2020, a year to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the most progressive global blueprint for women’s rights ever adopted by governments. At the United Nations (UN) Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing, China, in 1995, the Declaration and...
IndustriALL Global Union and H&M hosted workshops on GFA implementation in Bengaluru and Delhi on 15 and 24 October.“The GFA helps to build mutual trust and respect between unions and employers. Effective implementation of the GFA has positive outcomes for...
International solidarity is mobilised after Murdoch University in Australia sues Associate Professor Gerd Schroeder-Turk for whistleblowing. In May 2019, Associate Professor Gerd Schroeder-Turk, a member of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU), employed by Murdoch University, appeared on Australia’s premier...
The aerospace industry is worth almost US $850 billion, employs five million workers, and is expanding to new countries. Expansion is driven by a desire for an increased global presence, by local content requirements of states, as well as a...
The World Bank’s accountability mechanism, the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO), has published a report that finds “substantial concerns” regarding the International Finance Corporation (IFC)’s investment in for-profit education provider Bridge International Academies and has announced that they will launch an...
The strike ended on Friday 25 October when UAW members voted 57 per cent in favour of signing the new, four-year contract after more than a month on the picket line. The 40-day strike by almost 50,000 autoworkers was the...
In July, the lower house of Austria's parliament voted to ban all uses of the toxic herbicide glyphosate. The legislation is scheduled to come into effect on January 1, 2020. But there's a hitch. Under EU regulations, the European Comission...
Breaking News: Sepideh Gholian, Atefeh Rangriz, Marzieh Amiri, Sanaz Elahyari, Amir Hossein Mohammadi Fard, and Amir Amirgholi, were released on heavy bails after months of solidarity campaigns Iran: On Saturday, October 26, 2019, 6 well-known jailed workers’ rights defenders and...
October is Canadian Library Month, a time to celebrate library workers and the vital public services they provide to all Canadians. Library workers deliver quality programs and services that are at the heart of the community. But library workers face challenges...
Colombian workers fighting water privatization are up against formidable odds, including repression, violence, and corruption. But they’re winning, thanks to the strength of labour-community alliances and international solidarity. Margarita Lopez is helping build this unstoppable grassroots network of water defenders and...