10 September 2019 05:39
NEPAL: Workers protest ADB-funded water project, demanding wages
On 5 September workers and small contractors on the Melamchi Water Supply Project staged a protest in which more than 350 people marched to the project site in Bagmati District, demanding millions of Nepali rupees in unpaid wages and benefits. Weiterlesen...
09 September 2019 15:55
The Turkish Supreme Court has delivered a significant court victory to Turkish Wood and Paper Industry Workers Union AGAC-IS, affirming their right to bargain collectively with Kronospan Turkey which was previously known as SFC Integrated Wood Products. Weiterlesen...
09 September 2019 06:10
Members of the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) at O-I Glass in Brisbane have been on strike for over ten weeks now, demanding a mere 3 percent pay rise. Weiterlesen...
07 September 2019 07:11
Women trade union leaders meet in Skopje to fight for gender equalityWeiterlesen...
06 September 2019 12:39
Workers in Himachal Pradesh have demanded justice on unpaid wages and other benefits, arguing that the lender – the Asian Development Bank (ADB) – has violated its labour policies, causing negative impact on a group of 116 union members working on the project. Weiterlesen...
05 September 2019 21:24
Despite the difficult political, economic, and social situation in Zimbabwe, the BWI affiliate Zimbabwe Construction and Allied Trade Workers’ Union (ZCATWU), continues to engage employers and defend workers’ rights. Weiterlesen...
31 August 2019 11:19
North Macedonia: New Collective Agreement is signed for forestry workersWeiterlesen...
29 August 2019 18:42
Since the beginning of his government last January, Brazilian far-right president Jair Bolsonaro has verbally assaulted environmentalists, social activists, trade unionists and left-wing activists. At the same time, he deplores the human rights, labour rights, property rights of indigenous peoples and encourages, through warmongering rhetoric, the invasion of indigenous lands and deforestation of the Amazon.Weiterlesen...