Unions in Asia have rallied in support of the more than 40 workers and their supporters jailed and '"disappeared" in China following attempts by workers at Jasic Technology in Shenzen to form a union last year.On March 28, the national...
According to a March 27 article in the UK medical journal The BMJ over 1,500 workers in agriculture in Italy have died over the past 6 years as a result of their work. "Agriculture counts the fallen like those on...
The women workers’ delegation, including education unionists, welcomes the Agreed Conclusions of the 63rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women, which includes positive language on education and social protection systems. Key gains on gender and education ...
An international conference entitled, “The Nordic Way –Early Childhood Education & Care”was organised on 26-27 March, 2019 in Oslo.It was convened by Union of Education Norway (UEN), in partnership with the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research and the Nordic...
Of the country’s 65,000 mineworkers, nearly half, 30,000, are employed through contractors.The Mineworkers Union of Zambia (MUZ) is on a recruitment drive for contract workers who are often employed on short-term contracts with low pay and little or no benefits....
26.03.2019 With no commitment towards addressing their grievances, thousands of textile and garment workers at Ethiopia’s biggest industrial park, Hawassa, went on strike 13-15 March demanding that the employers act on sexual harassment, improve health and safety and increase wages....
The City of Montreal has been certified as a Blue Community, as part of World Water Day celebrations on March 22. To be certified, cities pledge to recognize the human right to water and wastewater services and to promote public...
At the Nordic Way Conference, exploring Nordic approaches to early childhood education and care policies and pedagogy, Education International has reaffirmed that free quality early childhood education delivered by trained and qualified teachers, is crucial for quality education and healthy,...
Saskatchwan’s newest provincial budget is balanced in favour of bureaucracy, at the expense of front line care, says CUPE 5430< The merger of 12 health regions into the Saskatchewan Health Authority was predicted to save $20 million annually, with all savings...
CUPE welcomes the 5-year $1.5 billion investment earmarked for home care in the budget tabled March 21 by Quebec Finance Minister, Éric Girard. These investments are a necessary step toward rebuilding the public health and social services system that was...