International action is essential in order to address the challenges that educators and researchers face when working with copyright-protected materials. That was the finding of a recent regional seminar on copyright exceptions for education, research, libraries, archives and museums. The...

Shell has refused to recognize serious breaches of its own code of conduct by its suppliers, which were raised at Shell’s AGM last year. An IndustriALL mission to Nigeria in September 2018 witnessed first-hand how contract workers at Shell in...

After the suspension of a teacher for the contents of a video produced by her students, the Italian education unions are taking action to denounce an attack on academic freedom and a serious threat to democracy. Rosa Maria Dell’Aria, a...

The share price of USD-based Beyond Meat, a maker of plant-based proteins that mimic meat, has tripled in the three weeks since it was introduced on the stock market. Rival Impossible Foods' Impossible Whopper can now be purchased at Burger...

Text: Kimber Meyer, Léonie Guguen, Walton Pantland A methane gas explosion in a coal mine in Pakistan kills four workers, and traps another 40 underground. In Zimbabwe, 28 artisanal miners drown when the gold mine they are working in floods....

Text: Walton Pantland The women form a line outside their factory gate in an industrial park outside Istanbul, and link arms. They are old and young, modern or traditionally dressed, united in the moment. A mobile sound system with a...

Jordan: the national Labour Law should uphold trade union rights, not deny them Topics in this post: Education International is in solidarity with its member organisation in Jordan, who challenge the amendments made by parliament to the labour law and...

“Lacking full time organizers is our biggest challenge. Union activists can only organize workers out of working hours. Given the circumstances, we must develop an effective organizing strategy, we need more capacity training for organizers,” said Kornchanok from the Body...

A slowing economy has led to an even greater concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a few. Around the world, corporate greed, combined with weak regulation and legislation, is fuelling workers’ rights violations, abusive low wages and...

Unions are fighting to end violence and harassment at work and pushing for equal pay. Everyone has a responsibility to be part of this discussion and the solution: this is not an issue for women to resolve alone.  Gender equality...