Coal mining unions demand Just Transition15 octubre, 2018IndustriALL Global Union’s network of coal mining unions met in Delhi, India, to escalate efforts to achieve a ‘Just Transition’ in order to defend coal miners’ interests in the face of challenges from climate change, Industry 4.0 and dangerous working conditions.
IndustriALL renews global agreement with German multinational, Rheinmetall 12 octubre, 2018IndustriALL Global Union has renewed and strengthened its global framework agreement (GFA) with German auto supply and defense company, Rheinmetall.
Trade union leaders beaten and arrested during Zimbabwe austerity protests11 octubre, 2018Police have beaten and arrested two leaders of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), as thousands of workers took to the streets in cities across Zimbabwe on 11 October to protest against austerity measures.
Death toll rises to 12 in Indian steel plant blast10 octubre, 2018A gas pipeline explosion at the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) Bhilai steel plant in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh on 9 October 2018 has killed 12 workers, while 11 others suffered severe burns.
Global labour movement condemns seizure of union property by government of Afghanistan 10 octubre, 2018IndustriALL joins the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) in protesting the seizure of union offices, freezing of bank accounts and harassment of trade unionists by the government of Afghanistan.
Indian electronics unions resolve to fight precarious work and develop network9 octubre, 2018Electronics and electrical sector trade union leaders came together in Pune, India, on 7-8 October to discuss global trends and challenges in the industry, strategies to strengthen organizing, build union power and fight precarious work, and to develop a network of electronic unions in India.
SKF IndustriALL world union council drives discussion about Industry 4.0, flexibility and health and safety 9 octubre, 2018From 2-4 October, more than 40 delegates and observers from 20 countries met in the historical site Lingotto in Turin and discussed shared issues in SKF facilities worldwide.
Global unions condemn anti-union violence in Colombia5 octubre, 2018Violence against union leaders has reached dizzying levels in Colombia. The Ombudsman's Office of Colombia recently reported that 343 social leaders and human rights activists have been murdered across the country since the peace agreement was signed in 2016.
IndustriALL workshop boosts collective bargaining skills in Madagascar4 octubre, 2018IndustriALL Global Union continued its trade union building initiative in Fort Dauphin, Madagascar, with a collective bargaining workshop for its Rio Tinto QMM-based affiliates, Sendika Kristanina Malagasy (Sekrima) and Syndicalisme et Vie des Sociétés (SVS) on 26-27 September 2018.
Olympic 2020 partner Mitsubishi Electric humiliates workers in Thailand4 octubre, 2018An official partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, Mitsubishi Electric subjected locked-out union members at its plant in Thailand to degrading and humiliating treatment and is now refusing to reinstate 26 union leaders and members.
