Featured image for - Egypt: Court acquits IFFCO workers of ‘incitement’ but union leaders, members still barred from work

Egypt: Court acquits IFFCO workers of ‘incitement’ but union leaders, members still barred from work

02/02/2017

On January 29 nineteen IFFCO workers were acquitted in a Suez court of 'inciting' a strike after the company filed...

Featured image for - PepsiCo workers from the Frito-Lay plant in Lahore demonstrate against ongoing harassment

PepsiCo workers from the Frito-Lay plant in Lahore demonstrate against ongoing harassment

01/02/2017

On 1 February 2017, more than 350 workers at the Frito-Lay plant in Lahore organized through the IUF-affiliated Pakistan Food Workers...

Featured image for - UFCW Locals settle collective bargaining agreements with major meat companies

UFCW Locals settle collective bargaining agreements with major meat companies

01/02/2017

In the second half of 2016, U.S. affiliate the UFCW settled a number of local collective bargaining agreements with JBS,...

Featured image for - U.S. Refugee and Migrant policies will impact meat sector

U.S. Refugee and Migrant policies will impact meat sector

01/02/2017

The meat packing industry in the United States will be seriously impacted by President Trump's four month freeze on the...

Featured image for - Dignity for hotel housekeepers?

Dignity for hotel housekeepers?

30/01/2017

The hotel- and restaurant worker´s trade union (HRF) in Sweden sent out a survey to hundreds of employees in hotel...

Featured image for - Champ Resto fast food workers in Indonesia keep up their struggle for justice

Champ Resto fast food workers in Indonesia keep up their struggle for justice

27/01/2017

With the support of the IUF-affiliated FSPM, workers unfairly dismissed from Indonesia's Champ Resto fast food chain last year continue...

Featured image for - Fruit giant Fyffes told it must ensure its workers’ rights are respected

Fruit giant Fyffes told it must ensure its workers’ rights are respected

23/01/2017

The IUF and the Make Fruit Fair network are calling on Irish fruit transnational Fyffes to end rights abuses on...

Featured image for - Sheraton Brussels: workers thrown on the scrapheap while hotel gets renovated

Sheraton Brussels: workers thrown on the scrapheap while hotel gets renovated

20/01/2017

Two hundred workers at the Sheraton Brussels hotel in Belgium are paying the price of a conflict between the owner,...

Featured image for - Seattle hotel workers win enhanced protection against sexual harassment and injuries at the workplace

Seattle hotel workers win enhanced protection against sexual harassment and injuries at the workplace

20/01/2017

Voters in the US city of Seattle overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure on November 8 which gives hotel workers important...

Featured image for - IUF West African affiliates step up housekeeper initiatives

IUF West African affiliates step up housekeeper initiatives

18/01/2017

IUF affiliates in French-speaking West Africa expanded their work with housekeepers in connection with the third annual global week of...

Featured image for - PepsiCo women workers protest against harassment at FritoLay plant in Pakistan

PepsiCo women workers protest against harassment at FritoLay plant in Pakistan

16/01/2017

Women workers from the PepsiCo FritoLay plant in Lahore, Pakistan protested on 13 January against ongoing harassment and threats.    

Featured image for - Morocco: workers from throughout the country march in Agadir in support of rights for DOHA fish workers

Morocco: workers from throughout the country march in Agadir in support of rights for DOHA fish workers

07/01/2017

Union activists from around the country travelled to Agadir on December 31, 2016 to show their support for the more...