Chosen regions

Support Colombian glass workers in conflict with Owens Illinois

Nov 29, 2012

Colombian glassworker union Sintravidricol is facing obstinate management negotiators in bargaining for a new collective agreement with Owens Illinois subsidiary Cristalería Peldar. Today’s meeting is unlikely to provide a positive result and the next step will be a strike ballot. Send your message to management here.

Confronting global capital

Talks break down in Colombia

Nov 30, 2012

On 24 November talks between Termotecnica Coindustrial and the Union Sindical Obrera de la Industria del Petróleo (USO) broke down in Colombia, giving way to further tensions on the ground.

Energy (oil, gas, electricity and nuclear)

Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai India workers get solidarity message from UAW

Nov 30, 2012

Last week the UAW sent solidarity messages to the Maruti Suzuki Workers’ Union (MSWU) and Hyundai Motors India Employees Union (HMIEU) in support of their struggle for genuine trade union rights.

Automotive

Solidarity

Ghana must ratify mine safety convention

Dec 5, 2012

The Ghana Mineworkers Union (GMWU) called for the ratification of the ILO Convention 176 on safety and health in mines, claiming the government is “mortgaging the health and safety of the mineworkers”.

Mining

Convention 176 - Mine Safety

IndustriALL affiliates in Sub-Saharan Africa acting against precarious work

Dec 6, 2012

The Sub-Saharan Africa arm of IndustriALL’s Precarious Work Project held its regional seminar in Accra, Ghana on 22 and 23 November 2012, affiliates participating shared experiences and successful strategies against precarious work.

STOP Precarious Work

Sub-Saharan Africa

Sintracarbón in negotiations to improve conditions

Dec 6, 2012

The union representing workers at the Colombian company Carbones del Cerrejón is currently negotiating to improve conditions for both permanent and outsourced workers and the whole community.

Mining