NUM fighting back on retrenchments at Kumba Iron Ore23 July, 2015The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has succeeded in getting Kumba Iron Ore to retract offers made individually to workers.
JYRKI RAINA: Welcome to Global Worker21 May, 2014“Too many corporations and governments actively oppose workers’ demands for fairness and social justice.”
REGIONAL REPORT: New challenges and fights for trade unions in post Soviet Union countries21 May, 2014It is more than two decades since the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics disappeared from the global map. Many of the nations that broke away from what was once the biggest country in the world proclaimed they would follow a market-oriented path. As a result of the liberal reforms that took place, workers’ and trade union rights came under enormous pressure. Here is a closer look at some of the most recent developments in the region.
Myanmar mining unions set safety goal15 July, 2015Mining unions in Myanmar have resolved to set up health and safety committees at every mining operation in the country, following a joint IndustriALL Global Union workshop on 10 to 12 July in the city of Monywa, Sagaing.
IndustriALL Singapore National Council formed30 July, 2015IndustriALL Global Union affiliates in Singapore formed a national council on 20 July 2015, under the theme of unity.
ITUC names ten worst countries for workers5 June, 2015The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has listed the ten worst countries in the world for workers in its Global Rights Index 2015 report.
UGTT in Tunisia receives Nobel Peace Prize9 October, 2015Trade unions make a difference! The 2015 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to a quartet of Tunisian civil society groups for their promotion of democracy in the country following the Arab Spring. National trade union centre, Union Générale Tunisienne du Travail (UGTT) is one of the winners.
Belarusian unions use rare chance to rally on 7 October13 October, 2015For the first time in five years, unions in Belarus were allowed to conduct pickets on 7 October, the World Day for Decent Work.
Indian shipbreaking union calls on government to ratify Hong Kong Convention13 October, 2015The shipbreaking workers union at the Alang shipyards wrote to the Indian Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping to demand the country’s ratification of the international standard for health and safety in the industry, the Hong Kong Convention.
Organizing non-manual workers in a digital world15 October, 2015IndustriALL Global Union is continuing its work with non-manual workers, with the third meeting of Office in your Pocket on 19 and 20 November 2015 in Barcelona.
