Featured image for - Talleys/AFFCO lockout lifted by court order, rights abuses continue

Talleys/AFFCO lockout lifted by court order, rights abuses continue

26/02/2016

Members of the New Zealand Meat Workers Union began returning to work at the Talleys/AFFCO Wairoa plant on February 22...

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Government of Iran preparing new anti-worker repression

25/02/2016

De brutala tillslagen mot arbetarprotester i Iran har inte avtagit sedan sanktionerna lyftes. Den 5 februari kunde en lokal nyhetsbyrå...

Featured image for - GSK Horlicks launches attack on dairy union in India

GSK Horlicks launches attack on dairy union in India

25/02/2016

Local management at the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) dairy plant in Nabha, India, launched a series of attacks on the trade union...

Featured image for - UNITE HERE North America members joined the Global Week of Action

UNITE HERE North America members joined the Global Week of Action

19/02/2016

In November 2015, as part of the IUF's Global Week of Action, UNITE HERE members in over 20 cities across...

Featured image for - Mondelez reported to be recruiting strikebreakers in preparation for bargaining

Mondelez reported to be recruiting strikebreakers in preparation for bargaining

19/02/2016

According to a report in the US union-supported Northwest Labor Press, Mondelez has recruited strikebreakers in preparation for national bargaining...

Featured image for - Colombia: SINTRAINAGRO warns of catastrophic impact of ‘free trade’ on sugar industry livelihoods

Colombia: SINTRAINAGRO warns of catastrophic impact of ‘free trade’ on sugar industry livelihoods

16/02/2016

The National Union of Agroindustry Workers of Colombia (SINTRAINAGRO) is calling for a radical change of government economic policies which...

Featured image for - Tyson’s income surges on the back of low wages, wage theft, denied sick leave and discrimination

Tyson’s income surges on the back of low wages, wage theft, denied sick leave and discrimination

16/02/2016

Northwest Arkansas Workers' Justice Center (NWAWJC) released a report describing the appalling conditions and everyday struggles that face poultry workers....

Featured image for - JBS Chairman charged with crimes against the financial system.

JBS Chairman charged with crimes against the financial system.

12/02/2016

Despite a denial from the company that Chairman Joesley Batista or any other executives of the world's largest meat processor...

Featured image for - Brazil : foodworkers refuse to pay the costs of crisis

Brazil : foodworkers refuse to pay the costs of crisis

09/02/2016

The Food Industry Workers' National Confederation of Brazil (CNTA Afins) has launched a national mobilization in preparation for 2016 negotiations...

Featured image for - Philippines: NUWHRAIN wins government order to inspect working conditions of housekeepers

Philippines: NUWHRAIN wins government order to inspect working conditions of housekeepers

03/02/2016

As a direct result of Global Housekeeping Campaign activities in the Philippines, the IUF-affiliated NUWHRAIN won a government administrative order...

Featured image for - Workplace slaughter and rights abuses continue at Talleys/AFFCO

Workplace slaughter and rights abuses continue at Talleys/AFFCO

01/02/2016

According to the New Zealand government's Accident Compensation Corporation, nearly 5,000 Talley's workers have been awarded over USD 4.7 million...