Featured image for - 26 day strike ends at GSK Horlicks with reinstatement and permanent jobs

26 day strike ends at GSK Horlicks with reinstatement and permanent jobs

16/06/2016

Strike action at the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Horlicks dairy beverage factory in India has ended in victory with the reinstatement of...

Featured image for - US seafood industry: NGA challenging de-unionisation, erosion of labour relations and human rights abuses

US seafood industry: NGA challenging de-unionisation, erosion of labour relations and human rights abuses

15/06/2016

The National Guestworker Alliance (NGA) published a comprehensive report, highlighting the poor conditions faced by migrant workers employed by large...

Featured image for - UK High Court awards damages to poultry workers who were trafficked and enslaved

UK High Court awards damages to poultry workers who were trafficked and enslaved

14/06/2016

The company forced workers to pay them prohibited fees, unlawfully withheld wages, calculated payment on the number of chickens caught...

Featured image for - West Africa, unions use the hotel housekeepers initiative to put an end to sexual harassment

West Africa, unions use the hotel housekeepers initiative to put an end to sexual harassment

14/06/2016

Sexual harassment was the main focus of activities by IUF affiliates in French speaking countries in West Africa, which joined...

Featured image for - U.S. poultry workers find health and safety protection by organizing.

U.S. poultry workers find health and safety protection by organizing.

08/06/2016

Two recent reports have again highlighted the dangerous and undignified working conditions in many poultry processing plants in the United...

Featured image for - Affiliates strengthen Dairy Division at Conference in Cape Town.

Affiliates strengthen Dairy Division at Conference in Cape Town.

07/06/2016

Affiliates pledged to increase their efforts in building international union alliances within trans national dairy companies, organize more workers into...

Featured image for - 1,950 workers continue strike action at GSK Horlicks factory in India

1,950 workers continue strike action at GSK Horlicks factory in India

05/06/2016

Members of the IUF-affiliated Milk Food Factory Workers Union at the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Horlicks dairy beverage factory in India continue...

Featured image for - Austrian unions call on new government to reject EU-Canada CETA trade deal

Austrian unions call on new government to reject EU-Canada CETA trade deal

02/06/2016

The IUF-affiliated PRO-GE together with civil society organizations in the STOP TTIP coalition demonstrated in Vienna on May 31 outside...

Featured image for - Housekeepers campaign boosts union action, negotiations for improved working conditions in Africa

Housekeepers campaign boosts union action, negotiations for improved working conditions in Africa

27/05/2016

With the support of the IUF and the impulse provided by the Global Action Week, IUF affiliates in Africa are...

Featured image for - Strike ends with union win at Covered Bridge Potato Chips in Canada

Strike ends with union win at Covered Bridge Potato Chips in Canada

26/05/2016

The five-month strike for union rights and recognition by UFCW Canada members  at Covered Bridge Potato Chips has ended successfully...

Featured image for - Four-week hotel strike in Norway ends with important gains for workers

Four-week hotel strike in Norway ends with important gains for workers

22/05/2016

The IUF-affiliated Fellesforbundet in Norway reached an agreement with employers on May 21 which brings important gains and ends the...

Featured image for - African plantation and farmworker unions urge EU to halt glyphosate reauthorization

African plantation and farmworker unions urge EU to halt glyphosate reauthorization

12/05/2016

IUF affiliates in 7 African countries - Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria and Zambia - have lent their support...