Canada – USW successfully reduces layoffs at Rio Tinto14 septiembre, 2023Following a mass rally in May, trade union at Rio Tinto majority owned Iron Ore Company of Canada has managed to reduce the number of planned layoffs from 150 to 95 workers.
Hugo Boss must address rights abuses at Peruvian supplier14 septiembre, 2023IndustriALL Global Union is calling on luxury clothing brand, Hugo Boss, to urgently intervene at its Peruvian textile supplier Topy Top over allegations of worker rights violations and union busting.
Madagascar: Sherritt workers attempt suicide after being fired14 septiembre, 2023Two workers at Sherritt International’s multi-billion dollar nickel project in Madagascar have attempted suicide after being among 1,100 workers that were sacked without warning last week. Tragically, one of the workers died after taking her own life. Another worker is in hospital after a failed attempt.
Alarm grows over trade union law in Cambodia14 septiembre, 2023The Cambodian government is in the process of drafting a new labour law but has not consulted any social partners since October last year. Union busting and violence against workers have increased and the new law threatens to curtail the rights of some of the ILO conventions the country has ratified.
IndustriALL’s UK steel affiliates to strike against pension cuts14 septiembre, 202317,000 Tata Steel workers in the UK will halt the country’s steel industry on 22 June in a strike rejecting proposed pension cuts.
Improved maternity protection needed in Uganda14 septiembre, 2023Twenty-one women leaders and shop stewards from IndustriALL Global Union affiliated unions in Uganda met at the end of May 2015 to discuss issues faced by women workers, particularly the need for improved maternity protection.
Hungarian turbine mechanics prepare to strike for fair pay14 septiembre, 2023Criticizing Granite management for breaking their word and continuing to treat Hungarian workers worse than colleagues elsewhere in the world, the members of VDSZ are preparing strike action at this General Electric subsidiary.
G20 falls far from workers’ demands 14 septiembre, 2023The recently concluded G20 summit in New Delhi under the Indian presidency failed to address the enormous challenges of rising inflation, stagnating wages and the transitioning world of work faced by working people in the 20 big economies.
G20 falls far from workers’ demands14 septiembre, 2023The recently concluded G20 summit in New Delhi under the Indian presidency failed to address the enormous challenges of rising inflation, stagnating wages and the transitioning world of work faced by working people in the 20 big economies.
Second anniversary of the Accord14 septiembre, 2023As the Accord for Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh marks its second anniversary, the garment industry in Bangladesh is on the way to become safe for its thousands of workers.
