Featured image for - Hong Kong’s independent trade union leaders face prosecution as government criminalizes protest

Hong Kong’s independent trade union leaders face prosecution as government criminalizes protest

20/01/2015

Leaders of Hong Kong's independent trade union confederation HKCTU now face criminal prosecution for supporting the democracy movement. HKCTU general...

Featured image for - INDIA: Thousands of women agricultural workers mobilize to demand living wage rights

INDIA: Thousands of women agricultural workers mobilize to demand living wage rights

11/01/2015

In the lead up to International Women's Day 2015 thousands of women agricultural workers in Gujarat are holding mass meetings...

Featured image for - Decent conditions and a thank you

Decent conditions and a thank you

09/01/2015

It's tough on the body to make 20 beds and scrub 20 bathrooms a day. It demands a good overall...

Featured image for - New Indian sugar union actions in solidarity with murdered Philippines activist

New Indian sugar union actions in solidarity with murdered Philippines activist

19/12/2014

IUF-affiliated Indian sugar workers demanding justice for murdered Philippines sugar activist Rolando Pango followed up solidarity actions on December 10...

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Congress Representatives call on Philippines government to investigate rights violations at Citra Mina tuna group

19/12/2014

Representatives from the Akbayan party in the Philippines House of Representatives have introduced a Congress Resolution  calling on the government...

Featured image for - On International Migrants Day, IUF and Amnesty call on Korean government to end systematic abuse of migrant agricultural workers

On International Migrants Day, IUF and Amnesty call on Korean government to end systematic abuse of migrant agricultural workers

18/12/2014

On International Migrants Day, December 18, the IUF and Amnesty International Korean organizations capped their two-month joint campaign with a...

Featured image for - NZ Meat Workers campaign for secure jobs

NZ Meat Workers campaign for secure jobs

17/12/2014

Labour standards have declined in a traditional seasonal industry to the point where dangerous jobs, casual and zero hours contracts,...

Featured image for - Unions organize against new Indian government’s attack on rural employment

Unions organize against new Indian government’s attack on rural employment

16/12/2014

India's new right wing government has lost no time in proving its 'business-friendly' credentials by attacking the world's biggest employment...

Featured image for - IMF calls for more austerity in Belgium on day of national general strike

IMF calls for more austerity in Belgium on day of national general strike

16/12/2014

Joint action by Belgian unions effectively shut production and services across the country on December 15 as unions continued their...