IndustriALL raises questions ahead of Shell AGM12 мая, 2020Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell will hold a closed, online annual general meeting next week because of the coronavirus crisis. IndustriALL has submitted questions to the company on its treatment of contract workers in resource-rich developing countries.
CFMEU wins appeal against BHP Operations Services 11 мая, 2020Australian union CFMEU Mining and Energy has won an appeal against the approval of two enterprise agreements covering workers employed by BHP’s in-house labour hire provider Operations Services.
Series of industrial accidents rocks India as work resumes post-lockdown 8 мая, 2020A toxic gas leak at LG Polymers India, a subsidiary of South Korean multinational LG Chem, resulted in the death of twelve people, including two children, with hundreds hospitalized.
Kinross Gold Corporation must ensure workers’ health and safety during Covid-19 crisis8 мая, 2020Workers at Tasiast gold mine in Mauritania, owned by Canadian Kinross Gold Corporation, launched an indefinite strike on 5 May over non-compliance with labour laws and workers’ safety during Covid-19.
Veolia Moroccan subsidiary flouts labour laws and underpays wages8 мая, 2020500 employees of Veolia’s Moroccan subsidiary Amanor are stopped from receiving state aid during the Covid-19 pandemic, as the employer is refusing to register the workers with the national social security office.
Strengthening social protection in Indonesia7 мая, 2020The chairperson of IndustriALL Global Union Indonesia Council, Iwan Kusmawan, is strongly urging the Indonesian government to strengthen the social protection system to cushion the impact of Covid-19 on workers and their families.
From underground activist to general secretary6 мая, 2020Mohamad Hafiz Ismail, 32, is the general secretary of Electronics Industry Employees’ Union eastern region (EIEUER) in Malaysia and joined the Asia Pacific Youth Exchange Programme in 2019.
“We will be killed by hunger before the coronavirus gets us”6 мая, 2020Over 18,000 workers in the textile and garment sector in Eswatini have not been paid since the announcement of the lockdown to control the spread of Covid-19. This means that the workers have no money to buy food, pay rent, bills and other basics.
Virtual May Day 6 мая, 2020The Coronavirus created a unique May Day; for the first time in 130 years, workers around the world were not be able to celebrate in the streets. So, we took the picket line online.
Bangladeshi government must protect workers from impacts of Covid-19 4 мая, 2020IndustriALL is calling on the Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to immediately address the impact of Covid-19 on workers, and consult unions including IndustriALL Bangladesh Council (IBC) on the way forward.
