6 October, 2008Metalworkers around the world mobilize against precarious work on October 7, a World Day for Decent Work.
GLOBAL: Metalworkers around the world are holding a series of actions aimed at bringing an end to precarious work in the last week, with many also participating in the global trade union movement's World Day for Decent Work taking place in more than 100 countries on October 7.
There is a frightening increase in the number of temporary, casual and contract jobs, at the expense of permanent jobs, according to reports from metalworker trade unions in a recent survey. The effect is a devastating erosion of workers' rights to join a union and bargain collectively resulting in lower wages and conditions and an insecure future for working people.
In a short video released on October 6 on the International Metalworkers' Federation's website as part of the campaign, precarious workers from Australia, Indonesia, South Africa and Ukraine can be seen joining the global campaign to end precarious work.
The IMF campaign highlights that precarious work is bad for all workers as today's secure job could be tomorrow's temporary contract.
To view the video, go to:
www.imfmetal.org/precariouswork
Some of the actions that metalworkers will take include widespread workplace meetings and seminars and national demonstrations in Australia, Belarus, Colombia, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Russia, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey and Ukraine.
To find out more about these and other metalworker actions taking place around the world, go to:
www.imfmetal.org/precariousworkactions
To see online reports on World Day for Decent Work events, go to: