COP25 blog – 15 December 2019
In my last blog post, dated 13 December 2019, I stated that “perhaps some of the unresolved issues, will have...
In my last blog post, dated 13 December 2019, I stated that “perhaps some of the unresolved issues, will have...
The transformation of the automotive industry is complex and depends on several different factors. The introduction of electric vehicles (EV),...
COP25 – the very name makes it clear that this conference has been meeting annually for 25 years. There have...
The Coats union network is made up of unions from Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, India and Turkey, and met on 5...
An important event took place today: the launch of the “Climate Action for Jobs Initiative”.As described by the ILO: “At...
The Philippine government’s targeting of trade unionists has been ramped up recently with fresh waves of arrests and violence. To...
Anger boiled over today, with civil society observers – including trade unions – coming together in protest outside of the...
Opening of High Level SegmentThe work of the two-week-long COP consists of: week one, when experts and professional diplomats negotiate;...
‘I am going to die…there is no escape’ was the desperate message from a victim soon after the fire broke...
Speaking at the 25th United Nations Conference on Climate Change, Education International reiterated its resolve to contribute to solving the...
On Friday, a protest march demanding climate action was organized in Madrid. Trade unions took an active part in it....
The representatives of the trade unions of the education sector affiliated with Education International Latin America (EILA) met in Brazil...
Trade unions are key to making workplaces safer and healthier for all workers but often women's occupational health and safety...
This is an important point in the negotiations. Technical presentations are finished. Trade union delegates have been pressing our points...
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.