Four coal miners die in Pakistan
12.09.2017 The mine safety crisis in Pakistan continues, as at least four workers have been killed due to accumulation of poisonous gas in a coalmine in Quetta's Sanjdi area on 8 September 2017. According to reports today, another three workers have died under similar circumstances in a coalmine in the Harnai area.
Workers in the Dominican Republic Free Trade Zones achieve historic increase in minimum wage
12.09.2017 IndustriALL affiliates in the Dominican Republic have reached an agreement with employers in the free trade zones, establishing a minimum wage increase of 20.33 per cent.
Pakistan – little change five years after deadly fire
12.09.2017 On the fifth anniversary of the Ali Enterprises factory fire in Baldia, Pakistan, survivors, victim’s families and others paid tribute to the 257 workers killed on 11 September 2012.
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Global unions call for more brands to sign 2018 Bangladesh Accord
08.09.2017 IndustriALL Global Union and UNI Global Union are reaching out to global garment brands to be part of the 2018 Bangladesh Accord on fire and building safety. The 2018 agreement was announced by the global unions and brand representatives at the OECD in Paris this June.
Signatories to the 2018 Accord
27.07.2017 A list of brands and retailers that have signed the 2018 Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh.
Brazil: miners’ union defends Amazon reserve
08.09.2017 A Brazilian miners’ union is campaigning against opening the Amazon rainforest to mining operations.
Proposed ILO convention on gender based violence - take action now!
06.09.2017 IndustriALL Global Union is calling on its affiliates to take action to support an ILO Convention on gender-based violence at work.
Swaziland: Bring back AGOA status, say unions
06.09.2017 An IndustriALL affiliate, Amalgamated Trade Union of Swaziland (ATUSWA), and the Trade Union Congress of Swaziland (TUCOSWA) met in Manzini, Swaziland on 29 August and agreed to support Swaziland’s readmission to the US African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
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