Global tyre industry continues to slow down26 March, 2020The continued slowdown of tyre production due to COVID-19 is affecting IndustriALL Global Union members. Measures are taken to protect staff and to respond to a severe drop in demand. All companies suspending production report that they will continue to be able to fill customers’ needs from existing stock.
Global tyre industry continues to slow down26 March, 2020The continued slowdown of tyre production due to COVID-19 is affecting IndustriALL Global Union members. Measures are taken to protect staff and to respond to a severe drop in demand. All companies suspending production report that they will continue to be able to fill customers’ needs from existing stock.
African trade unions want mining companies to follow COVID-19 protocols25 March, 2020Mining unions in Sub Saharan Africa are calling for due diligence and adherence to health and safety standards, and national and supranational protocols to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). These calls come amidst national states of disasters and lockdowns in most countries.
African trade unions want mining companies to follow COVID-19 protocols25 March, 2020Mining unions in Sub Saharan Africa are calling for due diligence and adherence to health and safety standards, and national and supranational protocols to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). These calls come amidst national states of disasters and lockdowns in most countries.
COVID-19 - an existential crisis for the garment industry23 March, 2020As retailers close shops around the world, garment factories are shutting down at an alarming rate with devastating impacts for garment workers.
COVID-19 - an existential crisis for the garment industry23 March, 2020As retailers close shops around the world, garment factories are shutting down at an alarming rate with devastating impacts for garment workers.
Tyre workers sent home as Covid-19 closes factories 20 March, 2020With major halts in auto production, the tyre industry is largely reducing work. Temporary plant closures are announced by market leading tyre companies who employ thousands of IndustriALL members.
Trabajadores de la industria del neumático enviados a casa por cierres de fábricas a causa del Covid-19 20 March, 2020Dadas las importantes interrupciones en la producción automotriz, la industria del neumático está reduciendo el trabajo en gran medida. Empresas de neumáticos líderes en el mercado que emplean a miles de miembros de IndustriALL anuncian cierres temporales de plantas.
Tyre workers sent home as Covid-19 closes factories20 March, 2020With major halts in auto production, the tyre industry is largely reducing work. Temporary plant closures are announced by market leading tyre companies who employ thousands of IndustriALL members.
Union educates on COVID-19 as South Africa confirms more cases19 March, 2020IndustriALL Global Union affiliate, the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union (SACTWU), is carrying out campaigns to educate workers about the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the textile, garment, leather and shoe factories, and other workplaces where the union organizes.
