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IndustriALL Headlines are produced by IndustriALL Global Union 15 May Deadline Set for Bangladesh Safety Plan April 30, 2013: IndustriALL and international clothing brands commit to a 15 May deadline to finalize an agreement on fire and building safety that will make the garment industry of Bangladesh sustainable. Funds will be made available for inspections,
Read moreIndustriALL Headlines are produced by IndustriALL Global Union HUNDREDS OF BANGLADESHI GARMENT WORKERS DIE April 25, 2013: The Worst ever industrial accident in Bangladesh has killed more than 200 garment workers with fears of a final death toll reaching 1,000 as hundreds remain injured and trapped in the debris. “Cut off my hand, save
Read moreIndustriALL Headlines is produced by IndustriALL Global Union OVER 200 WORKERS PROTEST AT HOLCIM’S AGM April 18, 2013: Workers from all over Europe were outside Holcim’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Switzerland, in protest against the Europe-wide job cuts and plant closures at Holcim sites. On 17 April at Holcim’s AGM in Dübendorf, Switzerland,
Read moreTHE DRAMA OF RUSAL FRIGUIA April 11, 2013: Locked-out workers at the Friguia aluminium plant of Russian-based multinational Rusal have been picketing with their families in front of the local authorities’ offices for several days, calling for a reopening of the plant. Management vindictively responded to a workers’ strike action one year ago by forcibly
Read moreIndustriALL Headllines id produced by IndustriALL Global Union IndustriALL Heralds New IRMA Head April 4, 2013: IndustriALL Global Union is pleasea to welcome Matthew Wenban-Smith as new Managing Director of the initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA). The appointment marks an important milestone in establishing IRMA as the first legitimate global certification programme in
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