IUF condemns new assassination attempt on a Colombian union leader
The IUF joins with the Colombian national center CUT in condemning the attempted assassination of a trade union leader and...
IUF members oppose closure of 3 Danone plants in Italy, Germany and Hungary
Danone's intention to close 3 European factories producing dairy products - in Italy, Germany and Hungary - will destroy a...
Strike at Mondelez-SOTUBI in Tunisia
The workers at the Saida biscuit factory in Ben Arous, south of Tunis, walked out for three days to demand...
Is hotel housekeepers’ health adequately protected by national and international law?
Hotel housekeepers are exposed to numerous health risks, among them musculoskeletal strains and injuries, acute traumas, chemical exposure and the...
Editorial: Why Tiananmen Matters
New PSI report highlights TISA threat to public services
A new report from Public Services International exposes the threat to public services in the secret negotiations around the proposed...
Spanish unions beat back employer demands for more ‘flexibility’ in new agreement for Balearic Islands hotels and restaurants
The IUF-affiliated Spanish unions FECOHT-CCOO and SMC-UGT have rebuffed employer demands for greater flexibility in working time and outsourcing in...
Brazilian unions tell World Cup visitors: workers build Brazil and workers need change!
A coalition of Brazil's national union confederations, acting through the umbrella Workers Trade Union Forum (Fórum Sindical dos Trabalhadores-FST), are...
Spain: High Court orders Coca-Cola Iberia Partners to reverse 1,190 firings and 4 plant closures
On June 13 Spain’s High Court ordered the Spanish Coca-Cola Bottler CCIP to reverse its decision to fire 1,190 workers...
IUF and ITF welcome Thai fisher slavery exposé
Two international union federations working together to fight appalling exploitation of fishery workers have applauded this week’s exposé by the...
Streiks abgewendet, UFCW setzt neuen Tarifvertrag mit JBS durch
Die Mitglieder der UFCW-Ortsgruppe 1161 im Schweinefleischverarbeitungsbetrieb in Worthington, Minnesota, haben nach elfmonatigen Verhandlungen einen neuen Tarifvertrag mit einer Laufzeit...
Guardian: Slavery in prawn trade: consumers urged to check source of seafood
Marine Stewardship Council, Greenpeace and Marine Conservation Society say retailers must be called to account