US: PepsiCo warned over “serious violations” at Frito-Lay plant
PepsiCo has been issued a warning letter by the US Food and Drug Administration over "serious violations" at its Tennessee...
Pepsi plant shuts down in Venezuela
A Pepsi factory in the city of Valencia said it shut down operations in August because it’s not able to...
Brazilian Senate hearing spotlights McDonald’s abuses
Hearings in the Brazilian Senate on August 20 marked a significant escalation in the global campaign to hold McDonald's responsible...
IUF dairy unions highlight TPP threat to rights and livelihoods
Representatives of IUF dairy unions, meeting in San Francisco on August 26, highlighted the damaging potential of the Trans-Pacific Partnership...
India: “Don’t call me Room Boy!” say hotel housekeepers fighting for respect
Union members from six hotels in southern India joined the "Make My Workplace Safe" educational workshop in Bangalore on August...
Fast food workers in the Philippines protest McDonald’s wage theft
On August 12 - International Youth Day - young fast food workers in the Philippines mobilized to protest against the...
USA: BCTGM members ratify new agreement at Kellogg
After a 22-month-long struggle - which included the 10-month lock-out of 226 BCTGM members in Memphis - a new collective...
Rescued Citra Mina fishing workers launch union-owned ‘Worker Safe’ training boats
Five months after internationally coordinated action by IUF and SENTRO secured the release and repatriation of 43 fishing crew detained...
Agricultural and plantation workers’ unions call for paraquat ban in India
On August 5 agricultural and plantation unions from ten states in India joined the "Goodbye Paraquat!" meeting organized by the...
McDonald’s Italy: no room for unions on the menu
McDonald's Italy workers and their unions are fighting the company's dismissal of 4 union workers following the closure of its...