When workers at Salcomp Turkey, business partner of one of the world’s leading smart phone producers, , exercised their fundamental right to join a trade union, they faced intimidation, threats and dismissals. industriall-union.org/chinese-smart- @KemalOzkanIALL
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Yes! Union win for Turkish workers producing smart phones | IndustriALL industriall-union.org/union-win-for- #UnionWin
Trabajadores/as de América Latina y el Caribe saludaron al ex presidente de Brasil, por su cumpleaños. El 24 y 25 de octubre en México celebraron una reunión regional de las Américas sobre Comercio y Política Industrial.
#ParabensLula #LulaLibre #LulaLivre
"We need a global coalition against inequality", says , which he calls “the great struggle of our age.”
He met with , , , , , global union leaders and politicians of the Left.
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The IndustriALL Sub Saharan Africa regional conference in meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
200 African trade union activists say:
#LulaLivre
#FreeLula
#ALLssAfrica
Victory for Turkish metalworkers in a great demonstration of unity which has led to wage increases for over 130.000 workers #UnionWin
🌎¡Hoy 20 de agosto es el Día Mundial de Acción #LulaLivre!✊
El ex presidente de Brasil, Lula da Silva, cumple 500 días en la prisión ilegal. ¡Comparte tu foto con el cartel de la campaña y ayuda a pedir su liberación inmediata! Utiliza los hashtags: #FreeLula #500InjusticeDays
IndustriALL Global Union urges respect of fundamental labour rights of oil and gas workers in Iran english.sfelezkar.com/2021/06/indust
Very pleased to announce that has signed the 2018 @banglaccord, securing the safety of garment workers making their clothes in Bangladesh
💔24 April is 10th anniversary of Rana Plaza collapse🇧🇩killing more than 1,100 people & injuring many more. The tragedy is a turning point for the industry as was created out of the rubble. Unions turned tragedy into historic agreement making factories safer. 1/2
In continued attacks on democratic labour movement, the Belarus regime has taken the country’s independent unions to trial to dissolve them. We condemn the rulings & our support for Belarus’ independent, democratic unions is unwavering.
industriall-union.org/belarus-abolis
#StandWithBelarus
IndustriALL affiliates in Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines stand with the people of Myanmar, calling for the military to respect democracy.
#Workers4Myanmar
Amazon workers are rising up around the world to say: enough | Op ed by Casper Gelderblom theguardian.com/commentisfree/ #MakeAmazonPay
Global unions to withdraw from unenforceable garment factory safety scheme in Bangladesh | IndustriALL industriall-union.org/global-unions-
#IMadeYourClothes #RPNeverAgain
Global unions meet Belarusian opposition leader to talk about the importance of free and independent trade unions in an democratic #Belarus
Members of demonstrate in solidarity with 9 union members dismissed for organizing at GKN Sinter Metal.
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GKN Sinter Metal işyerinde örgütlendikleri için işten atılan 9 arkadaşımızı mahkemelerinin öncesi Bakırköy adliyesi önünde basın açıklaması yaparak yalnız olmadıklarını bir kez daha ifade ettik.
#DireneDireneKazanacağız. #GüçlüTürkMetal
Fresh wave of climate strikes takes place around the world #ClimateStrike
A fantastic #UnionWin during against the backdrop of this pandemic: after an 8 month struggle & international solidarity, Indian union GATWU won back the jobs of 1,257 women workers who were fired from supplier Gokaldas.
#GarmentWorkersNeedUnions
The pandemic has exposed how Amazon places profits ahead of workers, society, and our planet. Amazon takes too much and gives back too little ➡️Amazon workers in Germany to go on strike on #BlackFriday2020 reut.rs/3l0YI5m #MakeAmazonPay
Garment workers shot demanding extended Eid holidays | IndustriALL industriall-union.org/garment-worker
#GarmentWorkersNeedUnions #IMadeYourClothes
Photos of workers and activists protesting Amazon on Black Friday mashable.com/article/amazon via
#GarementWorkersNeedUnions #MakeAmazonPay
One of our amazing, colourful backdrops in the studio of IndustriALL 3rd Congress 💥
#UnitedForAJustFuture #IndustriALL2021
Atle Høie has been elected as the new general secretary of IndustriALL Global Union.
#IndustriALL2021
#UnitedForAJustFuture
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#MakeAmazonPay campaign launches on Black Friday | Ethical Consumer ethicalconsumer.org/retailers/make #BlackFriday2020 #GarmentWorkersNeedUnions
Resistance is beautiful:
@YvesRocherUK fired 134 mostly women workers from their Flormar cosmetics factory in Turkey for joining union.
Watch their story here:
youtu.be/hbDpK0rfSxQ
#ActBeautiful #STOPUnionBusting
24 April is 8th anniversary of Rana Plaza which killed +1,000 workers. Safe garment factories still need to be fought for; join our talk with on safe factories, @banglaccord & achieving systemic change. facebook.com/events/7648961 #imadeyourclothes
Bangladesh - more working hours to participate in union activities, ✔️10% annual wage increment ✔️maternity benefits ✔️promotion for women are some key aspects of the collective agreement with Hop Lun Apparels #UnionWin
Peaceful women’s rights activism is not terrorism! Saudi prosecutor seeks maximum jail sentence for women's rights activist theguardian.com/world/2020/dec #ALLWomen #ALLSolidarity
of in Bangladesh speaks about the importance of a powerful, democratic global union movement. This movement must make space for women.
