IndustriALL Headlines are produced by IndustriALL Global Union IndustriALL Headlines # 29 60,000 Workers March Through Mexico City February 7, 2013: The 31 January mass demonstration brought together working people and activists from many sectors including mining, energy, aviation, teaching, telephone and agriculture calleng for a new economic and polication direction for Mexico. The 60,000-strong
Read moreIndustriALL Headlines are produced by IndustriALL Global Union IndustriALL Headlines #28 – January 31, 2013 IndustriALL Demands Real Action After Fire in Bangladesh January 31, 2013: 7 die and 20 are injured in a blaze at a garment factory in Dhaka only two months after the tragic fire at Tazreen factory in
Read moreIndustriALL Global Union IndustriALL Headlines #27 – January 24, 2013 Intimidation of Leaders During Collective Bargaining at Carbones del Cerrejón January 22, 2013: IndustriALL Global Union has written to the Colombian president to protest at the threats made against the leaders of Sintracarbón trade union, who are negotiating with the company over working conditions. Negotiations
Read moreIndustriALL Global Union IndustriALL Headlines #26 – January 17, 2013 ELECTROLUX IMPRISONS THEN SACKS WORKERS IN THAILAND January 17, 2013: Refusing to negotiate with workers’ representatives, Electrolux management in Thailand locked up over 100 workers for 8 hours, including a pregnant woman, then sacked 127 workers including the local union president of the Rayong plant.
Read moreIndustriALL Global Union IndustriALL Headlines # 25, January 10, 2013 Indonesian Bridgestone Workers Win Permanent Employment On 28 December 2012, 997 temporary workers employed at two Bridgestone Tyre plants in Karawang and Bekasi, Indonesia gained permanent employment. This change in employment status is a major breakthrough in industrial relations in Indonesia and a great victory
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