Volatility in dairy commodities market set to continue
From July to December 2016, whole milk powder prices rose 73% off a very low base to be at their...
Arla Foods invest in production, negotiate reduction in temporary work
Arla Foods have unveiled plans to invest EUR335 million in existing production sites in 2017. This is a 50% increase...
Egypt: Court acquits IFFCO workers of ‘incitement’ but union leaders, members still barred from work
On January 29 nineteen IFFCO workers were acquitted in a Suez court of 'inciting' a strike after the company filed...
PepsiCo workers from the Frito-Lay plant in Lahore demonstrate against ongoing harassment
On 1 February 2017, more than 350 workers at the Frito-Lay plant in Lahore organized through the IUF-affiliated Pakistan Food Workers...
UFCW Locals settle collective bargaining agreements with major meat companies
In the second half of 2016, U.S. affiliate the UFCW settled a number of local collective bargaining agreements with JBS,...
U.S. Refugee and Migrant policies will impact meat sector
The meat packing industry in the United States will be seriously impacted by President Trump's four month freeze on the...
Dignity for hotel housekeepers?
The hotel- and restaurant worker´s trade union (HRF) in Sweden sent out a survey to hundreds of employees in hotel...
Champ Resto fast food workers in Indonesia keep up their struggle for justice
With the support of the IUF-affiliated FSPM, workers unfairly dismissed from Indonesia's Champ Resto fast food chain last year continue...
Fruit giant Fyffes told it must ensure its workers’ rights are respected
The IUF and the Make Fruit Fair network are calling on Irish fruit transnational Fyffes to end rights abuses on...
Sheraton Brussels: workers thrown on the scrapheap while hotel gets renovated
Two hundred workers at the Sheraton Brussels hotel in Belgium are paying the price of a conflict between the owner,...
Seattle hotel workers win enhanced protection against sexual harassment and injuries at the workplace
Voters in the US city of Seattle overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure on November 8 which gives hotel workers important...