Bill 33, the Time to Care Act, passed second reading thanks to all party support for NDP Health Critic France Gélinas’ private members bill that would legislate a minimum care standard of four hours a day in Ontario’s long-term care homes. “The care...
People Over Profit is the theme of the Public Service International 30th World Congress held October 30 to November 3 in Geneva, Switzerland. Public Services International (PSI) is a global trade union federation representing over 20 million women and men...
“Education International has been one of the world's leading unions in the fight for the respect of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and intersex workers,” Education International's Executive Board member Daniel Lafrenière reminded at a top trade union event....
The launch of a new study on the commercialization and privatization of education in Uruguay was an eye-opener those who believed public education was safe from becoming a commodity. A new study commissioned by Education International (EI) sheds light on...
03.11.2017 Eight people on hunger strike in Mauritius shone a light on the starvation wages earned by cleaners of public schools in the country. Backed by massive local and international support, the union has managed to secure permanent employment for...
The report covers three industrial sectors: cement, glass and ceramics. This edition has been dedicated to the quadrennial conference on materials’ industries taking place on 2 and 3 November 2017 in Bremen, Germany.The report gives an overview of the economic...
IndustriALL Global Union affiliates from around the world expressed their support for workers in Bulgaria at the organization’s Industry 4.0 World Conference held in Geneva on 26-27 October. The conference included representatives from Bulgarian affiliates, the Light Industry Federation (FOSIL-CITUB)...
Over two days, trade union leaders from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Uruguay shared information and experiences about the economic situation and its effects on workers at the global, regional and national levels, to help them understand the various...
Forty delegates from Europe, Middle East and North Africa, North America, Asia-Pacific and South Asia gathered on 1 and 2 November in Bremen, Germany. It is the first time employees of HeidelbergCement have gathered for a global discussion of challenges...
More than 4,200 workers have been fired for going on strike when PT Freeport refused to negotiate over a furlough at the world’s biggest gold mine and second biggest copper mine, owned by USA-based Freeport-McMoRan.The Commission’s recommendation to the President...
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.