Glencore continues to put profits before people1 juin, 2023A delegation of trade union representatives, NGOs, indigenous and impacted communities from Australia, Canada, Colombia, Spain, Peru, the UK and Switzerland attended Glencore’s annual general meeting (AGM) in Zug, Switzerland on 26 May, to demand answers from the company board on the company’s blatant lack of willingness to address serious environmental, social and governance issues across its global operations and its aversion to dialogue.
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises31 mai, 2023The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, although not legally binding, are one of the few international instruments available t
The role of the ILO31 mai, 2023The mission of the International Labour Organization (ILO) is to promote social justice and internationally recognized human and labour rights, based on the founding principle that social justice is essential to universal and lasting peace.
United Nations instruments 31 mai, 2023The special procedures of the Human Rights Council are independent human rights experts with mandates to report and ad
The International Accord for Health and Safety in the Textile and Garment Industry 31 mai, 2023The Bangladesh Accord between UNI and IndustriALL Global Unions and global garment brands was created in 2013.
Labour standards at multilateral development banks31 mai, 2023The ITUC has published a manual on how to use binding labour safeguards at multilateral development banks to demand the respect of lab
Attack on trade union rights in Sri Lanka 31 mai, 2023In another attempt to weaken trade union strength, the Sri Lankan government has arbitrarily removed four trade unions, including IndustriALL affiliates, from the reconstituted National Labour Advisory Council (NLAC).
How to seek remedy through international mechanisms31 mai, 2023A number of international tools and recourses exist to seek justice and remedy for workers’ rights violations. Here is a short guide to the instruments available, for your union to determine at different stages during a labour conflict if they can be used to increase pressure on a company or government.
Global unions urge governments and employers to help put an end to human and trade union rights violations in Belarus30 mai, 2023Trade unionism is not a crime! Trade unionism is not extremism!
Unions demand sincere dialogue with Glencore ahead of AGM25 mai, 2023Ahead of Glencore’s AGM on 26 May, IndustriALL Global Union brought together representatives from trade unions at Glencore operations around the world, as well as from communities touched by the Swiss mining company’s blatant lack of willingness to address serious environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues across its global operations for a pre-AGM.
