July 18, 2019
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Iran: Workers Under Continued Political Repression
Violation of Worker’s Rights: For than four decades Iranian worker’s basic rights including ILO’s conventions on “Freedom of association and Protection of the Right to organize (no 87) and “Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining” (no 98) have been violated by the Government of Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI). Independent workers’ organizations including Syndicate […] More
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Urgent Action in Support of Detained Labour Activists in Iran
URGENT ACTION FOUR WOMEN JAILED FOR ATTENDING MAY DAY RALLY Iranian labour rights activists Anisha Assadolahi, Atefeh Rangriz and Neda Naji and Iranian journalist Marzieh Amiri have been arbitrarily detained, without access to a lawyer, for weeks and accused of spurious national security offences in connection with a peaceful International Workers’ Day gathering in Tehran […] More
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Union condemns plans to retrench 2,000 workers at ArcelorMittal South Africa
Steel producer, ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA), which employs than 8,500 workers, made the announcement on 10 July. AMSA then wrote to NUMSA, stating that it did not know how many workers will be affected, even though it had just made an announcement. Mete Mako, NUMSA regional secretary for Sedibeng where the AMSA Vanderbijlpark plant is […] More
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Global dialogue needed at Deere & Co and Caterpillar
Over 40 egates from 10 countries convened for joint and individual IndustriALL Global Union meetings from 10 to 12 July to exchange experiences, improve dialogue and develop global solidarity. The first day was dedicated to the Deere & Co union network, and the company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Marc Howze, introduced Deere’s […] More
