June 12 – World Day Against Child Labour: Child labour in agriculture still on the increase as UN agencies warn of increased overall risk
On World Day Against Child Labour (WDACL) 2020, the ILO and UNICEF are warning that the COVID-19 crisis could push...
Brazil: Broad mobilization defeats push to eliminate key health and safety protection for meat workers
A determined campaign by IUF affiliates and allies has beaten back a government attempt to remove a hard won health...
Philippines: SENTRO condemns government’s sweeping new police powers, reaffirms commitment to defending democratic rights
SENTRO, the trade union center affiliated to the IUF through its food, beverage and HRCT membership, has denounced new legislation...
Uganda: update of the actions led by the IUF affiliates during the COVID-19
Click here to read the update of the actions led by the IUF affiliates during the COVID-19
Plant closure in Rosenheim Germany: Danone workers stage a warning strike
The food company Danone plans to close its plant in Rosenheim in 2021. Danone Rosenheim workers are dissatisfied with the...
CWC: Principles from the Global Unions Committee on Workers’ Capital on Asset Manager Responses to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Principles from the Global Unions Committee on Workers’ Capital on Asset Manager Responses to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Ghana: ICU: Report on the fishing industry in Ghana during the COVID-19 crisis
Read the report here
New York Times article on cleanliness in the hotel industry in the US featuring UNITE HERE President D. Taylor
Click here to read here the New York Times article on cleanliness in the hotel industry in the US featuring...
Collective action beats back anti-union aggression by management at AB InBev Honduras
Collective protests and a work stoppage have restored respect for union rights at AB InBev's Cervecería Hondureña plant in San...
Coca-Cola Indonesia exploits COVID-19 lock-down to impose secret collective agreement, undercutting the rights and benefits of 6,000 workers
As Indonesia moved into lock-down in late March, Coca-Cola management secretly signed a new national collective agreement with the pro-management...
Argentina: UTHGRA: Video: Best Practices for reducing risks around COVID-19 for hotel housekeepers (in Spanish)
Buenas Practicas Preventivas para reducir riesgos de Covid-19 en el sector Personal de Piso Hotel
Austria: PRO-GE: Update on COVID-19 in Austria
Read here the update on Austrian situation from PRO-GE