"Women must have the power to become union leaders", she says.
#ALLwomen
#IndustriALL2021
Join our online global day of action on 4 Sep, demanding that #unionbusting in the textile and garment supply chain must end and supporting the many workers across the sector who are standing up for their rights to form a union.
industriall-union.org/global-day-of-
#GarmentWorkersNeedUnions
On the eve of the 6th anniversary of the #RanaPlaza factory collapse, garment workers in #Bangladesh pay tribute to the 1,134 workers who died in the worst disaster in the history of the garment industry #RanaPlazaNeverAgain #IMadeYourClothes
YES! The ILO has just adopted a new Convention on eliminating violence and harassment in the world of work! Now, the plenary votes on a Recommendation to support it. #StopGBVatWork #ILOendGBV #ALLWomen
On #HumanRightsDay, the global union movement stands with #Philippines where anyone speaking out for workers’ rights and unions remains at risk of being red-tagged as a communist insurgent.
#NoToTerrorLawPH #HandsOffTradeUnionsPH #StopRedTaggingPH
Make Amazon pay | IndustriALL industriall-union.org/make-amazon-pa #GarmentWorkersNeedUnions #BlackFriday2020
The Turkish constitution rules that “workers have the right to form and join a union of their choice, and no one should be forced to withdraw from membership”, but in reality, things are different.
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#İsciDuesmanıXiaomi
Focus on #InternationalDayForTheEliminationOfViolenceAgainstWomen is combating domestic violence. Consequences of #Covid19 exacerbates gender-based inequalities & drives an increase of gender-based violence. Let’s take action on 25 Nov! #StopGbV #ALLWomen #RatifyC190 #16Days
Today we visited the Flormar picket lines, and found the 132 workers fired by and in very good spirits! This is day 87 of their resistance, and they are determined to win!
#ActBeautiful
The new ILO Convention 190 on violence and harassment at work is the outcome of #sisterhood. It is one of the most wide-ranging instruments that the has ever adopted. It says violence and harassment is incompatible with #decentwork - Maria Tsirantoraki #ALLwomen
Bangladeshi factory workers fear rollback of safety measures p.dw.com/p/3ugSq?maca=e
#IMadeYourClothes #GarmentWorkersNeedUnions
Today we remember more than a thousand garment workers who died in the #RanaPlaza factory collapse in Bangladesh 5 years ago. Since then, the @Banglaccord has dramatically improved factory safety but its work must continue industriall-union.org/five-years-aft #RPNeverAgain
🇧🇷📽️ "Los derechos políticos de Lula ahora están restablecidos y se le permite de nuevo presentarse a cualquier cargo público" celebra el secretario general de IndustriALL,
ILO Report: Wages falling during pandemic, 266 million have no minimum wage
GS corner | As 2020 draws to an end, IndustriALL general secretary reflects on one of most challenging years for mankind in many decades 👉 industriall-union.org/gs-corner#.X9z
Cambodian unionist Soy Sros has been released after being detained w/out trial for nearly 2 months. She was jailed for a post on social media criticizing her employer, Superl Cambodia Ltd, for dismissing union members, including a pregnant woman. industriall-union.org/cambodian-unio #UnionWin
This is part of a huge strike wave that is sweeping the oil and gas sector. The main issues are unpaid wages and poor working conditions.
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Aug. 2, #Workers in #Lamerd #Refinery of province of #Fars in the center of #Iran, staged their second day of #strike.
@IndustriALL_GU @ituc @ituc_africa @ilo @Marc_Perrone @TUCGlobal @TonyDuheaume
In case you were wondering where all the money has gone.
Pandora papers: biggest ever leak of offshore data exposes financial secrets of rich and powerful theguardian.com/news/2021/oct/
Unions in South Asia to intensify campaign for ratification C190 | IndustriALL industriall-union.org/unions-in-sout #RatifyC190 #ALLWomen
Pleased to announce that has renewed its commitment to garment worker safety in Bangladesh by signing the 2018 @banglaccord. We urge more British brands to follow their lead!
Today is May Day. Trade unions fight for working people so they get a fairer share of profits, that in turn leads to a healthy economy and stable society. So what do they offer? industriall-union.org/5-reasons-to-j
#UnionsFTW #MayDay2021
BREAKING: Statement of priorities and commitments for action in global garment industry, broad consensus on joint action to protect garment workers’ income, health & employment and support manufacturers, as well as improving workers' social protection: bit.ly/2KmqSIh
Sign and share our petition calling on the to follow 's example and reject credentials of the illegitimate military junta of Myanmar ➡️labourstartcampaigns.net/show_campaign.
