Unions bring progress and stability to Middle East and North Africa2 May, 2019“Welcome to the land of cedars and resistance!” was the message to the affiliated unions from eleven countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) who came to Beirut, Lebanon, for the regional conference on 23 and 24 April 2019.
Mexico's labour reforms set to bring greater union democracy 2 May, 2019The Mexican Senate has approved a new Labour Bill. While the new legislation will be a step forward for union democracy, it does not cover key issues such as outsourcing.
IndustriALL condemns DowDuPont lockout of USW in Texas2 May, 2019IndustriALL Global Union strongly condemns DowDuPont’s callous lock-out of 228 USW members at its Rohm and Haas Texas Inc plant in Deer Park, USA.
African textile, leather and garment unions meeting strategizes on AGOA29 April, 2019To counter mass unemployment and precarious work, unions in Sub Saharan Africa see job creation and decent work as critical. The unions also recognize the pivotal role of international trade agreements in providing the much-needed jobs.
ILO Convention 176 is key for the mining industry28 April, 2019Beyond the usual sound bites and press statements, there is a danger that the mining industry might have gone numb, unfeeling and almost unresponsive, to the avalanche of deaths in the mining industry. These sound bites and press statements, by governments and mining companies referencing both public and private policy statements seem at odds with the reality experienced by mine workers and society.
Global unions target safety at work in pulp, paper, graphical and packaging27 April, 2019Workers in the pulp, paper, graphical and packaging sectors, represented globally by IndustriALL Global Union and UNI, are using this 2019 Workers Memorial Day to kick off a yearlong campaign around the three fundamental worker rights needed to make work safe:
Russia: trade unions prepare for wage dispute at Volkswagen 26 April, 2019IndustriALL Global Union affiliates at the Volkswagen plant in Kaluga, Russia, have developed a joint action plan to increase their negotiating power as a stalemate with the company over wage increases is due to become a collective dispute under Russian law.
Kyrgyz unions oppose anti-union law25 April, 2019IndustriALL Global Union affiliates in Kyrgyzstan are demanding the withdrawal of a draft law on trade unions, which significantly undermines independent trade unions.
IndustriALL condemns brutal arrest of Algerian union leader 25 April, 2019IndustriALL Global Union strongly condemns the brutal and inhumane treatment of the president of its Algerian affiliate by police and demands that bogus charges against the union leader are dropped.
MENA women make progress in patriarchal societies24 April, 2019On 23-24 April, a network of women from across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) met in Beirut, Lebanon to identify challenges, distinct issues and opportunities around women’s participation and representation in unions and the workplace.
