Some 150 people from IndustriALL’s trade union affiliates in Bangladesh took part in the protest in front of the press club in the capital Dhaka. IndustriALL’s regional secretary, Apoorva Kaiwar, who was in Dhaka, said:  “Today, we remember the victims...

Brands produce a lot of information about what they’re doing to improve conditions in their supply chains, but it’s only through transparency that this information can be verified.  Transparency allows us to assess whether the strategies companies are using are...

The former Secretary General of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) in the Philippines has been named as recipient of a top international prize for trade union rights.   France Castro, a top trade union activist in the Philippines, has...

The week of April 1-5, 2019 was an important week for education and educators due to discussions at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva. The importance of copyright exceptions, including for education, was acknowledged by several speakers during...

After a long fight for legal collective bargaining status at global confectioner Perfetti Van Melle's Bangladesh factory, PVM Union leaders and members have been the target of threats and physical assault. Central to this fight against abusive labour practices was...

Young teacher-activists from Senegal and the Ivory Coast came together to exchange ideas and expand their knowledge on a number of issues relating to attaining quality education for all.   A workshop funded by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) brought...

Education International welcomes the endorsement by the Republic of Moldova of the Safe Schools Declaration; a solemn government commitment to protect students, teachers, schools, and universities during times of violent conflict. The Republic of Moldova is the 86th state to...

During an IndustriALL mission to Nairobi, Kenya, IndustriALL Global Union general secretary Valter Sanches and regional secretary Paule France Ndessomin met the six IndustriALL affiliates to discuss issues faced by Kenyan workers, including precarious work. Precarious work is prevalent in...

The 14 workers fired one year ago for organizing a union at their Cargill factory in Bursa-Orhangazi, Turkey and their union Tekgida-Is are more determined than ever to have their rights respected. To mark the first anniversary of their ongoing...

On 8 April, Magnus Kjellson and Pamela Valenzuela from Unionen, together with Fanny Högrell from IF Metall, attended a meeting at IndustriALL's regional office in Montevideo. The aim was to assess the achievements of the “Construyendo poder sindical en América...