1 million workers strike across Indonesia15 December, 2014On 10 December, 1 million members of Indonesian trade union confederations KSPI, KSBSI and KSPSI went on strike demanding wage increases after president Joko Widodo upped fuel prices. In Jakarta 50,000 people marched to the President’s Palace to voice their demands.
New minimum wage sets off demonstrations in Indonesia 4 December, 2014With a new minimum wage in Indonesia set much lower than union demands, workers have already taken to the streets and are gearing up for further protests at the end of the month.
New minimum wage sets off demonstrations in Indonesia4 December, 2014With a new minimum wage in Indonesia set much lower than union demands, workers have already taken to the streets and are gearing up for further protests at the end of the month.
INDONESIA Rio Tinto actions13 October, 2014IndustriALL affiliate CEMWU distributed flyers on the global day to members at the mine in Grasberg partially owned by Rio Tinto. Leadership of the union at the mine also wore campaign tshirts with the IndustriALL logo and slogan "Rio Tinto, the Ugly Truth".
INDONESIA Rio Tinto actions13 October, 2014IndustriALL affiliate CEMWU distributed flyers on the global day to members at the mine in Grasberg partially owned by Rio Tinto. Leadership of the union at the mine also wore campaign tshirts with the IndustriALL logo and slogan "Rio Tinto, the Ugly Truth".
Indonesia: another four workers killed at Freeport, Rio Tinto Grasberg mine2 October, 2014IndustriALL Global Union condemns Freeport McMoRan and Rio Tinto for the loss of yet another four innocent lives.
Indonesia: another four workers killed at Freeport, Rio Tinto Grasberg mine2 October, 2014IndustriALL Global Union condemns Freeport McMoRan and Rio Tinto for the loss of yet another four innocent lives.
Women form a subregional network to promote ratification of ILO Convention 18316 September, 2014IndustriALL Global Union organized a subregional workshop on maternity protection in Manila, Philippines on 11 and 12 September 2014. The workshop was attended by some 30 women from the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Cambodia. The point was to find common ground to pursue the ratification of ILO Convention 183 on maternity protection in the different countries. Ultimately the women created a network and vowed to keep pushing for ratification.
Les Femmes constituent un réseau sous-régional pour promouvoir la ratification de la Convention 183 de l’OIT16 September, 2014IndustriALL Global Union a organisé un atelier sous-régional sur la protection de la maternité à Manille, aux Philippines, les 11 et 12 septembre derniers. L’atelier a vu la présence de quelque trente femmes travailleuses en provenance des Philippines, de Malaisie, d’Indonésie, de Thaïlande et du Cambodge. L’objectif était de trouver une ligne commune pour favoriser la ratification de la Convention 183 de l’OIT sur la protection de la maternité au sein de ces différents pays. Finalement, les femmes travailleuses ont mis sur pied un réseau et se sont engagées à poursuivre leurs efforts en vue de la ratification.
Женщины создают субрегиональную сеть, чтобы добиваться ратификации Конвенции МОТ 18316 September, 201411-12 сентября 2014 года в Маниле, Филиппины, состоялся организованный Глобальным союзом IndustriALL субрегиональный семинар по охране материнства. В семинаре приняли участие около 30 женщин из Филиппин, Малайзии, Индонезии, Таиланда и Камбоджи. Задача мероприятия состояла в том, чтобы выработать общую позицию по вопросу ратификации в разных странах Конвенции МОТ № 183 об охране материнства. В итоге женщины создали сеть и пообещали и впредь предпринимать усилия, чтобы добиться ратификации Конвенции.
