Kazakh trade union leader faces 8 years in jail1 julio, 2019IndustriALL Global Union has called on the president of Kazakhstan to intervene in the trial of Erlan Baltabay, a prominent trade union leader who is facing eight years in a jail and lifetime ban on holding a union position. The court is due to give its verdict any day.
From union congress resolution to new law in Albania1 julio, 2019At its congress in 2017, IndustriALL Albanian affiliate SPMSH passed a resolution calling for an increase in pensions for underground workers, to bring them into line with those received by the military. Earlier this month, the resolution became national law.
World chemical unions confront the future, united27 junio, 2019The World Conference for the Chemical Industries met on 26-27 June at the headquarters of IndustriALL Global Union’s affiliate Petrol-İş in Istanbul, Turkey, bringing together 230 delegates from 45 countries, with interpretation into nine languages.
Ending migrant workers’ rights violations in Mauritius27 junio, 2019The paradise island of Mauritius hosts more than 45,000 migrant workers. Migrant workers’ rights violations are common in the country’s textile and garment sector supply chain, including exploitation by recruitment agencies in the countries of origin, like Bangladesh, Madagascar, Nepal and India.
Nuclear workers building union power27 junio, 2019IndustriALL’s international nuclear workers’ union network (INWUN) met in Ankara, Turkey, on 24-25 June to discuss the nuclear sector and how changes in energy policies affect employment and labour relations.
BASF unions strengthen global unity 27 junio, 2019Union representatives from 16 countries representing workers at worldwide operations of German-based chemical company met on 25 June at the headquarters of the Petrol-İş union in Istanbul, Turkey.
Unity, struggle and solidarity in the pharmaceutical industry27 junio, 2019At the fifth IndustriALL Global Pharmaceutical Unions’ Network meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, on 25 June 2019, around 90 union representatives from 23 countries reaffirmed their commitment to unity, struggle and solidarity in the pharmaceutical industry in the face of significant transformation.
IndustriALL renews global agreement with energy company Eni24 junio, 2019IndustriALL Global Union has renewed its global framework agreement (GFA) with Italian energy company, ENI, at a meeting in Athens, Greece, on 21 June.
IndustriALL sexual harassment policy21 junio, 2019IndustriALL Global Union Policy on Sexual Harassment in Meetings and Activities
We did it! New ILO Convention on violence and harassment at work21 junio, 2019This is an historic moment. Today the centenary International Labour Conference voted overwhelmingly to adopt a new Convention and Recommendation to end violence and harassment in the world of work.
