IndustriALL affiliates celebrate Africa Industrialization Day – 2017
Several events were held in conjunction with Africa Industrialization Day, 2017.
Oil and gas unions work to improve quality of life in the north of Russia
IndustriALL Global Union, the International Labour Organization (ILO), IndustriALL affiliate the Russian Oil, Gas and Construction Workers Union (ROGWU) and the All-Russian sectoral association of employers in the oil and gas industry held an international conference in Surgut, Russia, on "Topical issue of wages in the North: international and national aspects" on 16 and 17 November.
CTM thugs kill two brothers at the Media Luna mine in Mexico
Two miners employed by Torex Gold Resources of Mexico were killed by armed thugs hired by the Confederación de Trabajadores Mexicanos (CTM) during a peaceful strike
Unions take action in support of sustainable national and regional industry
Latin American and Caribbean trade unions started to plan action in support of sustainable national and regional industry at an IndustriALL seminar on 15 November in Montevideo, Uruguay
Ethiopia: Prioritizing women workers’ rights in the garment and textile sector
A meeting of the IndustriALL union building project held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 16 November, with paticipation from FNV Mondiaal, Solidaridad, and the ILO, agreed to continue supporting the fight for workers’ rights by women in the garment and textile sector. Collective bargaining agreements and promoting health and safety at factories were the other key areas discussed.
Turkey: Workers fired from Posco Assan steel plant for joining union
Forty members of Birleşik Metal-İş have been dismissed from the Posco Assan steel plant in Kocaeli, Turkey, for joining the union.
Automotive meeting discusses transition to e-mobility
The IndustriALL Global Union Automotive Working Group meeting in Pretoria, South Africa 1-3 November, made up of 70 delegates from 15 countries, exchanged information on technological changes in the automotive sector, discussed how to organize along value chains and to effectively fight precarious work.
Gold Dust: the human cost of the Grasberg mine crisis
IndustriALL has released a documentary film on the effect of the strike at the Grasberg mine on workers and their communities
Violence against women: not in my union, not in my workplace
Take the pledge and commit your union to fighting violence against women.
IndustriALL Executive Committee takes strong stand against corporate greed and violence against women
The Executive Committee, meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 8 and 9 November, endorsed campaigns against Glencore, Shell, violence against women, and in support of workers fired for striking at the Grasberg mine in Indonesia.
Romania: protest against shifting cost of social security onto workers’ shoulders
Protests engaging many thousands across the country took place on 12 November 2017 in many big cities of Romania including Alba Iulia, Arad, Constanța, Brăila, Brașov, Cluj-Napoca and others.
Indian unions mobilize thousands of workers to protest anti-worker policies of Modi government
Intensifying protests against the Modi government, Indian unions held massive three-day demonstrations in front of the parliament on 9-11 November in Delhi.
IndustriALL calls on Government of Iran to release Mahmoud Salehi and Reza Shahabi
IndustriALL Global Union has written to the Government of Iran to demand the release of Mahmoud Salehi, Reza Shahabi and other imprisoned trade unionists. The union activists are seriously ill and need urgent medical attention.
South Africa: Coalminers give notice to strike
Coalminers in South Africa belonging to IndustriALL Global Union affiliate, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), will give notice to strike on 16 November after wage negotiations with the Chamber of Mines have reached a deadlock. Miners were demanding a one off payment of US$77. Further, they wanted an eight per cent increase in 2018, and nine per cent in 2019.
IndustriALL Executive Committee endorses Glencore campaign
The IndustriALL Executive Committee meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka today endorsed a global campaign against the commodities multinational Glencore.
Tunisian metalworkers’ strike results in salary increase
Steadfast determination from IndustriALL Global Union’s affiliate in Tunisia has secured a pay rise for workers in the metal sector, following industrial action in September and the threat of further strike action later this month.
IndustriALL’s Women’s Committee calls on unions to take pledge to combat violence against women in the workplace
Violence against women in the workplace was a key topic when the IndustriALL Women Committee met in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 7 November. The Committee reinforced its support for a campaign to fight against violence and harassment against women in the workplace.
IndustriALL affiliates protest against precarious work in Sri Lanka
Trade union leaders from near 50 countries joined IndustriALL affiliates in Sri Lanka on 8 November to demonstrate against precarious work, showing the full force of the global union movement.
IndustriALL affiliates demand to respect workers’ rights in the materials industries
Over 60 delegates from 21 unions representing glass, ceramics and cement workers in 16 countries from all continents came to Bremen, Germany for the World Conference of the Materials Industries.
Defend Georgian trade unions
IndustriALL Global Union has launched a solidarity campaign with the Trade Union of Metallurgy, Mining and Chemical Industry Workers of Georgia (TUMMCIWG) and its primary organization at Rustavi Azot fertilizer plant in Georgia.
