ARTÍCULO DE FONDO: ¿Es posible un cambio radical en el sector textil de Sudáfrica?8 December, 2015Sudáfrica, que históricamente ha sido uno de los mayores productores de prendas de vestir en el continente africano, ha experimentado un descenso de la producción en los últimos 15 años. Sin embargo, a pesar de esta baja, en 2015 se ha dado un fuerte ímpetu al sector textil del país, creando con ese impulso nuevos puestos de trabajo.
ENTREVISTA: Hashmeya Alsaadawe8 December, 2015Hashmeya Alsaadawe es Presidenta del Sindicato General de Trabajadores y Técnicos de la Electricidad de Basora (GUEWT), organización afiliada a IndustriALL Global Union, y miembro del Comité Ejecutivo de IndustriALL, representando a los trabajadores y trabajadoras del Medio Oriente y África del Norte. En 2003, llegó a ser la primera mujer de Irak que fuera elegida como dirigente de un sindicato nacional, y se cree que es la primera mujer que encabezara un sindicato en el mundo de habla árabe.
PERFIL: Super héroes se lanzan al rescate del sindicato8 December, 2015Ante la alarmante reducción de los niveles de afiliación sindical, Unionen, organización sueca afiliada a IndustriALL, se ha enfrentado a un reto de vida o muerte: sindicalizar o desaparecer.
PROFILE: Organizers fighting for rights in Malaysia4 December, 2015Two of IndustriALL’s twelve affiliates in Malaysia, the Electrical Industry Workers’ Union (EIWU) and the Electronics Industry Employees’ Union Coalition (EIEU Coalition) have taken on the challenging task of organizing electronics workers in the country.
PROFILE: Organizers fighting for rights in Malaysia4 December, 2015Two of IndustriALL’s twelve affiliates in Malaysia, the Electrical Industry Workers’ Union (EIWU) and the Electronics Industry Employees’ Union Coalition (EIEU Coalition) have taken on the challenging task of organizing electronics workers in the country.
FEATURE: A turnaround for South Africa’s textile industry?4 December, 2015Historically one of the biggest garment producers on the African continent, South Africa has experienced falling production over the last 15 years. But 2015 has seen new energy injected in the textile industry where new jobs have been created.
FEATURE: A turnaround for South Africa’s textile industry?4 December, 2015Historically one of the biggest garment producers on the African continent, South Africa has experienced falling production over the last 15 years. But 2015 has seen new energy injected in the textile industry where new jobs have been created.
PROFILE: Superheroes to the rescue3 December, 2015With membership levels dwindling, Swedish trade union and IndustriALL affiliate Unionen was faced with a challenge – organize or die.
PROFILE: Superheroes to the rescue3 December, 2015With membership levels dwindling, Swedish trade union and IndustriALL affiliate Unionen was faced with a challenge – organize or die.
Turkey - long-standing campaign crowned with collective agreement3 December, 2015A three-year campaign for the right of Ismaco garment workers to organize freely ended successfully on November 27, when IndustriALL Global Union’s Turkish affiliate Deriteks signed a collective bargaining agreement with Ismaco management.
