Se insta a Coats Honduras a reincorporar a los trabajadores despedidos14 January, 2021Quince trabajadores de la planta de Coats en Honduras fueron despedidos sin consulta previa con el sindicato.
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.
Union settles tough wage negotiations in the garment sector in South Africa18 December, 2020After four months of negotiations, IndustriALL Global Union affiliate, the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union (SACTWU), settled a wage agreement in the garment industry on 8 December.
Union settles tough wage negotiations in the garment sector in South Africa18 December, 2020After four months of negotiations, IndustriALL Global Union affiliate, the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union (SACTWU), settled a wage agreement in the garment industry on 8 December.
SPECIAL REPORT: Changing the balance of power in the textile and garment industry8 December, 2020In the factories where textiles, garments, shoes, leather and accessories are produced, millions of people toil in insecure, low wage jobs, in unsafe conditions. Workers are exposed to chemicals used for bleaching and dyeing. Disasters like the Rana Plaza collapse and the Ali Enterprises fire kill thousands. Union campaigns on workers’ rights have shone a light on union busting, imprisonment, assault and occasionally murder.
SPECIAL REPORT: Changing the balance of power in the textile and garment industry8 December, 2020In the factories where textiles, garments, shoes, leather and accessories are produced, millions of people toil in insecure, low wage jobs, in unsafe conditions. Workers are exposed to chemicals used for bleaching and dyeing. Disasters like the Rana Plaza collapse and the Ali Enterprises fire kill thousands. Union campaigns on workers’ rights have shone a light on union busting, imprisonment, assault and occasionally murder.
INFORME ESPECIAL : Cómo transformar las relaciones de poder en la industria textil y de la confección4 December, 2020En las fábricas donde se producen textiles, prendas de vestir, zapatos, cuero y accesorios, millones de personas laboran en trabajos inseguros, con bajos salarios y en condiciones peligrosas. Los trabajadores y trabajadoras están expuestos a productos químicos que se utilizan para blanquear y teñir. A consecuencia de desastres como el derrumbe de Rana Plaza y el incendio en Ali Enterprises perecieron miles de trabajadores/as. Las campañas sindicales sobre los derechos laborales han revelado políticas antisindicales, encarcelamientos, agresión y, a veces, asesinatos.
Union win in Tunisia3 December, 202024 out of the 56 workers dismissed in February at Tunisian garment factory Gartex have been reinstated, following IndustriALL’s intervention which led to dialogue between the employer and the union Fédération Générale du Textile, de l'Habillement, Chaussure et Cuir - FGTHCC-UGTT.
Union win in Tunisia3 December, 202024 out of the 56 workers dismissed in February at Tunisian garment factory Gartex have been reinstated, following IndustriALL’s intervention which led to dialogue between the employer and the union Fédération Générale du Textile, de l'Habillement, Chaussure et Cuir - FGTHCC-UGTT.
Make Amazon Pay27 November, 2020The pandemic has exposed how Amazon places profits ahead of workers, society, and our planet. Amazon takes too much and gives back too little; it is time to Make Amazon Pay. On Black Friday, 27 November, the biggest retail sales day in the United States, as well as in other parts of the world, workers, unions, global unions and activists are taking action. Let’s make this a Bad Friday for Amazon’s bosses.
