Colombian union USO reaches agreement10 enero, 2013The violent 4-month labour conflict between Unión Sindical Obrera de la Industria Petróleo (USO) and oil field services contractor Termotécnica ended in agreement on 22 December 2012.
Arab Spring?20 diciembre, 2012The ITUC Arab Women’s Network AWN met on 17 and 18 December 2012 in Cairo.
Union under attack at Bashneft in Russia20 diciembre, 2012Bashneft management is striving to wipe out locals of the Russian Chemical and Allied Workers Union (RCWU) at its plants and replace them with so-called Labour Councils, company-controlled bodies. IndustriALL-affiliated RCWU is fighting back with a national campaign of protest.
UN human rights officials meet community landowners and workers in Excellon case20 diciembre, 2012At a meeting with UN human rights officials, community landowners and workers described how they had been evicted from their protest camp in Durango. They also said that Excellon violates human rights, has failed to comply with the lease it signed in 2008, and has threatened and harassed local people and workers.
Aker GFA is extended with an indeterminate duration 20 diciembre, 2012Fellesforbundet, Tekna, NITO, IndustriALL Global Union and Aker ASA will work together to secure implementation of GFA.
Overview of Links to Useful HIV/AIDS Related Websites20 diciembre, 2012The links below are only a small selection of the wide range of websites of organizations which are engaged in the fight against the pandemic.
Outsourced workers at food company in Chile out on strike 20 diciembre, 201273 workers at the Chilean company WFS Food Services have been on strike for 14 days in support of their demand for a new collective agreement and in protest at anti-trade union practices.
COP18 disappoints 20 diciembre, 2012The 18th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP18) has ground its tedious way to its unsurprising conclusion with the adoption of a weak package of decisions dubbed the “Doha Climate Gateway”. It is now time to assess this Gateway and determine where we stand.
Global unions call for measures after Tazreen fire18 diciembre, 2012Three powerful global union organisations, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), UNI Global Union and IndustriALL Global Union are demanding that Walmart act to prevent deadly working conditions.
Organizing is the base of our power18 diciembre, 2012Only 7 per cent of the world’s workforce is organized in free and independent trade unions. IndustriALL will therefore launch a global organizing project to build our power throughout strategic supply chains.
