Bangladesh Accord appoints its leadership team18 octubre, 2013The Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh today announced appointments to key roles that will allow the Accord to make significant steps and progress in its aims of delivering safer working environments for garment workers in Bangladesh.
Unions demand minimum wage in Indonesia18 octubre, 2013On 17 Spetember members of the Confederation of Indonesian trade union congress alliance (KASBI) and IndustriALL's Glen Mpufane rally in Jakarta, urging the government to immediately implement appr
Youth Meeting in Brazil18 octubre, 2013On 10-11 Septembers, a meeting was conducted for youth union affiliates in Brazil on union formation, a project supported by IndustriALL affiliates in Finland and SASK.
Youth Meeting in Colombia18 octubre, 2013Young Colombians participated very enthusiastically in a union training meeting, as part of one of the projects supported by IndustriALL, IndustriALL affiliates in Finland and SASK.
Bangladesh safety accord welcomes 100 brand milestone17 octubre, 2013More than 100 global brands have now signed the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety, driven by IndustriALL and UNI in the aftermath of the Rana Plaza building collapse six months ago.
Oil refinery workers union busted in Belarus17 octubre, 2013Trade union leaders had to announce a hunger strike to protest the union busting campaign started at “Mozyr Oil Refinery” against the local union organization of the IndustriALL affiliate Belarusian Independent Trade Union, BITU.
Unite and Ineos talks end in walk-out17 octubre, 2013Talks between Ineos and Unite, Britain’s largest trade union and IndustriALL Global Union affiliate, have come to an abrupt end after company representatives walked out demanding an apology from the union.
Global solidarity paves way for trade unions in Turkey17 octubre, 2013Joint campaign conducted by IndustriALL’s sister global union federations the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) and UNI Global Union against DHL resulted in recognition for Turkish trade union Tumtis.
Turkish mine and energy workers march against privatization17 octubre, 2013Members of IndustriALL Global Union’s Turkish affiliates Maden-Is (Mineworkers’ Union) and Tes-Is (Energy, Gas and Water Workers’ Union) organized a long march from the Aegean region to the capital Ankara. The march was a demonstration against the privatization of lignite mines and thermic power stations.
U.S. workers protest against closure of GE plant16 octubre, 2013Workers of the General Electric plant in Fort Edward, NY joined by union members and local communities announce a rally planned for Friday 18 October to protest against closure of their plant.
