Caribbean unions' joint call for government action on contract labour11 diciembre, 2015Unions in countries across the Caribbean are taking joint action today, urging their respective governments to address precarious work and contract labour which is undermining decent work and sustainable jobs in the region.
IndustriALL Global Union supports Cambodian workers at ExCo in Phnom Penh10 diciembre, 2015Around 200 delegates from IndustriALL Global Union met in Phnom Penh on 9 - 10 December for the Executive Committee. The meeting was held in Cambodia as a show of support for the country’s 600,000 garment workers.
3 million strike in Indonesia for a living wage10 diciembre, 2015Some 3 million workers participated in peaceful demonstrations and actions organized by unions in Indonesia on 24 – 27 November. Yet again the police responded with violence and detained a number of union activists.
Inviting Bolivian unions to join IndustriALL activities9 diciembre, 2015In November, IndustriALL carried out a fact-finding mission to Bolivia to meet with the country’s unions.
IndustriALL Global Union supports Cambodian workers9 diciembre, 2015Trade union struggles around the world, living wages, collective bargaining and expressing support for the Cambodian workers, are issues on the agenda as around 200 delegates from IndustriALL Global Union gather in Phnom Penh on 9 - 10 December for Executive Committee meetings. The garment industry employs 600,000 workers in Cambodia. As part of its global action towards living wages in the sector, IndustriALL is working with its eight Cambodian affiliates to push for higher wages.
UAW wins union election at Volkswagen, Tennessee9 diciembre, 2015Volkswagen in Chattanooga, Tennessee will be the first foreign owned auto plant in the Southern USA to have a trade union. Local 42 of IndustriALL Global Union affiliated UAW won a workplace election for 164 skilled trades employees at the large plant on 3-4 December.
Achieving 40 per cent women at IndustriALL9 diciembre, 2015Implementing and achieving a 40 per cent quota for women’s representation at IndustriALL Global Union dominated the women’s committee meeting in Phnom Penh on 8 December.
New issue of Global Worker out now! 9 diciembre, 2015The sixth issue of IndustriALL publication Global Worker is out now. Among other things, read about the industry where more workers are killed on the job than anywhere else, how superheroes can be used to organize more members, and the next generation of trade unionists.
Many missing after oilrig fire in Azerbaijan8 diciembre, 2015Numbers vary, but up 30 workers are still not accounted for after a fire broke out on an oilrig offshore Azerbaijan in the Caspian Sea on 4 December. Strong winds and waves up to ten meters are believed to be behind a pipeline rupturing and starting the fire.
PROFILE: Organizers fighting for rights in Malaysia4 diciembre, 2015Two of IndustriALL’s twelve affiliates in Malaysia, the Electrical Industry Workers’ Union (EIWU) and the Electronics Industry Employees’ Union Coalition (EIEU Coalition) have taken on the challenging task of organizing electronics workers in the country.
