The global agreement, signed in Paris today, takes into considertion the evolution of the world of work, from an economic, technological and social point of view, and covers Renault employees globally.The global agreement - "Building the world of work together...

Today EI joins governments and other stakeholders at the United Nations High Level Political Forum (HLPF) in New York to review progress towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4. Four years after the adoption of the SDGs in 2015, this is the...

IUF affiliates continue their daily protests demanding the release from prison of Reni Desmiria, secretary of the SPBMI union of workers at seafood processor Bumi Menara Internusa (BMI) in Lampung, Indonesia. On July 4, IUF unions affiliated to the independent...

Solidarity with Hong Kong education unionists’ protest actions Education International firmly supports its affiliates in Hong Kong and Taiwan who are protesting against the legislative change which would facilitate extradition to mainland China. The Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union (PTU),...

 The German Food and Allied Workers Union NGG is mobilizing to defeat employer efforts to extend working time in the hospitality sector. The employer association is pushing for changes to the law which would extend the legal working day to...

The call was made at a living wage strategy meeting in Yangon on 2-3 July. The unions said that working families could not make ends meet with the new minimum wage of 4,800 Kyat (US $3.60) announced by the government...

Korea: teacher unionists stand in solidarity with striking education support workers On 3 July, over 60,000 education support workers went on a 3-day strike in South Korea to request improved working conditions and job security. Although the newly-established government in...

 Hosted by the Australian Workers’ Union (AWU), the meeting took place at a time when the global steel capacity exceeds production by 426 million tons, with more capacity coming online. According to the OECD, “the global steel industry could face...

The commitment was made in a strategic campaign meeting organized by IndustriALL in Sydney, Australia on June 8, 2019 with the participation of representatives from CFMEU Mining & Energy Division, Australian Workers' Union (AWU) and Electrical Trades Union of Australia....

Only 20 out of the 190 ILO conventions have been ratified by the Indonesian government. More seriously, only ten out of the 177 technical conventions have been ratified. Two important ILO Instruments related to occupational health and safety, like the...