The temporary layoffs, which commenced in June this year, have slashed workers’ wages to 50 per cent of their usual earnings, a move the mine attributes to a slow diamond market in Europe. However, ...

9 June, 2025 Last week in Geneva, the International Labour Conference (ILC) took a historic step, invoking Article 33 of the ILO Constitution against Myanmar’s military junta. This rare move holds the ...

On 21 May, Tunisia’s Parliament passed a new law regulating employment contracts and restricting subcontracting. The law, referred to as the “subcontracting law,” introduces penalties, including ...

Michigan-based wind technicians who operate and maintain Vestas wind turbines have voted overwhelmingly to unionize, joining the Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA), This groundbreaking decision ...

This coming Monday, the ILO Governing Body will discuss the latest progress report submitted by the Government of Bangladesh on the implementation of the Roadmap which the government drafted following ...

3 mars, 2025 En Inde, le secteur de l'automobile est en pleine expansion, mais le succès de cette industrie masque le combat que livre sa main-d’œuvre contre les bas salaires, les emplois précaires et ...

The local chair of the Korean Metal Workers’ Union (KMWU) Geoje, Tongyeong and Goseong Shipbuilding Subcontracted Workers' Local, Kim Hyoung-su, was sentenced to three years in prison and fined KRW 1 ...

Garment workers are forced to work overtime without compensation and benefits, excessive production targets were given, wage arrears are common and minors were hired illegally. Degrading treatment ...

Bangladesh’s labour and employment advisor announced last week that ready-made garment (RMG) workers will receive an additional four per cent pay increase from December 2024, pending a new minimum ...

It’s been a year since Swedish union IF Metall called for a strike against Tesla, as the US car manufacturer refuses to negotiate a collective agreement. In a labour market governed by dialogue ...

The forum brought together over 80 trade unionists from 28 African countries – over 50 per cent of the African Union’s 55 member states – with some participants coming from Belgium, Turkey, and ...

4 October, 2024 Trade unions are intensifying efforts to ensure that human rights due diligence (HRDD) frameworks lead to meaningful improvements in workers' conditions within the base metals sector.