction site of its new power station Medupi and at coal operations of Exxaro Resources add to power company Eskom’s woes to address power supply challenges.

Social dialogue and trade union networking at Unilever

14 March, 2013The consumer products multinational corporation Unilever’s huge profits continue to grow but so does the company’s pressure on its employees’ trade unions around the world. IndustriALL participated in sessions of international social dialogue and trade union networking on 4-7 March, building on the trade union response to this trend.

Sri Lankan garment workers rally to keep jobs

14 March, 2013On 10 March more than 400 garment workers, members of IndustriALL Global Union’s affiliate FTZ-GSEU, demonstrated and demanded that the Sri Lankan government collaborate with unions to keep their industry in the country.