Breaking barriers: LGBTQI+ inclusion in Asia17 May, 2023Trade unions across Asia are taking steps to promote inclusion and opportunities for LGBTQI+ workers. From challenging discriminatory practices to creating safe and equitable workplaces, unions are proving that they can be agents of change.
Net Zero Authority in Australia to ensure just transition for workers17 May, 2023Australian union MEU calls the newly established Net Zero Authority “a game-changer for workers and communities affected by the energy transition”.
Workers strike for better wages at ArcelorMittal Liberia 17 May, 2023Over 1,300 workers at Yekepa mine and Buchanan Grand Bassa went on strike on 10 May over wage increases and salary disparities after wage negotiations deadlocked between ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) and the United Workers Union of Liberia (UWUL), an affiliate of IndustriALL Global Union.
Trade unions fight for workers’ rights16 May, 2023Global inequality is on the rise and we need to take action. IndustriALL has developed twelve building blocks needed for a just future and to close the inequality gap. We need fundamental workers’ rights, with full implementation of ILO C87 and C98, and labour laws at national level that allow workers to defend themselves.
G20 discussions on Just Transition must include unions 15 May, 2023The G20 Energy Transition Working Group (ETWG) meeting is currently underway in Mumbai. Under India’s G20 presidency, workers’ voices go unrepresented in the meetings.
Zimbabwean unions demand pro-worker trade policies 12 May, 2023Is trade and industrialization a panacea to Zimbabwe’s economic woes, and what roles can trade unions play in policy making to ensure that workers and communities benefit from trade? These were the topics discussed at the sustainable trade and industrialization policy conference in Harare on 4-5 May. 50 participants from six countries, trade unions, civil society organizations, Members of Parliament, government departments and key stakeholders grappled with these questions.
Latin American pulp and paper unions launch cooperation project with Belgian federation11 May, 2023A delegation of Latin American pulp and paper unions affiliated to IndustriALL met, in Uruguay, with representatives of the Belgian ACV-CSC BIE federation, with a view to launching a trade union cooperation project for the sector.
Trade unions versus LGBTphobia11 May, 202317 May is International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), an opportunity for trade unions to stand in solidarity with LGBTI workers and to raise awareness of the ongoing discrimination and violence that many face.
The Council of Global Unions condemns flagrant worker rights’ violations in South Korea that led to the tragic death of Yang Hoe-Dong11 May, 2023On the first anniversary of the inauguration of President Yoon, the Council of Global Unions, representing 200 million workers around the world expresses deep concern on the recent attacks, judicial harassment, and interference against the legitimate activities of trade unions and the rights of working people in South Korea.
Minera Panama is violating workers’ rights10 May, 2023Minera Panama, a subsidiary of First Quantum Minerals, is pursuing a policy that violates the fundamental right to organize and bargain collectively. IndustriALL is urging Canadian mining company First Quantum Minerals to ensure respect for the right to freedom of association at its copper mine in Panama.
