JBS sells Moy Park to JBS!
Brazilian meatpacker JBS, on an asset selling spree to pay fines after executives admitted bribing politicians in Brazil, has announced...
New Zealand meatworkers win long court battle over illegal lockout
The New Zealand Supreme Court has dismissed Talley/Affco's challenge to the Court of Appeal ruling that the company unlawfully locked...
Tyson invests in antibiotic free chicken
The U.S poultry giant will invest $320 million in a new complex at Tonganoxie, Kansas to produce for its new...
IUF signs agreement on rights in the supply chain with Sweden’s government-owned retail alcohol monopoly
The IUF signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Systembolaget, the Swedish state-owned alcohol retail monopoly, on August 24 in...
First-ever strikes at UK McDonald’s on International Fast Food Workers’ Day
McDonald's workers at two restaurants in Southeast London, UK, walked off the job in support of their demands on September...
Organizing, fighting and winning together: the IUF 27th Congress
The 27th IUF Congress, held in Geneva from August 29 to September 1, 2017, was the largest, most representative, and...
Philippines: unions call on government to reject industry pressure and implement regulation enforcing the rights of fishing vessel workers
The Citra Mina Workers Union, with the support of their national center SENTRO and the IUF, is stepping up its...
Young food, farm and hotel workers call for secure jobs, safe work & respect
IUF members across the Asia/Pacific region held education seminars, mass meetings and rallies on International Youth Day (August 12) to...
Orchard workers in New Zealand win the right to potable water
IUF affiliate FIRST union was astounded to discover that workers employed in kiwi fruit orchards in the north of New...
India: PepsiCo to sell plants, franchisee rights in two states to Varun Beverages
Varun Beverages reported that its board has approved a plan to acquire PepsiCo India’s previously franchised territories in Odisha and...
US: Cafeteria workers unionize at Facebook
Nearly 60 cafeteria workers who work for Flagship Facility Services won union representation at Facebook's Seattle campus. The workers will...
OECD/FAO outlook: Steady growth in dairy despite environmental concerns and risks
The OECD/FAO outlook 2017-26 for dairy and dairy products forecasts rising growth in production, prices and consumption in the decade...