Gender equality: not just an issue for women6 декабря, 2018It’s time to make gender equality a priority for the whole trade union movement.
Union activists tortured in Iran as strike wave spreads6 декабря, 2018A wave of strike action across the province of Khuzestan has led to the arrest and torture of leading activists.
Lesotho union observes AIDS Day6 декабря, 2018One in six adults in Lesotho are living with HIV and AIDS according to UNAIDS. These include young women workers from the textile and garment sector, and unions are taking this up as part of their organizing.
Shell’s hidden shame - Contract workers on the poverty line in Nigeria 5 декабря, 2018Oscar Tamuno*, a driver for major Shell contractor, Plantgeria, has not had a wage increase in eight years. After paying taxes, pension contributions and union dues, he takes home 94,000 naira a month (US$258) working a 12-hour day, six days a week. And yet, Oscar is better off than many of his co-workers.* Not his real name.
Welcome to global worker5 декабря, 20182018 has been a year of bleak headlines, as democracy crumbles and rightwing authoritarian populists advance across the world. The human rights and global governance victories that we won are eroding; racists, xenophobes and warmongers feel the wind of opportunity at their backs.But instead of succumbing to despair, we focus on building strong unions to defend workers’ rights, and to stand up for our progressive values.
Trade unions across the globe show support for Bangladesh Accord5 декабря, 2018More than 200 trade union leaders from all corners of the world showed unanimous support for the Bangladesh Accord at IndustriALL Global Union’s Executive Committee meeting in Mexico on 29 and 30 November.
PROFILE: The Malaysian manufacturing union fighting to change labour law to make organizing more effective4 декабря, 2018Gopal Kishnam is general secretary of the National Union of Transport Equipment and Allied workers in Malaysia (NUTEAIW). He says that organizing and changing the country’s labour laws are among the priorities for the union.
Unions protest plan by Novartis to shed 2,550 jobs3 декабря, 2018Swiss-based pharmaceutical multinational Novartis plans to cut 2,550 jobs in Switzerland and the UK.
IndustriALL's Executive Committee calls for an end to protection contracts and stands up for union democracy3 декабря, 2018At its meeting in Mexico City on 29 and 30 November, IndustriALL Global Union's Executive Committee called for an end to protection contracts in Mexico, took steps to protect union democracy against the growing number of neoliberal governments around the world, and undertook to continue to combat gender-based violence.
IndustriALL makes joint declaration demanding Just Transition at COP243 декабря, 2018IndustriALL Global Union and industriAll European Trade Union have issued a joint declaration demanding a Just Transition for workers as the world’s nations meet for the United Nations climate change summit in Katowice, Poland – COP 24.
