Several geographically dispersed calamitous events around the world in the mining industry have focused the attention of the world on health and safety on the global mining industry. The dramatic rescue of 33 trapped miners from the depths of a...

(1) The Right to Know – workers must know the hazards and risks in their workplace  (2) The Right to Act (commonly known as the Right to Refuse Unsafe Work Without Punishment)  (3) The Right to Participate in the safety...

At an IndustriALL workshop on 19 and 20 April, representatives from the Interregional Trade Union Workers Association (ITUWA) and the Automobile and Farm Machinery Workers' Union of Russia (AFW) at Volkswagen plant in Kaluga discussed ways to conclude a strong...

Ahmed Kamel opened by noting that as this was the fifth meeting, the network had become sustainable: “We have achieved a lot since the creation of this network. We need to decide where we want to be in five years....

The bill was submitted on 12 April for public discussion on the website of the Kyrgyz parliament. However, it was prepared without participation of trade union representatives and does not include any of their proposals. If adopted the bill will...

European Education trade unionists to join large rally for a fairer Europe for workers – 26 April Topics in this post: The European Trade Union Committee for Education has called on European education unionists and activists to take part in...

Raouf Mellal, president of gas and electricity workers’ union, SNATEG, was violently arrested by police on Tuesday 23 May at a peaceful student demonstration in Algiers. While in detention, he was handcuffed to an iron chair and interrogated by police...

Global Action Week for Education: make the right to free quality public education a reality Topics in this post: On the occasion of the Global Education Week for Education (24 April-1st May), educators and their unions around the world have...

 The IndustriALL MENA women’s network meeting opened with lively discussions, exploring the journey they had taken since the launch in 2015, and where they should go in the future.  “We have a 40 per cent target for the representation of...

During their annual conferences, the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers and the National Education Union, both affiliated to Education International, have reasserted during their annual conferences their core values and determination to continue advocating education policies beneficial...