Financing the spreads sale buyout: the new company will be buried in debt
According to a Reuters article of January 9 KKR's EUR 6.25 bn purchase of Unilever's spreads division will be financed...
UK: Hundreds to lose jobs as PepsiCo bottler Britvic proposes to shut down Norwich factory
IUF-affiliated unions GMB and Unite the Union in the UK oppose the proposed closure of Norwich factory operated by Britvic,...
Nestlé-Froneri workers in Parma: settlement reached after a tough fight
The long, difficult struggle of the workers at the Nestlé-Froneri ice cream factory in Parma, Italy, backed by their unions...
Solidarity strike in Parma in support of Nestlé-Froneri workers
On 15 December more than two thousand workers and supporters joined the strike in Parma called by the provincial organizations...
KKR, the new boss at Unilever spreads
Unilever has officially announced the sale of its spreads division to US-based private equity investors KKR for EUR 6.825 billion,...
Housekeeper denounces brutal conditions in the hotel sector at EU Social Summit
Carmen Casín, Spanish hotel housekeeper and member of the IUF-affiliated FeSMC-UGT's hotel section, used his position as panelist at the...
Thailand – women’s groups in solidarity with dismissed fast food union leader
On December 19, 2017 women representatives from 50 organizations in Thailand issued a public statement of collective solidarity with dismissed...
Solidarity with Nestlé-Froneri workers in Parma
On 11 December, the German Foodworkers Union, NGG, visited the "red tent", the site of the workers' permanent protest in...
“Defend the democratic rights of our communities!”- Latin America Dairy Division Conference
Affiliates at the IUF Latin America regional dairy conference called for more action in the defense of political and economic...
LGBTI workers’ rights are human rights
On this International Human Rights Day, the IUF joins with all those around the world calling for the full recognition...
Successful negotiations bring a real wage increase for ice cream workers at Unilever Russia
The IUF-affiliated Novoprof union of workers at Unilever's ice cream factory in Omsk, Russia has successfully negotiated a real wage...