Cambodia: Three more NagaWorld union leaders arrested as strike continues
Housekeepers campaign boosts union action, negotiations for improved working conditions in Africa
...as weekly checkups for housekeepers by a doctor and nurse on site. Through protracted battles with Sun International South Africa, the union has won an agreement to shift outsourced housekeepers...
The women who clean hotels
...of the preparations for the international campaign on housekeepers’ conditions of work to be promoted by Rel-UITA, I recently visited Playa de Palma, Mallorca, to interview women workers in this...
Dairy unions defend cooperative model against privatisation threat in India, the world’s largest milk producer
...and that a conference will be held at the international trade fair in Bangalore on 16 December. The entire global food industry is invited.” We are sitting in a hotel...
Kraft Foods to split into two separate companies
A year and a half after the Cadbury acquisition, Kraft Foods will be split into two companies: a North American grocery business and an international snacks business. “Detailed review by...
Settlement Brings Gains for SACCAWU at Sun International South Africa
The seven-week strike by SACCAWU at South African hotel chain Sun International has ended with a negotiated settlement which brings important gains for union members. SACCAWU’s January 25 official...
Send a message to Sun International – "negotiate and don’t try to break the union"
More than 3,500 SACCAWU members at the Sun International South Africa have been on strike since December 4, 2009 for wage increases and improved working conditions. The country has become...
At Tetley we want you to enjoy your pregnancy without it being stressful
...(ETP). According to the ETP website, “The fundamental principles of the ETP standard are those of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) Base Code which is closely based on International Labour...