Unions welcome revival of IndustriALL’s campaign against Glencore31 octobre, 2022IndustriALL Democratic Republic of the Congo council discussed Glencore’s broken promises to mineworkers at a meeting on 21 October. According to IndustriALL affiliates, Glencore has made no efforts to improve working conditions at its mining operations in the country.
Sub Saharan organisations demand end to illicit financial flows27 octobre, 2022Trade unions and civil society organizations want illicit financial flows (IFFs) to be curbed and replaced by trade and industrial policy models that promote sustainable development and that are financed by revenues from mining and the oil and gas sectors.
Sri Lankan workers struggle due to high inflation 27 octobre, 2022At a living wage workshop held in Colombo on 20 October, trade unionists expressed concern over workers not being paid a living wage in the country.
Heidelberg needs to engage in social dialogue26 octobre, 2022Trade union members of the key global union players have come up with an action plan to establish social dialogue with the Heidelberg Materials Group. The event was held on 18 and 19 October with affiliates from IndustriALL Global Union, Building Wood and Workers’ International (BWI), and the European Federation of Building, and Woodworkers (EFBWW).
We can’t achieve climate goals without carbon capture and storage (CCS)26 octobre, 2022On 24 October, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), LO Norway and IndustriALL held the last of their 2022 technology workshops on Carbon Capture and Storage, as part of the Just Transition and the Energy Sector initiative.
Significant progress needed in UN binding treaty negotiations21 octobre, 2022The next round of negotiations on a UN business and human rights treaty will take place in Geneva, Switzerland, next week. Global unions vow to continue to push for a legally binding instrument to regulate, in international human rights law, the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises.
Caterpillar network on a mission to build global solidarity21 octobre, 2022On 19 October, the Caterpillar global union network met online. The US giant has a history of anti-union, anti-worker, and anti-dialogue behaviour at its operations worldwide.
Deere network discusses future strategies21 octobre, 2022On 18 October 2022, the Global Union Network at John Deere met virtually to discuss the status of the group and the future of social dialogue with Deere & Company.
Launch of trade union guide of practice for a Just Transition20 octobre, 2022The term Just Transition is used by employers, governments and other multiple stakeholders. But what is a Just Transition on the workers’ terms, and what approaches are worker-centric in ways that protect workers’ expectations and interests?
Social protection in action in Bangladesh 20 octobre, 2022IndustriALL Global Union and the UK Local Authority Pension Fund Forum co-hosted a discussion on the recently launched Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) in Bangladesh, which covers the country’s four million garment workers.
