Tell us how you rose through the union ranks at a male-dominated workplace “When I started working, I joined the Trade Union of Metalworkers and Miners of Ukraine (PMGU), affiliated to IndustriALL Global Union. In August 2017, more than 20...
Unions: All India CementEmployees Federation (AICEF)and Unions United Country: India Text: G Manicandan Organizing in the cement industry The AICEF was founded in 2008 when cement unions affiliated to trade union centre HMS came together to better defend workers in...
Union: Industrial Federation of Textile, Leather and Garment Workers Union (IFTLGWU) Country: Ethiopia Text: Elijah Chiwota Building unions in rough terrain: Organizing in the garment and textile sector in Ethiopia The Industrial Federation of Textile, Leather and Garment Workers Union (IFTLGWU), affiliated to IndustriALL...
The ILO report calls for a new approach that puts people and the work they do at the centre of public policy and business practice. It demands the recognition of rights to equality and social protection. It calls for a...
Over 80 delegates from across Europe came to Brussels, Belgium on 15 May 2019 for a productive comprehensive discussion at the Statutory European Regional Conference of IndustriALL Global Union, organized in cooperation with IndustriAll Europe, on how existing challenges are dealt with...
Access to Quality Education Under Threat in Honduras Topics in this post: A new study reveals the mechanisms by which privatisation of education is spreading in Honduras as a result of the passivity of authorities, creating barriers to accessing education....
During the time since the Bangladesh High Court decided that the Accord must cease operations in Bangladesh on November 30 2018, the Accord brands and trade unions have been in negotiations with the Bangladesh government to find a way to...
IndustriALL Global Union affiliate the Amalgamated Union of Kenya Metalworkers (AUKM) signed the agreement on 8 May, after five months of negotiations. The agreement strengthens a long history of cordial relations between Isuzu East Africa and AUKM, which contributes to...
In parallel to the Fresenius Group holding its annual general shareholders’ meeting in Frankfurt, Fresenius worker representatives shared stories of serious malpractice by the employer in blocking the rights to organize and conduct collective bargaining in several countries. In response...
Bob Hawke, former Prime Minister of Australia and former Chair of Education International’s Committee of Experts, died on 16 May at the age of 89 in his home in Sydney. Hawke was the first Chair of EI’s Committee of Experts,...
The International Alliance in Support of Workers in Iran (IASWI) was formed in 1999 in Toronto-Canada and formally announced its formation in January 2000. In nearly two decades of continuous activism, we have played an impactful role in securing international support for Iranian workers’ struggles against the Islamic Republic of Iran, employers, and the inhumane conditions the capitalist order has imposed on working-class lives in Iran. During these years, our politics and the foundational basis guiding our activism have been predicated on working-class traditions with an uncompromising emphasis on working-class independence and autonomy.