Attack on workers’ rights in India30 mars, 2023In a cabinet meeting on 17 March, the Maharashtra state government approved rules drafted under the anti-worker Industrial Relations Code passed by the Indian government in 2020.
Turkish workers dismissed after wage increase demand 30 mars, 2023Members of Birleşik Metal-İş at auto-supplier company, Mata Otomotiv, were dismissed by their employer as response to their legitimate demands of a wage increase.
Iraqi unions demand input on draft social security and retirement law28 mars, 2023The new draft bill on social security and retirement law allows for workers to receive social services after retirement, which is not in the current law. It permits workers be represented by two members on the executive board of the social security and retirement fund. In the current law workers are represented by one member.
Chinese power company bashes Ghanaian union 28 mars, 2023The Ghana Mine Workers' Union (GMWU) an IndustriALL Global Union affiliate, is fighting against continuous workers’ rights violations at Sunon Asogli Power (Ghana) Limited which runs a natural gas-powered thermal power station.
Youth academy builds strong network of activists in South East Asia27 mars, 2023Three years of training through the IndustriALL-FES South-East Asia youth activist-leadership academy has strengthened the network of young unionists in the region, as well as their demands.
Unions intensify demands for release of Madagascar trade unionist23 mars, 2023IndustriALL Global Union and its affiliates in Madagascar are intensifying their campaign for release of unfairly jailed trade unionist, Sento Chang, and the for expunging his sentence.
Systematic repression in Belarus23 mars, 2023This month, both the ILO Governing Body and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) have made strong statements on the human rights situation in Belarus, calling on the government to stop persecuting those involved in independent trade unions in the country.
Laboratorios SMA SAC in Peru intensifies union busting23 mars, 2023Peru-based company Laboratorios SMA SAC has sent a pre-termination notice to its union’s general secretary. In response, IndustriALL is calling on the company’s multinational buyers to intervene to stop the union busting, retract the pre-termination notice and negotiate in good faith to resolve outstanding issues.
Unions negotiate a 28 per cent minimum wage increase20 mars, 2023Unions in Pakistan's Punjab province, including IndustriALL affiliates, have successfully negotiated a 28 per cent raise in the minimum wage for workers employed across 102 industries in the province.
Independent union signs historic collective bargaining agreement with Saint-Gobain Mexico16 mars, 2023The Independent Union of Free and Democratic Workers of Saint-Gobain Mexico has signed an historic collective bargaining agreement with the multinational building materials manufacturer.
