Colaboración mundial por los derechos de los trabajadores29 ноября, 2024Los días 24 y 25 de noviembre, dirigentes sindicales de las fábricas de Coats de todo el mundo se reunieron en Mudanya, Turquía, para celebrar la 5.ª reunión anual de la red sindical de Coats. El encuentro se centró en las condiciones de trabajo, los retos en la cadena de suministro y la finalización de un proyecto de acuerdo marco global (AMG) con la empresa para garantizar unas normas laborales coherentes en todas sus operaciones.
La COP29: un gran revés para los trabajadores27 ноября, 2024La 29.ª Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (COP29), celebrada en Bakú, Azerbaiyán, concluyó con resultados decepcionantes, sobre todo para los trabajadores. No se abordaron las necesidades urgentes en materia de financiación climática y Transición Justa, lo que deja importantes lagunas en la forma de afrontar la crisis climática y sus repercusiones sociales.
Driving change to end workplace violence against women25 ноября, 2024Today, on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, IndustriALL Global Union reflects on a year of progress and renews the commitment to eradicate gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) in the workplace.
Brazilian court clears BHP, Samarco and Vale of environmental crimes in Mariana21 ноября, 2024The Brazilian justice system has cleared mining companies: Samarco Mineração, BHP and Vale of criminal charges relating to the environmental disaster near the city of Mariana in 2015. IndustriALL condemns the companies for manslaughter and environmental crimes and calls on them to take responsibility for the catastrophe.
NUMSA triumphs in Goodyear reinstatement battle20 ноября, 2024In a powerful victory for workers' rights, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) has successfully defended the reinstatement of 54 workers, unfairly dismissed by Goodyear Tyres. The decision to dismiss the application by Goodyear Tyres to set aside the re-instatement was granted by the Labour Court.
“Smoking them out” or legalizing artisanal mining in South Africa20 ноября, 2024With over 4,000 artisanal miners stranded underground at an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, the formalization of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has ignited debates in South Africa.
Union busting and layoffs at Swiss-backed e-bus manufacturer in Thailand18 ноября, 2024Under the Paris Climate Agreement, Switzerland supports investments into carbon neutrality in Thailand, and in return, Switzerland receives carbon credits. Absolute Assembly manufactures e-buses for a programme supported by Switzerland under the Agreement, which is clear that commitments made must be in line with achieving a Just Transition. This means decent jobs with fair working conditions, which is not the case at Absolute Assembly.
Serbia: workers in Yura need fair wages and decent working conditions18 ноября, 2024Today, the Hyundai/Kia network, Confederation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Serbia, together with the Independent Union of Metalworkers of Serbia IndustriALL Global Union and industriAll European Trade Union, met to express their solidarity with the workers of Yura in Serbia in their struggle for union recognition, fairer wages and decent working conditions.
South African metalworkers on strike over job losses at ArcelorMittal14 ноября, 2024The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) has given notice with effect from 14 November that it is going on strike after ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) announced that it will be retrenching 107 workers from Coke Making Battery 6 and 7.
Despite court order, justice eludes IFFCO Pakistan workers14 ноября, 2024IndustriALL is calling on IFFCO Pakistan to respect workers’ rights and immediately implement the Supreme Court order, passed on 4 April 2024, that granted 55 contract workers of IFFCO, the status of permanent workers.
