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Women demand more space in Turkish unions

Wed, 05/13/2020 - 05:55

A deep mapping exercise of women's structures and activities inside IndustriALL Global Union’s Turkish affiliates reveals the need for more space in membership and leadership of the unions.

Unions urge LafargeHolcim: "No feast in a time of plague!"

Tue, 05/12/2020 - 10:11

The international and European unions representing LafargeHolcim workers around the world urged the company’s shareholders, ahead of the annual general meeting (AGM), “to prioritize the protection of employment, income and the health and safety of all those who work for them worldwide” in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.

South Korean pharmaceutical workers condemn Zoetis

Tue, 05/12/2020 - 07:50

IndustriALL Global Union has stepped in to support its Korean affiliate, KCTF, whose members are victim of labour violations at multinational animal medicine company Zoetis.

South East Asian unions turn online to defend workers’ rights

Tue, 05/12/2020 - 07:09

During social distancing and lockdowns, unions in South East Asia are using online platforms to address workers’ concerns over job insecurity and defend their rights.

IndustriALL raises questions ahead of Shell AGM

Tue, 05/12/2020 - 03:56

Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell will hold a closed, online annual general meeting next week because of the coronavirus crisis. IndustriALL has submitted questions to the company on its treatment of contract workers in resource-rich developing countries.

CFMEU wins appeal against BHP Operations Services

Mon, 05/11/2020 - 02:47

Australian union CFMEU Mining and Energy has won an appeal against the approval of two enterprise agreements covering workers employed by BHP’s in-house labour hire provider Operations Services.

Series of industrial accidents rocks India as work resumes post-lockdown

Fri, 05/08/2020 - 11:16

A toxic gas leak at LG Polymers India, a subsidiary of South Korean multinational LG Chem, resulted in the death of twelve people, including two children, with hundreds hospitalized.

Kinross Gold Corporation must ensure workers’ health and safety during Covid-19 crisis

Fri, 05/08/2020 - 06:37

Workers at Tasiast gold mine in Mauritania, owned by Canadian Kinross Gold Corporation, launched an indefinite strike on 5 May over non-compliance with labour laws and workers’ safety during Covid-19.

Veolia Moroccan subsidiary flouts labour laws and underpays wages

Fri, 05/08/2020 - 04:29

500 employees of Veolia’s Moroccan subsidy Amanor are stopped from receiving state aid during the Covid-19 pandemic, as the employer is refusing to register the workers with the national social security office.

Strengthening social protection in Indonesia

Thu, 05/07/2020 - 04:22

The chairperson of IndustriALL Global Union Indonesia Council, Iwan Kusmawan, is strongly urging the Indonesian government to strengthen the social protection system to cushion the impact of Covid-19 on workers and their families.

From underground activist to general secretary

Wed, 05/06/2020 - 04:11

Mohamad Hafiz Ismail, 32, is the general secretary of Electronics Industry Employees’ Union eastern region (EIEUER) in Malaysia and joined the Asia Pacific Youth Exchange Programme in 2019.

“We will be killed by hunger before the coronavirus gets us”

Wed, 05/06/2020 - 03:59

Over 18,000 workers in the textile and garment sector in Eswatini have not been paid since the announcement of the lockdown to control the spread of Covid-19. This means that the workers have no money to buy food, pay rent, bills and other basics.

Virtual May Day

Wed, 05/06/2020 - 02:36

The Coronavirus created a unique May Day; for the first time in 130 years, workers around the world were not be able to celebrate in the streets. So, we took the picket line online.

Bangladeshi government must protect workers from impacts of Covid-19

Mon, 05/04/2020 - 02:12

IndustriALL is calling on the Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to immediately address the impact of Covid-19 on workers, and consult unions including IndustriALL Bangladesh Council (IBC) on the way forward.

Brazil: collective agreements in response to Covid-19

Mon, 05/04/2020 - 00:29

In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, unions in Brazil have negotiated agreements that set out alternative solutions protecting workers' lives and rights.

Accidents continue at Bangladesh shipbreaking yards

Fri, 05/01/2020 - 07:53

A worker was critically injured at the Tahsin Steel shipbreaking yard, Chittagong, on 28 April, International Workers Memorial Day. This year alone, at least six workers have been killed at Bangladesh shipbreaking yards.

GSK factory in South Africa to reopen after 99 workers test positive for COVID-19

Fri, 05/01/2020 - 04:05

When five workers tested positive for COVID-19 at the Epping plant of pharmaceutical multinational Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK) in Cape Town, the Chemical Energy Paper Printing Wood and Allied Workers Union (CEPPWAWU) raised an alarm with the management and the health authorities.

May Day statement from Valter Sanches

Thu, 04/30/2020 - 11:08

The Coronavirus crisis has created a unique May Day: for the first time in 130 years, the workers of the world will not take to the streets.

GSK factory in South Africa to reopen after 99 workers test positive for COVID-19

Thu, 04/30/2020 - 09:28

When five workers tested positive for COVID-19 at the Epping plant of pharmaceutical multinational GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in Cape Town, the Chemical Energy Paper Printing Wood and Allied Workers Union (CEPPWAWU) raised an alarm with the management and the health authorities.

Global unions welcome ENGIE’s commitment to cover Covid-19 related health care and social security for employees

Wed, 04/29/2020 - 05:17

Global unions IndustriALL, Public Services International (PSI) and Building and Wood Workers International (BWI) welcome and support the programme launched by energy multinational ENGIE Group. The global unions recognize ENGIE’s acknowledgement of the key role trade unions and social dialogue play in the current crisis to ensure the long-term sustainability of the company and the health, safety and well-being of its employees.

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