Latin American workers building global trade union power8 May, 2014The First IndustriALL Global Union Latin America and Caribbean Regional Conference, under the banner of “Building Global Trade Union Power for Economic and Social Justice” began in Bogotá, Colombia on 4 May, with a vote of unconditional solidarity for the Colombian trade union movement and its attempts to exercise its right to organise.
¡Saludamos a la mujer trabajadora y sindicalista!10 March, 2014Las afiliadas de toda América Latina y el Caribe conmemoraron con distintas actividades el 8 de marzo Día Internacional de la Mujer. La Oficina Regional de IndustriALL Global Union, saluda a todas las mujeres que luchan por la defensa y el respeto de sus derechos humanos y laborales, especialmente en la denuncia y fortalecimiento de la lucha por la igualdad de género.
Global Labour University announces new Master programs7 January, 2014The Global Labour University (GLU) invites trade unionists and labour activists to apply to its Masters programmes in ‘Labour Policies and Globalisation’ at the University of Kassel and the Berlin School of Economics and Law (Germany) and the newly launched Masters in ‘Labor and Global Workers’ Right’s’ at Penn State University (USA).
2013 – A Year of Struggle and Victories20 December, 2013For IndustriALL Global Union, 2013 was an eventful year of struggles and victories. In addition to the historic Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, we fought hard for a better life for workers and their families around the world.
INTERVIEW: Marcio Pochmann28 November, 2013In a world of precarious work and increased outsourcing, industrial policies are a way of protecting workers and their rights. According to Marcio Pochmann, economist, researcher and professor at UNICAMP (Campinas University) and president of the Instituto de Investigación Económica Aplicada
STOP Precarious Work 201325 October, 2013On the World Day for Decent Work (WDDW) on 7 October, IndustriALL affiliates mobilized around the world to draw attention to the negative impacts of precarious work. The campaign for better laws and collective agreements continues.
Regional commitment to sustainable industrial policy grows16 October, 2013Following the discussion in Sub-Saharan Africa earlier this year, affiliates in South Asia and Latin America have met to develop their action plans to promote sustainable industrial policy.
Unions mobilize around the world against precarious work10 October, 2013Once again on 7 October, the World Day for Decent Work, worldwide attention has been drawn to the negative impacts of precarious work as unions around the world mobilize.
Holcim has to take responsibility for workers9 October, 2013Holcim trade union network meets in Belgium and discusses joint strategies to answer Holcim’s attempt to generate 1.5 billion CHF (1.2 billion Euros) extra-profits on the back of their workers.
Unions plan to take global action on 7 October29 August, 2013October 7 is fast approaching and already many IndustriALL Global Union affiliates are preparing to take action in support of the global IndustriALL campaign to STOP Precarious Work.
