Featured image for - Trade Deals that Threaten Democracy: what’s behind the EU-US and TransPacific trade and investment treaties

Trade Deals that Threaten Democracy: what’s behind the EU-US and TransPacific trade and investment treaties

29/04/2014

A new IUF publication, Trade Deals That Threaten Democracy, exposes the corporate power grab at the core of these two...

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Global unions applaud NZ ‘slave ships’ progress

18/04/2014

Global unions the ITF (International Transport Workers' Federation) and IUF (International Union of Food, Agricultural and Hospitality Workers) today applauded...

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The battle of Turnhout is over – what’s next?

17/04/2014

Unions and management at the Turnhout H.J.Heinz plant in Belgium have reached an agreement on a social plan and packages...

Featured image for - Philip Morris International announces mass redundancies

Philip Morris International announces mass redundancies

16/04/2014

PMI plans to end cigarette manufacturing in the Netherlands and Australia and eliminate some 1600 jobs.

Featured image for - UFCW calls for safety first in poultry industry changes

UFCW calls for safety first in poultry industry changes

11/04/2014

A new study released by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) confirms what workers in the poultry...

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Cargill workers in Egypt still locked-out, still holding strong

08/04/2014

Workers at the Cargill-owned National Vegetable Oils Company in Alexandria, Egypt, have been prevented from working since December 16.

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UK Bakers for fast food rights

03/04/2014

On March 29, leaders and members of the IUF-affiliated Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) along with activists from...

Featured image for - IUF dairy affiliates to fight trade and investment agreements

IUF dairy affiliates to fight trade and investment agreements

01/04/2014

IUF dairy division members call on their respective Governments to abandon the current model of investment agreements and to conduct...

Featured image for - The impacts of all-inclusive hotels on working conditions and labour rights

The impacts of all-inclusive hotels on working conditions and labour rights

28/03/2014

In February 2013, the IUF and the London-based NGO Tourism Concern agreed to cooperate in investigating the impact of "All-inclusive"...