Why human rights due diligence is crucial for African industrialization 5 November, 2024Discussions at the human rights due diligence and African industrialization conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 23-24 October concluded that workers and human rights were crucial for the continent’s economic development.
Bangladesh factory fire deaths demonstrate need for new Accord12 July, 2021The death of at least 52 workers at the Hashem Food juice factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, shows that factory safety continues to be a major issue in the country.
Heavy metal in Myanmar11 May, 2016Yangon’s South Dagon Industrial estate (Zone 3) is a labyrinth of metal workshops, stores and small factories. Nobody even knows the number of workers employed there.
Handbook on safety and health for sandstone mine workers released 24 March, 2016A new publication on “Safety and health for sandstone mine workers” has been released by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and IndustriALL Global Union. It aims to strengthen the capacity of informal sandstone mine workers to understand and improve workplace safety and prevent child labour.
Human Rights Watch exposes hazards tanneries in Bangladesh18 October, 2012HRW releases an extremely alarming report on leather tanneries poisoning workers and damaging local communities in Hazaribagh, Bangladesh.
Bata assaults independent union in Mexico5 September, 2012IndustriALL Global Union has intervened in support of workers at the Bata footwear plant in Mexico who are finding themselves on the sharp end of the collusion between the company and labour authorities.
