Agricultural workers and farmers in Myanmar call for ban on paraquat
Agricultural workers and farmers from nine states/regions in Myanmar participated in a two-day IUF training seminar on herbicides, focusing on...
First hotel workers’ conference in Myanmar calls for union recognition and respect
The historic first conference of hotel workers in Myanmar was held in Mandalay on May 20-21, bringing together 55 delegates...
‘We should not work alone!’ declare Langkawi hotel housekeepers
On May 17 the first IUF Global Housekeeping Campaign meeting was held on the island of Langkawi in Malaysia. One...
Golden Dodges report uncovers McDonald’s global tax scam
Golden Dodges, a new report from the IUF, Public Services International (PSI) and the North American Service Employees International Union...
NZ meat company AFFCO Talleys threatens worker after she seeks support from her MP
AFFCO Talleys which locked out its workforce for several months in 2012, has threatened a butcher who has 15 years...
Australia: meat workers stood down, migrants cast adrift
Meat companies are increasingly employing migrant workers on temporary work visas to fill job vacancies in the seasonal Australian lamb...
IUF, Greenpeace, unions, human rights organisations join with government to develop “Worker Safe” initiative
A new "Worker Safe" label for exported tuna is one the new ideas emerging from a Sustainable Fishing Industry -...
May Day Philippines: support for Citra Mina workers makes it the biggest ever march in General Santos
Over two thousand people went out on the streets of General Santos of May 1st to support the demands for...
Union protest against casual employment and mass dismissal at Phillips Seafood plant in Indonesia
Workers from the Phillips Seafood plant, Lampung, Indonesia are fighting back after 171 workers were brutally sacked between April 27-29.
Workers Memorial Day in General Santos, Philippines – Citra Mina workers remember their dead and fight for the living
The Citra Mina Workers Union and their national centre SENTRO commemorated Workers Memorial Day with the families of fishing vessel...