17 апреля, 2012Pragatisheel Cement Shramik Sangh (PCSS), an ICEM affiliate, conducted a two-week tour of activities in Switzerland in April, educating trade union colleagues on the grave violations of work rights abuses by Holcim Cement of contract workers in India's Chhattisgarh region.
16 апреля, 2012These contracts deny workers the internationally recognised rights to the freedom of association and collective bargaining, impose long working hours, low pay, poor working conditions, abusive treatment and little access to health and maternity benefits and pensions because they are not permanent employment contracts.
30 апреля, 2012Governments must focus on creating decent, sustainable jobs and protecting workers' rights to end the current economic crisis, says Global Unions in a 2012 May Day message.
27 апреля, 2012As we remember those that have died, been injured or suffered ill health as a result of work, we must also commit to making occupational health and safety one of the highest priorities for IndustriALL Global Union.
27 апреля, 2012The international commitment to sustainable job creation and a financial transactions tax (FTT) will be the focused of RIO+20. The international labour movement, led by ITUC, could play a strong role at RIO+20 to ensure that international commitments are turned into national legislation.
27 апреля, 2012The court ruling recognizes the truth, that the union leader never committed a crime, says Mexican miners' union.
26 апреля, 2012Building up unity among unions was the main agenda for a Thai Leadership Forum held in Bangkok on April 20. The Forum, supported by the Solidarity Centre and FES, resulted in a new action plan for building union co-operation in the sectors covered by IndustriALL Global Union in Thailand.
23 апреля, 2012Buckling to massive international pressure mounted by unions, activists and human rights defenders, Serbian authorities free Hasan Abazi , President of the Independent Metalworkers' Union of Kosovo International.
27 марта, 2012General Motors workers in Shushary (Saint-Petersburg area, Russia) secured a wage raise of 10.5 per cent starting from April 1, partly meeting the demands of the Interregional Trade Union of Autoworkers (ITUA).
22 марта, 2012Six Zimbabwean activists were found guilty of charges of inciting public violence on March 19, causing uproar among labour and civil society organizations. Regional and international calls for the charges to be dropped swiftly shifted focus to put pressure on key government officials through a sms campaign to ensure that the lightest possible sentence would be handed down.
