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Welcome to Global Worker
This issue is published in the midst of a pandemic. The economic shutdown caused by Covid-19 lockdowns has thrown the world into turmoil and put unprecedented pressure on workers all around the world. Workers have shown resistance and courage in protecting the health & safety of their members and, as production has slowed down, in fighting to defend jobs and income during the crisis
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The coronavirus crisis must be a call for unions to reshape the world
The economic shutdown caused by Covid-19 lockdowns has thrown the world into turmoil, and accelerated trends that were already underway. But unions are prepared. We can seize the moment to remake the world.
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GUIDE: Negotiating the return to work
While governments are starting to ease lockdowns, unions around the world are negotiating the return to work. Health and safety are main priorities, and how the return to work will happen is critical for unions and workers.
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The global aerospace industry – close to a crash landing?
With the exception of the Boeing 737 Max crisis, only a few months ago there was nothing but blue skies for the global commercial aerospace industry. Pure growth was on the horizon, but instead, Covid-19 has brought one of the most severe crises in decades.
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The role of Uruguayan unions in the ratification of C190
Uruguay was the first country in the world to ratify International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 190 to end violence and harassment in the world of work. IndustriALL affiliated unions played a leading role in bringing about the ratification.
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