Egypt – unpaid wages at Bahayra31 mayo, 2013While recently in Cairo, Kemal Özkan, IndustriALL Assistant General Secretary visited a picket line of workers demanding their salaries which have not been paid for six months. He pledged international support.
USA: Solidarity with workers at Belshaw31 mayo, 2013Workers at Belshaw Adamatic Bakery Group in the USA have been standing strong on the picket line since 24 March. They unanimously rejected the last offer from the company on 10 May and no new negotiations are scheduled yet.
IndustriALL Executive launches action on sustainable industrial policy30 mayo, 2013IndustriALL Global Union’s Executive Committee on 29 May commits to a comprehensive action plan on sustainable industrial policy. The Committee also affiliates the first new independent union from Egypt.
IndustriALL launches new print magazine “Global Worker”30 mayo, 2013The first copy of IndustriALL Global Union’s biannual print magazine “Global Worker” was launched this week at the 28-29 May IndustriALL Executive Committee. Download the online version here.
Sit-in in support of Maruti Suzuki workers30 mayo, 2013On 27 May members of Indian unions staged protest action to render their support to Maruti Suzuki workers.
IndustriALL encourages Kazakh oil unions to merge30 mayo, 2013Union leaders and activists from the oil regions in Kazakhstan attended an ILO workshop in Atyrau. During the discussions the participants grasped the necessity of one strong national oil sector union.
IndustriALL Executive Committee pays homage to Marcello Malentacchi29 mayo, 2013IndustriALL Global Union’s Executive Committee grieves for Marcello Malentacchi and the 1,127 Bangladeshi garment workers killed at Rana Plaza, while welcoming the binding Accord with the leading clothing brands on fire and building safety.
South African garment workers strike on low wages28 mayo, 201310,000 Southern African Clothing & Textile Workers’ Union (Sactwu) members embarked on a two day protected strike action against continued undermining of the clothing bargaining council and payment of wages below the legally prescribed levels.
Unprotected strike at Mercedes-Benz South Africa28 mayo, 2013A three day unprotected strike ended at Mercedes Benz with workers returning to work while the Numsa takes up their issues through negotiations.
In memoriam Marcello Malentacchi26 mayo, 2013Marcello Malentacchi, General Secretary from 1989 to 2009 of the International Metalworkers’ Federation, a founding organization of IndustriALL Global Union, died on 24 May 2013 at the age of 66. He died of natural causes while cycling, one of his many passions in life, near to his birthplace in Tuscany, Italy.
