28 killed in illegal Moroccan garment factory10 February, 202128 workers were killed when a clandestine garment factory in Tangiers, Morocco, was flooded by rainwater. The factory, located in the basement of a residential building, did not meet the necessary health and safety conditions, and unions are calling for those responsible to be held accountable.
28 muertos en una fábrica ilegal de ropa marroquí10 February, 202128 trabajadores murieron cuando una fábrica de ropa clandestina en Tánger, Marruecos, se inundó con agua de lluvia. La fábrica, ubicada en el sótano de un edificio residencial, no cumplía con las condiciones de salud y seguridad necesarias, y los sindicatos exigen que los responsables rindan cuentas.
28 killed in illegal Moroccan garment factory10 February, 202128 workers were killed when a clandestine garment factory in Tangiers, Morocco, was flooded by rainwater. The factory, located in the basement of a residential building, did not meet the necessary health and safety conditions, and unions are calling for those responsible to be held accountable.
Union wins reinstatement of 1,257 workers in India 8 February, 2021After an eight-month struggle and international solidarity campaign, the Garment and Textile Workers’ Union (GATWU) has signed an agreement with H&M supplier Gokaldas Exports that recognizes the union and reinstates all the 1,257 workers – mostly women - who were fired.
Sindicato logra la reincorporación de 1257 trabajadores en la India 8 February, 2021Tras una campaña de ocho meses de lucha y solidaridad internacional, el Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Confección y Textiles (GATWU) firmó un acuerdo con el proveedor de H&M, Gokaldas Exports, que reconoce al sindicato y reincorpora a los 1257 trabajadores despedidos, en su mayoría mujeres.
Union wins reinstatement of 1,257 workers in India8 February, 2021After an eight-month struggle and international solidarity campaign, the Garment and Textile Workers’ Union (GATWU) has signed an agreement with H&M supplier Gokaldas Exports that recognizes the union and reinstates all the 1,257 workers – mostly women - who were fired.
PERFIL: Haití, se lucha por sobrevivencia de trabajadores/as 22 January, 2021En 2012, se creó el sindicato haitiano Groupement des Travailleurs (euses) du Textile pour la Réexportation d'Assemblage (GOSTTRA), organización afiliada a IndustriALL, con un amplio programa para organizar a los trabajadores/as de la confección y desarrollar el poder sindical.
PROFILE: Haiti, fighting for members’ survival 22 January, 2021IndustriALL’s Haitian affiliate, the Groupement des Travailleurs (euses) du Textile pour la Réexportation d'Assemblage (GOSTTRA) was formed in 2012 with an ambitious agenda to organize garment workers and build union power.
PROFILE: Haiti, fighting for members’ survival22 January, 2021IndustriALL’s Haitian affiliate, the Groupement des Travailleurs (euses) du Textile pour la Réexportation d'Assemblage (GOSTTRA) was formed in 2012 with an ambitious agenda to organize garment workers and build union power.
Coats Honduras urged to reinstate dismissed workers14 January, 2021Fifteen workers at the Coats plant in Honduras have been laid off without prior consultation with the union.
