CAMPAIGNS: Shifting the balance – campaigns to defend workers against corporate abuses of power14 September, 2023More than ever, IndustriALL Global Union is helping workers level the playing field. Through building capacity of local unions, organizing them into global union networks, and working with these networks to implement campaign strategies and tactics, IndustriALL is campaigning to help shift the balance of power back in the unions’ direction.
PROFILE: The struggle continues14 September, 2023Charismatic Indonesian trade union leader Said Iqbal is the epitome of the dynamism his trade union confederation, the KSPI, has shown in the last few years. Faced with problems such as outsourcing and a minimum wage that is too low, Said Iqbal is committed to fight for change.
REPORT: IndustriALL mobilizes global support for garment workers in Cambodia14 September, 2023The rights of garment workers in Cambodia have become a priority for IndustriALL Global Union following the government’s brutal crackdown on wage demonstrations in January, leaving four people dead, 39 injured and 23 people in prison.
REPORT: IndustriALL mobilizes global support for garment workers in Cambodia14 September, 2023The rights of garment workers in Cambodia have become a priority for IndustriALL Global Union following the government’s brutal crackdown on wage demonstrations in January, leaving four people dead, 39 injured and 23 people in prison.
REGIONAL REPORT: New challenges and fights for trade unions in post Soviet Union countries14 September, 2023It is more than two decades since the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics disappeared from the global map. Many of the nations that broke away from what was once the biggest country in the world proclaimed they would follow a market-oriented path. As a result of the liberal reforms that took place, workers’ and trade union rights came under enormous pressure. Here is a closer look at some of the most recent developments in the region.
REGIONAL REPORT: New challenges and fights for trade unions in post Soviet Union countries14 September, 2023It is more than two decades since the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics disappeared from the global map. Many of the nations that broke away from what was once the biggest country in the world proclaimed they would follow a market-oriented path. As a result of the liberal reforms that took place, workers’ and trade union rights came under enormous pressure. Here is a closer look at some of the most recent developments in the region.
PROFILE: Colombian mining and energy trade unions make progress towards unity14 September, 2023Killings, detentions and persecution of trade unionists as well as abuse of labour rights and outsourcing are all challenges faced by three of IndustriALL Global Union’s affiliates in the energy and mining sectors in Colombia. Believing in strength by numbers, the three trade unions have now embarked on a journey towards unity.
JYRKI RAINA: Welcome to Global Worker14 September, 2023“Too many corporations and governments actively oppose workers’ demands for fairness and social justice.”
JYRKI RAINA: Welcome to Global Worker14 September, 2023“Too many corporations and governments actively oppose workers’ demands for fairness and social justice.”
Empowering Mexican auto workers14 September, 2023Harnessing global solidarity and ensuring better coordination to change the rules of the game in Mexico’s booming auto industry, was the main goal of a workshop organized in early July by IndustriALL Global Union with the support of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES).
