Chosen regions

Ban Asbestos: Indian unions engage in dialogue with Australian Senator

Jul 25, 2012

Indian trade unionists and Australian Labor Party Senator, Ms. Lisa Singh, shared various aspects of the Ban Asbestos campaign in India and Australia in a meeting on 18 July at New Delhi. They resolved to work closely to intensify the campaign to ban asbestos.

Shipbreaking

Peru textile unions step up campaign against short-term contracts

Jul 20, 2012

Two Peruvian textile workers’ federations are launching an ‘adopt a Congress person’ campaign as part of their efforts to end a law which has condemned workers to a lifetime of short-term contracts in appalling working conditions.

ZEWU President amongst the 135 workers suspended at ZESA

Jul 25, 2012

Workers at Zimbabwe’s state owned utility, ZESA, have been suspended after a threatened strike on 10 July 2012. The President of Zimbabwe Energy Workers’ Union (ZEWU), Angelina Chitambo, is amont those that have been suspended along with two other elected officials of the union, Tariro Shumba and Dennis Mukote.

Energy (oil, gas, electricity and nuclear)

Solidarity

Huelga en Carbones de la Jagua de Glencore

Jul 25, 2012

Los trabajadores rompieron las negociaciones con la compañía, ya que ésta intentó hacer un contrapliego que recortaba conquistas pasadas.

Latin America and the Caribbean

Workers at Komatsu and GM supplier plant in Russia join ITUA

Jul 26, 2012

Two new ITUA locals were created in Russia, one at Komatsu truck plant in Yaroslavl and the other at VLANAKS, GM and Chevrolet supplier in Saint-Petersburg. VLANAKS management was immediately hostile to the union.

Mechanical engineering

Union Building

MMWU helps flood victims in Krasnodar area, Russia

Jul 26, 2012

Mining & Metallurgical Workers Union (MMWU) branch at Novolipetsk Steel became a rallying point for collecting humanitarian aid to the victims of the devastating flood in southwestern Russia.

Base metals