Maruti Suzuki workers prepare hunger strike in India12 July, 2013For the workers at the Maruti Suzuki plant in India, 18 July marks an unwanted anniversary filled with flagrant anti-union behavior from the police and authorities. Attempting to put end to the repression, a hunger strike is planned.
Tough negotiations for new collective bargaining agreement for German paper sector12 July, 2013After several hard rounds of negotiations the IG BCE has reached a new two-year collective agreement for its members in the German paper sector.
DR workers face uphill battle to unionize12 July, 2013Deciding to form a union at your workplace should not have to be a life-changing decision, but for workers at DMG International shoe company in the Dominican Republic that is just what it turned out to be.
IndustriALL Global Union readies to pull the trigger on Rio Tinto11 July, 2013At the end of June thirty mining union delegates from across the world at Rio Tinto operations met in Johannesburg to map out a global campaign strategy, marking a significant milestone in the process towards the launch of a campaign against the corporation.
Belgium ends historic discrimination between white and blue-collar workers11 July, 2013The Constitutional Court in Belgium has decreed that the status of blue and white-collar workers need to be harmonized, urging the government to eliminate the discrimination between the two types of workers.
Walmart/Gap Bangladesh safety plan: pale imitation of Accord10 July, 2013IndustriALL and UNI, reacting to the announcement by Walmart and Gap today of another toothless corporate auditing programme for Bangladesh factory safety, stated that these companies are only repeating the mistakes of the past.
Mexican electricity workers reach agreement with the government on pensions10 July, 2013This important victory won by the Mexican Electrical Workers’ Union (SME) means that the government has recognised the pension rights of workers who are in resistance and meet eligibility conditions.
Argentina: metalworking supervisors on state of alert10 July, 2013The Asociación de Supervisores de la Industria Metalmecánica (ASIMRA), affiliated to IndustriALL, has put its members on a state of alert in response to the employers’ refusal to discuss changes to the job classification categories set out in the current collective agreement.
Azerbaijani unions to discuss future joint work9 July, 2013On 27-28 June IndustriALL Global Union held a workshop for Azerbaijani affiliates. 30 unionists took part in the event, among them trade union leaders, union officers and presidents of union locals.
