18 septembre, 2023With the shifting composition of today's workforce, from blue-collar jobs to white-collar, the trade union challenge for organising is great. In addition to representing the traditional core occupations, unions must show their relevance to the needs of non-manual workers, whose unionisation rate remains low.

18 septembre, 2023The Parliament of Bangladesh has passed a bill granting limited workers' association rights in the country's export processing zones from November 1, 2006. "Incomplete, but a step in the right direction," say trade unions.

18 septembre, 2023Although trade unions have a great responsibility for keeping workers informed about health and safety on the job, the main responsibility for preventing work-related accidents and health risks lies with the employer.

18 septembre, 2023Increasing activities for organising non-manual workers and the situation in China were discussed at the IMF Executive Committee meeting on May 12-13.

18 septembre, 2023The union has successfully negotiated a new agreement for non-manual workers in the metal sector.

18 septembre, 2023The "Basic principles of social responsibility at Bosch" will be implemented throughout the Bosch Group, covering over 225,000 employees at 236 locations in more than 50 countries.

18 septembre, 2023With the better coordination of its activities, the combined shipbuilding group should become more competitive.

18 septembre, 2023At the World Social Forum, trade unions must present alternatives to the current globalisation. Employment is a key factor for genuine development, says the IMF general secretary.

18 septembre, 2023IMF report on organising non-manual workers discusses career development and training, communication, servicing members and much more.

18 septembre, 2023The number of Export Processing Zones in the world has increased six-fold since 1995. Largely unorganised, their employees work under poor wages and conditions, with little or no access to unions. The challenge faced by the trade union movement is to find ways to organise workers in EPZs.