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Pakistan is the latest country where the Ban Asbestos Campaign is making inroads. More than 170 dignitaries, experts and members of the general public took part in the Ban Asbestos Conference held on 1st February 2014 in Karachi. The Conference … Continue reading →

ITF acting general secretary Steve Cotton spoke up about a dispute between Thai Airways and the ITF-affiliated Thai Airways International Union (TGU) today after it emerged that the airline is seeking damages claims against union leadership. The claim follows a … Continue reading →

Union leadership at Fiji’s National Union of Hospitality Catering and Tourism Industries (NUHCTI) celebrated as police charges against their ‘illegal strike’ were dropped on February 2. The ITF-affiliated union’s president, Dan Urai, was one of six union leaders charged by … Continue reading →

Global unions are mobilizing workers around the world to protest at Cambodian embassies on Monday 10 February, to demand the release of 23 activists seized during demonstrations in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh in January.   IndustriALL Global Union, UNI … Continue reading →

Unite in the UK has launched legal action over the sacking of its vice-chair and Ineos Grangemouth convenor Mark Lyon, accusing Ineos of ‘hypocrisy’ and making a ‘mockery’ of justice. Mark who has 25 years of service to the company … Continue reading →

Africa / Asia / Caribbean / Central America /Europe / Middle East / South America Australia National Accounts figures a warning to Government that now is not the time to slash and burn [ACTU] 2013-12-04 30 more labour news stories from Australia today Brazil FIFA must stop sacrificing construction workers’ lives [BWI] 2013-12-03 Canada / Saskatchewan Impact of PotashCorp layoffs felt … Continue reading →

Africa / Asia / Caribbean / Central America /Europe / Middle East / South America Australia Sacked public servants ‘parked’ in new division and paid to show up [Fairfax Media] 2013-11-14 8 more labour news stories from Australia today Cambodia Escalating violence against workers results in shooting [IndustriALL Global Union] 2013-11-14 Canada / Ontario BONFIELD Local 4616 NEEDS YOU! [CUPE] 2013-11-14 20 more … Continue reading →

Africa / Asia / Caribbean / Central America /Europe / Middle East / South America Argentina Subte workers strike, Line A service halted [The Herald] 2013-11-03 Australia / Queensland AWU slams Queensland IR changes [AWU Queensland] 2013-11-04 28 more labour news stories fromAustralia today Bahrain Human Rights campaign highlights nurse union leader jailed for defence of health worker rights [Front Line … Continue reading →

Africa / Asia / Caribbean / Central America /Europe / Middle East / South America Asia Strategy planning by Asian unions at TATA Steel [IndustriALL Global Union] 2013-11-01 Australia / South Australia Liberals pledge to review WorkCover board changes if elected in SA next March [ABC] 2013-11-01 42 more labour news stories from Australia today Austria Metalworkers reach 2.85 per cent … Continue reading →

Africa / Asia / Caribbean / Central America /Europe / Middle East / South America Australia / New South Wales False hope on Electrolux cuts no ice with AWU [Central Western Daily] 2013-10-26 10 more labour news stories from Australia today Bangladesh Minimum-Wage Hike Won’t Appease Workers [In These Times] 2013-10-26 Canada / Ontario Rollbacks: How Does It Make You Feel?  ActNOW!  [USW] 2013-10-27 21 more … Continue reading →