SPECIAL REPORT: Why is mining still so dangerous?20 May, 2019Despite labour regulations and the efforts of unions, mining accidents take the lives of thousands of workers every year around the world and seriously damage the environment. Why is mining still so dangerous?
SPECIAL REPORT: Why is mining still so dangerous?20 May, 2019Despite labour regulations and the efforts of unions, mining accidents take the lives of thousands of workers every year around the world and seriously damage the environment. Why is mining still so dangerous?
PROFILE: Belarusian electronics union is no stranger to struggle17 January, 2019The Belarusian Radio and Electronic Industry Workers’ Union (REP) was formed in November 1990, at a time when countries that had been part of the Soviet Union became independent.
PERFIL: Sindicato de la electrónica de Bielorrusia ha ganado mucha experiencia en la lucha17 January, 2019El Sindicato de Trabajadores de Radio y de la Industria Electrónica de Bielorrusia (REP) se estableció en noviembre de 1990, en momentos en que se independizaban los países que habían formado parte de la Unión Soviética.
PROFILE: Belarusian electronics union is no stranger to struggle17 January, 2019The Belarusian Radio and Electronic Industry Workers’ Union (REP) was formed in November 1990, at a time when countries that had been part of the Soviet Union became independent.
FEATURE: Supply chain justice through binding global agreements15 January, 2019Global corporate power is beyond anything we have ever seen. Some are calling it the triumph of the multinational companies. The limits on the power and will of national governments to call corporations to account for their adverse impacts are clear for all to see. Global corporations are tearing up the social contract, the understanding that in order to operate in a society, companies abide by certain rules in the interests of their workers and the broader public.
FEATURE: Supply chain justice through binding global agreements15 January, 2019Global corporate power is beyond anything we have ever seen. Some are calling it the triumph of the multinational companies. The limits on the power and will of national governments to call corporations to account for their adverse impacts are clear for all to see. Global corporations are tearing up the social contract, the understanding that in order to operate in a society, companies abide by certain rules in the interests of their workers and the broader public.
Sindicatos del sector manufacturero del Perú enfrentan los desafíos del neoliberalismo 9 January, 2019El Perú es baluarte del neoliberalismo ortodoxo, donde las instituciones son débiles y el crecimiento económico es lo único que importa. Sin embargo, los sindicatos afiliados a IndustriALL Global Union (FENAIP, FETRIMAP y FNTTP) han iniciado una campaña de resistencia. Recientemente acordaron establecer un consejo nacional para trabajar en estrecha colaboración, programando realizar una serie de actividades conjuntas como parte de un proyecto financiado por Union to Union. Los dos sindicatos del sector manufacturero han logrado avances importantes en cuanto a los derechos de los trabajadores/as.
