Trade Deals that Threaten Democracy: what’s behind the EU-US and TransPacific trade and investment treaties
A new IUF publication, Trade Deals That Threaten Democracy, exposes the corporate power grab at the core of these two...
Global unions applaud NZ ‘slave ships’ progress
Global unions the ITF (International Transport Workers' Federation) and IUF (International Union of Food, Agricultural and Hospitality Workers) today applauded...
The battle of Turnhout is over – what’s next?
Unions and management at the Turnhout H.J.Heinz plant in Belgium have reached an agreement on a social plan and packages...
Philip Morris International announces mass redundancies
PMI plans to end cigarette manufacturing in the Netherlands and Australia and eliminate some 1600 jobs.
UFCW calls for safety first in poultry industry changes
A new study released by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) confirms what workers in the poultry...
Cargill workers in Egypt still locked-out, still holding strong
Workers at the Cargill-owned National Vegetable Oils Company in Alexandria, Egypt, have been prevented from working since December 16.
Zhanaozen Solidarity campaign brings results
UK Bakers for fast food rights
On March 29, leaders and members of the IUF-affiliated Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) along with activists from...
IUF dairy affiliates to fight trade and investment agreements
IUF dairy division members call on their respective Governments to abandon the current model of investment agreements and to conduct...
The impacts of all-inclusive hotels on working conditions and labour rights
In February 2013, the IUF and the London-based NGO Tourism Concern agreed to cooperate in investigating the impact of "All-inclusive"...