Global unions demand progress on UN treaty on corporate accountability 17 December, 2024<p>As the tenth round of negotiations for a binding UN treaty on corporate accountability resumes this week, IndustriALL Global Union, together with the ITUC and other global unions, call for decisive action to deliver justice and accountability for workers across global supply chains.</p>
Türkiye: metalworkers’ strike banned again17 December, 2024<p>Strike actions by Turkish metalworkers at major companies, including GE Grid Solutions, Hitachi Electric, Schneider Electric and Arıtaş, have been brought to a halt following a Presidential decree banning the strikes on the grounds of national security. IndustriALL Global Union and industriAll Europe condemn the ban which affects ten factories in four companies and urge the employers to not honour this attack on democracy and workers' fundamental rights.</p>
Georgia debe respetar los derechos democráticos 10 December, 2024<p>A la luz de las manifestaciones de las últimas semanas en Georgia, IndustriALL Global Union insta al gobierno del país a que respete los derechos de reunión pacífica y de libertad de expresión de la población.</p>
Trabajadores metalúrgicos surcoreanos organizan una huelga nacional para defender la democracia6 December, 2024<p>Las fábricas del sector metalúrgico de Corea del Sur se paralizaron hoy cuando decenas de miles de trabajadores respondieron a una convocatoria de huelga general de dos horas del Sindicato de Trabajadores Metalúrgicos de Corea (KMWU), afiliado a IndustriALL. Las huelgas se producen tras una reunión de emergencia del Comité Ejecutivo Central del sindicato, en la que se instó a los afiliados a hacer huelga durante al menos dos horas por turno los días 5 y 6 de diciembre para exigir la dimisión del presidente Yoon Suk Yeol.</p>
En solidaridad con los sindicatos surcoreanos, IndustriALL condena el ataque a la democracia 4 December, 2024<p>IndustriALL Global Union condena enérgicamente el intento de imponer la ley marcial en Corea del Sur, y se solidariza con el pueblo y el movimiento sindical del país, piedra angular del tejido democrático de la nación.</p>
Los Convenios 87 y 98 deben estar en el centro de las negociaciones sobre libre comercio entre la UE y Tailandia 3 December, 2024<p>Los sindicalistas tailandeses exhortaron a la UE y al gobierno tailandés a que incluyan los Convenios 87 y 98 de la OIT en los Acuerdos de Libre Comercio entre la UE y Tailandia para proteger los derechos laborales.</p>
Brazilian court clears BHP, Samarco and Vale of environmental crimes in Mariana21 November, 2024<p>The 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.</p>
“Smoking them out” or legalizing artisanal mining in South Africa 20 November, 2024<p>With 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. </p>
Union busting and layoffs at Swiss-backed e-bus manufacturer in Thailand 18 November, 2024<p>Under 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.</p>
IndustriALL Global Union file OECD complaints against fashion brands over labour rights violations in Myanmar 13 November, 2024<p>IndustriALL GlobaI Union has filed complaints against three major garment brands – Next, New Yorker and LPP – at OECD's National Contact Points (NCPs). Despite overwhelming evidence of continuous violations of workers’ rights under Myanmar’s military junta, these brands continue to place orders in the country, profiting from the eradication of labour and human rights.</p>
