Filipino metalworkers to target multinational suppliers9 March, 2015Metal unions in the Philippines are to target suppliers of multinational companies that are violating workers’ rights in the country.
Woman worker raped at South African mine10 March, 2015A suspect has been arrested and appeared at a South African court this morning following the rape of a female worker at the Thembelani mine in Rustenburg on Sunday.
IndustriALL in solidarity with striking USW workers10 March, 2015IndustriALL Global Union brought a message of solidarity to striking petrochemical workers in the USA this week.
9 miners dead and 23 missing after explosion in Ukrainian coal mine4 March, 2015A gas explosion at the depth of 1230 meters occurred in the Zasyadko mine in Donetsk region of Ukraine. At that moment some 230 miners were working underground.
Cambodian garment workers exposed to gross violations, says NGO report 13 March, 2015A damning report into Cambodian factories supplying brands such as Marks and Spencer, Gap, Adidas and H&M, has revealed alleged cases of child labour, forced overtime and aggressive anti-union discrimination.
Open Letter of the Metallurgical and Mining Industry Workers Union of Ukraine calls to establish peace13 May, 2015On 28 April 2015, the Sixth Congress of the Metallurgical and Mining Industry Workers Union of Ukraine, an affiliate of IndustriALL, took place in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine. The participants demanded to establish real peace in Ukraine.
IndustriALL gives voice to workers at OECD Steel Committee13 May, 2015At the OECD Steel Committee on 11 – 12 May in Paris, France, participants discussed steel market developments, industry viability and competitiveness, trade policies, excess capacity.
Turkish women form trade union platform network22 May, 2015IndustriALL organized a meeting on 7 May in Istanbul to create a women’s trade union platform network. The meeting was supported by FES and attended by about 25 women from Celik-Is, Tes-Is, Teksif, Oy Iplik-Is, Disk/Tekstil, Deriteks, Birlesik Metal-Is and Petrol-Is.
IndustriALL Executive Committee in Stockholm28 May, 2015On 19-20 May, IndustriALL Global Union held its Executive Committee meeting in Stockholm. Former trade union leader and now Swedish Prime Minister, Stefan Löfven, addressed the 200 participants, saying trade unions and organized workforce have an essential role to play in the fight for social justice.
IndustriALL backs metalworkers’ struggle in Turkey28 May, 2015Widespread strong labour unrest in large auto and supplier factories in several cities of Turkey, particularly in Bursa, known as the capital of the auto industry, brings significant gains and commitments from employers for workers.
