Last May, in the wake of a hike in fuel prices that led to a dramatic rise in the cost of living, thousands of garment workers took to the streets to demand a minimum wage that would enable them to...
22.03.2018 IndustriALL affiliates, the National Union of Commercial and Industrial Workers and the Mineworkers Union of Zambia are fighting against African multinational cement company, Dangote, for violating workers’ rights to organize, freedom of association, and for failing to recognize collective...
On March 21, 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people and wounded 180 others who were peacefully demonstrating against apartheid “pass laws” in the township of Sharpeville, South Africa. This led the United Nations to declare March 21 the International Day for...
Africa has taken a significant step towards educational equity with the launch of the 100 Million campaign, a call to action for a world where all young people are free, safe and educated. The launch was attended by education trade...
Most of the provisions of the new law on occupational safety came into force on 17 March after the document was signed by President of Georgia. Provisions concerning compulsory insurance of employees against accidents will come into force from 1...
Chaplains and spiritual care practitioners from St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Providence Health Centre and St. Michael’s Hospitals have joined CUPE in a certification vote held Monday afternoon. The 32-person unit consists of hospital chaplains and spiritual care practitioners from different...
Seniors living in long-term care lost out on legislation that would have finally brought in vital minimum care standards because the Premier Kathleen Wynne decided it was more important to have a Throne Speech that did little other than rehash...
The International Trade Union Confederation and Education International have strongly condemned Cambodian public authorities’ decision to fire 11 teachers and education officers. Eleven teachers and education officers in Cambodia, on approved leave, have been fired rather than being reinstated. The...
Negotiators for more than 850 administrative, technical and library workers at Carleton University are frustrated and disappointed at the university’s refusal to negotiate an end to the labour dispute that enters its third week today. “Carleton hasn’t demonstrated any degree of...
If they had to call for medical assistance for themselves or a family member in Ottawa, nearly 85 per cent of those who participated in the poll about provincial changes to 911 delivery said they prefer a response by an...
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.