Featured image for - Phillips Seafood – ‘sustainable’ fisheries, disposable jobs

Phillips Seafood – ‘sustainable’ fisheries, disposable jobs

29/05/2015

Phillips Seafood Restaurants is one of the oldest and largest seafood restaurant chains in the United States. The associated Phillips...

Featured image for - Citra Mina workers defend their picket line!

Citra Mina workers defend their picket line!

26/05/2015

With strong support from members and the community, Citra Mina workers in General Santos, Philippines have beaten back company pressure...

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Agricultural workers and farmers in Myanmar call for ban on paraquat

24/05/2015

Agricultural workers and farmers from nine states/regions in Myanmar participated in a two-day IUF training seminar on herbicides, focusing on...

Featured image for - First hotel workers’ conference in Myanmar calls for union recognition and respect

First hotel workers’ conference in Myanmar calls for union recognition and respect

21/05/2015

The historic first conference of hotel workers in Myanmar was held in Mandalay on May 20-21, bringing together 55 delegates...

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‘We should not work alone!’ declare Langkawi hotel housekeepers

21/05/2015

On May 17 the first IUF Global Housekeeping Campaign meeting was held on the island of Langkawi in Malaysia. One...

Featured image for - Golden Dodges report uncovers McDonald’s global tax scam

Golden Dodges report uncovers McDonald’s global tax scam

18/05/2015

Golden Dodges, a new report from the IUF, Public Services International (PSI) and the North American Service Employees International Union...

Featured image for - NZ meat company AFFCO Talleys threatens worker after she seeks support from her MP

NZ meat company AFFCO Talleys threatens worker after she seeks support from her MP

07/05/2015

AFFCO Talleys which locked out its workforce for several months in 2012, has threatened a butcher who has 15 years...

Featured image for - Australia: meat workers stood down, migrants cast adrift

Australia: meat workers stood down, migrants cast adrift

07/05/2015

Meat companies are increasingly employing migrant workers on temporary work visas to fill job vacancies in the seasonal Australian lamb...

Featured image for - IUF, Greenpeace, unions, human rights organisations join with government to develop “Worker Safe” initiative

IUF, Greenpeace, unions, human rights organisations join with government to develop “Worker Safe” initiative

07/05/2015

A new "Worker Safe" label for exported tuna is one the new ideas emerging from a Sustainable Fishing Industry -...

Featured image for - May Day Philippines: support for Citra Mina workers makes it the biggest ever march in General Santos

May Day Philippines: support for Citra Mina workers makes it the biggest ever march in General Santos

07/05/2015

Over two thousand people went out on the streets of General Santos of May 1st to support the demands for...