FRANCE: Danone to “fight” for southern Europe
...projected for the year. Weak consumer sentiment has meant the group is unwilling to pass these higher costs on in the form of price increases and, while the group is...
Manpower’s disposable workers required to wear barcodes
...to perform their duties. The workers are reqired to pay for their own barcode armbands. Manpower is one of the corporate members of Ciett, the global agency lobby group which...
Editorial: Employer sabotage at the ILO: a modest proposal
Danone Eyeing Latam Assets Post Nestle-Pfizer Deal
Danone will look at assets Nestle may need to sell to get its baby food deal with Pfizer cleared, as the French food group is keen to expand in baby...
Major win in New Zealand: Locked-out Talley’s/AFFCO workers back to work!
...national pressure played in getting the company to the bargaining table. Sign posted in front of the AFFCO factory in Imlay Source: Locked out workers support group on Facebook Talley’sWin.jpg...
Union wins new gains for Tata/Tetley West Bengal tea workers
...union has once again with IUF support won further important gains. APPL is majority-owned by Tata Global Beverages, part of India’s Tata Group. Building on the settlement which brought comprehensive...
What do the beverage companies do to fight back over obesity?
...companies which were also working closely with lobbying groups to vindicate their products’ bad effects on customers’ health. Recently the lobbying group which represents beverage companies including PepsiCo and Coca-Cola...
IUF calls on United Nations’ Global Compact to hold Accor accountable for ongoing violations of basic rights
The IUF has called on the United Nations’ Global Compact to hold the transnational Accor hotel group accountable for repeated violations of fundamental rights under the Global Compact integrity measures....
Provisional meat sector steering group agrees work programme
At an informal meeting in Geneva on February 24, 2012, the provisional meat sector steering group agreed on the need for a framework for coordinating global, affiliate-driven work in the...
CONTAG brings thousands of rural workers onto the streets of Brasilia to demand their rights
...to create a working group to study the situation and then consider possible actions”, said Lucas. “The government must understand that we are here for practical solutions.” CONTAG1.jpg CONTAG2.jpg CONTAG3.jpg...
‘Unions took it to their hearts’
...think that experience should be mirrored at all levels. As a member of the ITUC Executive Bureau, and for many years involved in the ILO Workers’ Group, I thought there...
Lockout continues at Talley’s/AFFCO while NZMWU plans more strikes
...place on March 22-23 and March 26. Picket line at the Feilding plant, March 22 Source: Locked out workers support group on Facebook This is despite a threat from Talley’s...