IndustriALL pulp and paper unions target multinationals5 September, 2016In order to build strength and coordination, the IndustriALL pulp, paper and packaging unions of South East Asia have established a new trade union network with an ambitious action plan. Two multinationals have specifically been identified for action, Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) and Kimberly Clark (KC).
Uruguay: paper union seeks to negotiate the rehiring of 270 workers24 August, 2016Ninety percent of the workers of the National Paper Factory in Colonia, Uruguay, have been laid off due to the factory’s economic difficulties. FOPCU, an IndustriALL affiliate, is negotiating their rehiring with the company and the ministry of labour.
Uruguay : le syndicat du papier tente de négocier la réembauche de 270 travailleurs24 August, 2016Quatre-vingt-dix pourcents des travailleurs et travailleuses de l’Usine à papier nationale de Colonia en Uruguay ont été licenciés en raison des difficultés économiques qu’elle rencontre. Le FOPCU, un affilié d’IndustriALL, négocie leur réembauche avec l’entreprise et le ministère du travail.
Uruguay: paper union seeks to negotiate the rehiring of 270 workers24 August, 2016Ninety percent of the workers of the National Paper Factory in Colonia, Uruguay, have been laid off due to the factory’s economic difficulties. FOPCU, an IndustriALL affiliate, is negotiating their rehiring with the company and the ministry of labour.
Regional paper and cellulose sector aims to form federation2 August, 2016More than 30 leaders of trade unions in the Latin American paper and cellulose industry shared ideas on forming a federation that would help to build networks and strengthen the industry in the region.
Regional paper and cellulose sector aims to form federation2 August, 2016More than 30 leaders of trade unions in the Latin American paper and cellulose industry shared ideas on forming a federation that would help to build networks and strengthen the industry in the region.
Workers recount impact of outsourcing in Brazil 27 July, 2016An IndustriALL Global Union study of precarious workers in Brazil has highlighted the financial, psychological and physical costs of outsourcing on workers’ lives and families, in a country where outsourced workers represent 27 per cent (around 13 million) of the workforce in the formal sector.
Los trabajadores informan del impacto de la externalización en Brasil 27 July, 2016Un estudio de la IndustriALL Global Union sobre los trabajadores precarios en Brasil ha puesto de manifiesto los costes financieros, psicológicos y físicos de la subcontratación en la vida de los trabajadores y de sus familias, en un país donde los trabajadores subcontratados representan el 27 por ciento (unos 13 millones) de la fuerza de trabajo en el sector estructurado.
Workers recount impact of outsourcing in Brazil27 July, 2016An IndustriALL Global Union study of precarious workers in Brazil has highlighted the financial, psychological and physical costs of outsourcing on workers’ lives and families, in a country where outsourced workers represent 27 per cent (around 13 million) of the workforce in the formal sector.
Colombian pulp, paper, packaging workers build power21 July, 2016IndustriALL Global Union conducted a workshop in Bogota on 18-19 July, bringing together Colombian members in the pulp and paper sector to share strategies for building power.
