Unions demonstrated outside the venue to expose the deplorable conditions and abuses at the Citra Mina Group, one of the Philippines’ largest tuna exporters. The event, held from 21 to...
On December 2013, management at Coca-Cola Iberian Partners (CCIP) informed Spanish trade unions of a new restructuring plan that affected nearly 1,200 employees and resulted in the closure of 4...
...has accompanied the negotiation process and Paulo Francisco de Almeida, president of STIA-Guarulhos about the new agreement. “The workers of São Paulo PepsiCo plant negotiated separately from other factories in...
...and their struggles and to highlight the urgent need for change. Auckland, New Zealand The fast food industry, dominated by a small number of giant transnational corporations, relies on the...
The IUF New Zealand affiliate Unite, active in the global Fast Food campaign, has negotiated an important agreement with Restaurant Brands, which owns the KFC, Pizza Hut, Carl’s Jr and...
...of the new company will be expected to pay – some with their jobs – to deliver at least USD 1.5b in annual savings. The new entity will be looking...
...her absence as voluntary resignation. On March 9 the IUF-affiliated Federation of Hotel, Restaurant, Plaza, Apartment, Catering and Tourism Workers’ Free Union (FSPM), of which the Champ Resto Independent Workers’ Union...
...International Women’s Day in several cities and raided the Weizhiming Womens Center office in Hangzhou. The five women are members of the Women’s Rights Action Group, which advocates for gender...
...community displacements in Honduras caused by the installation of new palm oil plantations and the ongoing struggle to defend rights. Palm oil workers also confront serious health and safety risks,...
...illegal fishing in Indonesia waters last year, detailed the Citra Mina Group’s pattern of abuses: systematic violations of labour standards and trade union rights, rampant abuse of precarious employment and...
...New Zealand meatpacking to cereal, starch and sugar producers in the US. The BCTGM in the United States has had to fight 3 lengthy, brutal lockouts at major companies in...
...entitlements from the collective agreement, which would let the hotel use the service charges to bring wages up to the new legal minimum and retain the balance. Hong-Kong based Shangri-La...