People before profit is the call at Africa’s Mining Indaba7 February, 2013Outside Africa’s annual meeting of mining corporates and senior government officials, activists protested the exclusion of civil society that represent the actual owners of the continent’s huge mineral wealth chanting, “nothing about us without us”.
Mexican Corona beer bottlers’ mobilization attacked7 February, 2013The 26 January demonstration by IndustriALL Global Union’s Mexican glass worker affiliate SUTEIVP, in front of the Corona beer bottle manufacturing plant that sacked them for union activities five years ago, was physically attacked by representatives of the local yellow union.
Textile companies abscond leaving 5,000 jobless in Pakistan7 February, 2013NTUF is campaigning for 5,000 textile workers rendered jobless after an international exporter absconded and closed two companies, Joe's Fashion Export and J&M Clothing.
Canadian unions in action on Mexico7 February, 2013Unions and worker rights supporters took action across Canada as part of the Mexico Days of Action 18 to 24 February 2013.
Independent unions in Mexico demand rights7 February, 2013In Mexico City, IndustriALL Global Union is joining with the independent trade union movement and with representatives from labour organizations from the United States, Canada and several Global Unions in a series of mass actions.
US unions take action on Mexico6 February, 2013Unions and worker rights supporters took action across the US as part of the Mexico Days of Action 18 to 24 February 2013.
Stop attacks on trade unions in Mexico6 February, 2013Unite the Union holds a public meeting in London at 18:00 to 19:30 on 20 February 2013 on trade union rights in Mexico
Mexico Actions 20135 February, 2013List of actions by IndustriALL affiliates demanding union rights in Mexico
Mexico campaign materials 20135 February, 2013Download posters, background information and model letters here.
Pakistani unions demand justice for textile workers 1 February, 2013Outraged by the news that Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf called for murder charges to be dropped against the brothers who own a Karachi garment factory where 259 workers were killed, unions in Pakistan protested on 30 January 2013.
