22.02.2018 450 union bearers and workers at Exedy India Clutch in Bengaluru, have been locked out following a breakdown in discussions on welfare measures. In response, the workers went on hunger strike on 19 February. On 9 January 2018 Exedy...
Systemic human and workers’ rights abuses ranging from constant threats of dismissal, poor health and safety practices, occupational diseases, racism and discrimination, unfair and unjust job classifications, low remuneration, and inferior salaries for local workers compared to foreign workers were...
The protestors, which include five trade union leaders from IndustriALL Global Union affiliate, the Independent Trade Union of Miners of Ukraine (NPGU), and four miners from state-owned coal enterprise, Selidovuhillya, began their hunger strike after failed talks with the Ministry...
Education Support Personnel: A whole community for a holistic approach to education Education International’s Task Force on Education Support Personnel has geared up preparations for the upcoming first global Conference on Education Support Personnel and reiterated its commitment to enhancing...
Kenya: Bridge loses court case Topics in this post: The High Court of Kenya in Nairobi has rebutted a complaint of Bridge Academies against the education union KNUT and its president Wilson Sossion on the grounds of the defense of...
The National Coordination of Education Unions in Burkina Faso has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government, a landmark agreement covering access to education and improved working conditions. On 27 January, Education International affiliates were among the National Coordination...
The long struggle by workers and their union at the Haft Tapeh sugar complex in Shush, Iran to secure wages and pensions unpaid since July 2017 has ended with full payment of the massive wage and benefit arrears to all...
The 2018 Transition Accord will continue the work of inspecting factories in Bangladesh, identifying safety hazards, and ensuring that they are corrected. As of today 109 garment companies have signed the 2018 Accord, covering more than 2 million workers.However, many...
Submitted on Wed, 02/21/2018 - 8:08pm By Burgerville Workers Union - It's Going Down, February 16, 2018 The following report from the Burgerville Workers Union states that management has come down against one pro-union worker of color since the end...
The need for concerted efforts at national and international levels to effectively integrate refugee children into education was highlighted at a seminar hosted by Education International. The seminar also focused on the need for action in education policy to reduce...
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.