Iraqi unions condemn violence against protestors25 июля, 2018Iraqi unions are playing a crucial role in an uprising against corruption and poor services that is sweeping Iraq. On Saturday, unions issued a statement condemning violence against protestors and calling on the government to meet protestors’ demands.
New democratic trade union federation to be established in the Mexican automotive sector25 июля, 2018Ten organizations representing over 25,000 Mexican workers announced on 13 July the imminent creation of a Federation of Democratic and Independent Unions in the automotive sector. Their hope is to participate in shaping labour and industrial policy in the country.
Sustainable energy policies vital, say electricity and nuclear unions 25 июля, 2018Countries need to develop sustainable, mixed energy policies to ensure a continuous power supply, said representatives of trade unions representing electricity and nuclear workers meeting in St Petersburg, Russia, on 24 July.
Benin unions agree to cooperate20 июля, 2018Defending the right to strike, signing up more members, promoting participatory democracy, forming a women’s committee, and building solidarity among the unions are some of the commitments agreed upon at a recent meeting in Cotonou, Benin.
BASF: South American workers analyze impacts of Industry 4.019 июля, 2018The regional union network has two decades of settled social dialogue in South America with the largest chemical company, German-based BASF. The 2018 session, held on 11 and 12 July in Sao Paulo, Brazil, addressed the impacts of Industry 4.0 on employment and labour relations.
US: locked out National Grid workers denied healthcare19 июля, 2018British multinational utility company National Grid has locked out 1,200 members of United Steelworkers Locals 12003 and 12012 and denied them access to healthcare.
South East Asia cement unions call for sustainable future19 июля, 2018Trade union representatives from cement unions in Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines came together in Padang, Indonesia on 16 and 17 July - on the eve of the fifth Congress of Indonesian cement union FSP-ISI, held on the 18th and 19th – to reinforce their networking.
Deadly Georgian mine closed after multiple fatalities18 июля, 2018The Mindeli coal mine in Tkibuli, Georgia, has been closed after four miners were killed, and six others were injured.
South Africa: Six workers die in underground fire at copper mine18 июля, 2018With six mineworkers killed and 48 injured in an underground fire at Palabora Copper Mine in the Limpopo Province caused by a burning conveyor belt, increasingly South African mines are becoming death-traps for mine workers.
Bangladesh Accord arbitration cases - resulting in millions-of-dollars in settlements - officially closed18 июля, 2018The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) has announced that two landmark cases against multinational fashion brands brought under the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety have been officially closed. The tribunal hearing the case issued termination orders this week, and the cases were brought by global unions IndustriALL and UNI.
