Nestlé workers travel from France to defend their research center from threatened closure
In September 2017, Nestlé announced a "strategic reorientation" of its dermatology division, Galderma, leading to the announcement of the closure...
Estonian meat workers strike
Slaughterhouse workers at Rakvere, Estonia struck spontaneously in October 2017 at the repeated refusal by their employer, the Finnish transnational...
NGG concludes bargaining for meat workers in Germany
IUF affiliate the NGG has concluded difficult and lengthy negotiations on an industry wide collective bargaining agreement (CBA) which sets...
International unions press Algerian government to respect trade union rights
On February 5, an international trade union delegation of representatives of the IUF, our sister internationals PSI and IndustriAll and...
U.S. workers win safety campaign
Poultry workers in the United States have won an important victory after campaigning against a petition by the National Chicken...
We stick together!
An article in the NGG magazine "Einigkeit" featuring Michael Königsfeld, chairperson of the works council at Purina in Euskirchen.
Fast food workers in Thailand win first collective bargaining agreements
Fast food workers at one of the largest, nation-wide KFC franchises in Thailand have won their first collective bargaining agreements.
Under Iceland’s new equal pay law employers must prove compliance or face fines
Gender-based wage discrimination has long been illegal in Iceland, as it is in many countries around the world. But the...
Union push brings new safety standard for hotel housekeepers in California
The California government agency responsible for workplace health and safety unanimously adopted on January 18 a specific set of standards...
International support for outsourced workers on strike at Holiday Inn France
The workers who clean the rooms, wash the dishes and perform other outsourced low wage tasks at the 4-star Holiday...
Brazil: another rural worker and rights defender murdered
The toll of violence against rural workers, peasants and all those defending human rights, the struggle for land and the...
Danone to shut down its dairy business in India
Danone has decided to close down its dairy business in India, after three failed attempts to make a mark in...