#EveryDayCounts - free jailed union leaders and garment workers in Bangladesh now!
Since 20 December 2016, 26 union leaders and garment workers have been arrested following demands to increase minimum wage.
OECD launches guidelines for garment and footwear sector
10.02.2017 New guidelines aiming to transform risk assessment in the garment and footwear sector have been launched by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), in Paris on 8 February.
Major strike at Escondida mine, Chile
10.02.2017 2,500 miners at the Chilean company Minera Escondida, owned by the Australian multinational company BHP Billiton, began a legal strike on 9 February after negotiations with the company broke down.
Solidarity works! Sri Lankan workers vote for union
09.02.2017 Setting a strong standard for other workers in the Sri Lankan free trade zones, workers at industrial gloves manufacturer ATG voted to establish their union on 7 February.
Machinists Union faces crucial vote at Boeing in the US South
09.02.2017 A union election in the US South is seen as a test case for labour’s ability to organize under Trump.
Police evict striking Gerdau workers in Colombia
09.02.2017 Police in Colombia have evicted 47 workers, all trade union members, from the Gerdau Diaco plant, where they had been protesting peacefully since November last year.
Bangladesh: Free jailed unionists and workers
06.02.2017 Since December 2016 at least 26 trade unionists and garment workers have been jailed for trade union activity in Bangladesh, following demands to increase the minimum wage. Join IndustriALL Global Union in calling on the Bangladeshi government for their immediate release.
Authorities violently disperse chemical workers in Georgia
03.02.2017 Workers protesting against their illegal dismissals at the fertilizer plant Rustavi Azot in Georgia suffered broken ribs and other injuries after they were violently removed from the company building by police.
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