Tenaris claims low production to fire workers27 сентября, 2012Tenaris claims that there is low production in order to justify firing workers with high seniority and suffering illnesses.
Unions take action to STOP Precarious Work27 сентября, 2012IndustriALL Global Union has called on affiliates to take action around 7 October to STOP Precarious employment. Affiliates in Croatia, Germany, Switzerland Japan and many more have shared their upcoming actions with IndustriALL.
Gerdau continues firing workers in Colombia 27 сентября, 2012Sintrametal and the Gerdau Workers’ World Council met with ministers and members of the government last week.
Unions want justice at Grupo Mexico26 сентября, 2012On 18 September unions took action in Mexico, Peru and the USA demanding that Grupo Mexico respect workers and unions at all of it’s operations.
Egyptian Schlumberger union launches website25 сентября, 2012Embattled workers at oilfield services company Schlumberger in Egypt have struggled to exercise their right to organize since April 2011, in face of strong union-busting by management. In spite of considerable obstacles the enterprise-level union has just launched its own website and continues to push for workers’ rights.
Swiss unions demonstrate to save industrial jobs25 сентября, 2012Thousands of workers gathered on 22 September in Bern, Switzerland demanding the industrial sector be saved. Four local unions called for the strengthening of the collective labour agreement (CLA) and secure jobs.
Canada reverses course on asbestos21 сентября, 2012In an important development, Canada's Industry Minister, Christian Paradis, announced 14 September that Canada would drop its efforts to prevent the listing of chrysotile asbestos as a dangerous substance under the Rotterdam Convention. This may be a turning point in international efforts to ban asbestos.
