Aussie unions fight contractor's cuts at gas plant2 noviembre, 2017Oil and gas giant ExxonMobil/Esso is allowing a contractor, UGL to cut wages and conditions by up to 30 per cent and introduce harsh anti-family rosters for workers in Victoria, Australia. In response, the workers are protesting outside the Longford gas plant in south-eastern Victoria 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.
Indonesian Human Rights Commission calls for reinstatement of Grasberg workers2 noviembre, 2017The National Commission on Human Rights in Indonesia has found that the sacking of thousands of workers at Freeport’s Grasberg mine in Papua was a violation of human rights and is recommending the reinstatement of the workers.
Cement workers launch global union network at HeidelbergCement2 noviembre, 2017Union delegates representing workers at HeidelbergCement, the world's second biggest cement and construction materials producer, have created a global trade union network.
Shipbuilders and shipbreakers pledge solidarity in Rotterdam2 noviembre, 201757 delegates from 18 countries met in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on 31 October and 1 November for the IndustriALL shipbuilding and shipbreaking action group.
Bangladesh: Garment unions trained for effective implementation of GFAs 1 noviembre, 201762 trade union representatives, including 25 women union leaders, from various garment factories in Bangladesh participated in a training programme on the implementation of IndustriALL’s Global Framework Agreements with H&M, Inditex and Tchibo, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Georgian glass workers create their union after beatings1 noviembre, 2017After cases of physical violence and pressure from their employer and the police, workers at Albatros, a window and door manufacturing company in Georgia, have formed a local branch of IndustriALL Global Union’s affiliate in the country in order to better protect their rights.
IndustriALL sets strategies for Industry 4.031 octubre, 2017More than 100 participants from over 60 affiliated national unions in 40 countries gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, from 26-27 October for the IndustriALL Global Union World Conference on “Industry 4.0: Implications for trade unions and sustainable industrial policy”.
ILO to adopt a new code of practice on safety in opencast mines 30 octubre, 2017IndustriALL Global Union is celebrating a significant boost for miners’ safety as the International Labour Organization (ILO) is set to adopt a new code of practice on occupational health and safety in opencast mines.
Union busting continues at Rustavi Azot in Georgia28 octubre, 2017Workers at the Rustavi Azot fertilizer plant in Georgia are being persecuted and forced to leave the union.
IndustriALL makes progress on gender work in Latin America and the Caribbean27 octubre, 2017“We want genuine change” was a sentence that was heard many times during the meeting of the working group on gender, in Bogota, Colombia, on 16-17 October.