#Workers4Myanmar #AcceptNUG
.: cessez la casse syndicale en Turquie! actions.sumofus.org/a/yves-rocher- #ActBeautiful #StopUnionBusting
Garment worker killed and many injured in protest at Bangladesh EPZ
A great win for garment workers as global unions reach US$2.3 million Bangladesh Accord settlement with multinational brand | IndustriALL #UnionWin
Gautam Moody of India addresses the issue of North-South solidarity in the global union movement. The movement is dominated by powerful unions in rich countries, but most violations happen in poor countries.
"Can we be assured of the solidarity of unions in the global North?"
Fires Wreck Garment Factories in South Africa, Philippines, Pakistan, stressing the need for the @Banglaccord to continue and extend to more countries. sourcingjournal.com/topics/labor/f via #RPNeverAgain
Global Unions #StandWithBelarus and support the #RightToStrike. Today the Supreme Court today considers strike legality at Belaruskali started after brutality and torture against peaceful protestors in August 2020. #WorkersRights #ILO #solidarity #кулаксолидарности
Bangladesh strikes: thousands of garment workers clash with police over poor pay
Global unions to challenge legitimacy of Myanmar junta at ILC | IndustriALL industriall-union.org/global-unions- #Workers4Myanmar
ILO Meeting of Experts adopts first-ever Code of Practice for textile and garment industry | IndustriALL industriall-union.org/ilo-meeting-of #WhoMadeYourClothes #GarmentWorkersNeedUnions
URGENT #Belarus - Liza, BITU international secretary, was arrested at home yesterday, 30 August. She was released thanks to a massive number of phone calls from all over the world, but will be tried for participation in an unauthorized public event.
IndustriALL, and have written to shareholders and investors ahead of the annual general meeting on 29 March to warn that the company’s anti-union stance is an investment risk.
$UPM
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the #Tazreen fire in Bangladesh.
More than a 100 people were killed and around 200 injured in the garment factory disaster, among the worst to hit the garment industry in modern times.
#GarmentWorkersNeedSafeFactories #WhoMadeYourClothes
.@YvesRocherUK : Stop union busting in Turkey! actions.sumofus.org/a/yves-rocher- < sign the petition! #ActBeautiful #StopUnionBusting
In a joint letter, the global unions are calling on the government of Indonesia to repeal the controversial #OmnibusLaw on Job Creation, to renegotiate and open a constructive dialogue with unions in the country.
#ALLSolidarity
IndustriALL is calling for the immediate release of more than 40 striking steel workers brutally arrested in #Iran this week. Thousands of protestors have taken to the streets of #Ahvaz to demand they are freed industriall-union.org/more-than-40-s
A shocking increase in workers' rights violations across 10 yrs.
Worst countries for working people in 2023:
🇧🇩 Bangladesh
🇧🇾 Belarus
🇪🇨 Ecuador
🇪🇬 Egypt
🇸🇿 Eswatini
🇬🇹 Guatemala
🇲🇲 Myanmar
🇹🇳 Tunisia
🇵🇭 Philippines
🇹🇷 Turkey
Global Rights Index ➡️ bitly.ws/KiEI
We got it! The has just adopted a new Convention and Recommendation on ending violence and harassment in the world of work. Let’s celebrate this HISTORIC victory for workers and trade unions all around the world. #StopGBVatWork #ILOendGBV #ALLWomen
The work done by shows the importance of global supply chain work for the textile industry, says IndustriALL sector director Christina Hajagos-Clausen.
#GarmentWorkersNeedSafeFactories
🗓️Únete a nosotros y a nuestros socios de Acuerdos Marco Globales, H&M, Tchibo y ESPRIT en una conversación sobre fábricas seguras🏭, el Acuerdo de Bangladesh y la importancia de lograr un cambio sistémico, el 2⃣3⃣ de abril, por Facebook Live:🔜
facebook.com/events/7648961
Important thread on ongoing union busting in Turkey, including at European companies and factories manufacturing for the European supply chain.
The companies wouldn't try these tactics in their home market, but they're happy to outsource oppression.
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Workers from newly organized 3 workplaces, Baldur, Özer Elktrk and Swedish Systemair, where in all of them workers were dismissed for unionizing; in Systemair 46workers were illegally sent to unpaid leave for unionizing @IndustriALL_GU @industriAll_EU @luc_triangle @ValterSanches
Trade unions around the world are taking the pledge to fight all forms of violence against women: in the workplace, in our unions and in our society. Unions must lead the way. #ALLwomen #NotInMyUnion
GS Atle Høie aborda las preocupaciones planteadas por los delegados. Habla de la representación de mujeres y jóvenes, y la necesidad de poder coordinar campañas estratégicas.
# IndustriALL2021
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GS Atle Høie addresses the concerns raised by delegates. He speaks about the representation of women and youth, and the need to be able to coordinate strategic campaigns.
#IndustriALL2021
Congress is debating women's representation. of addresses delegates, urging them to accept a 40% quota for women, as this decision was made at the founding Congress in Copenhagen in 2012.
#IndustriALL2021
#UnitedForAJustFuture
Towards decent work for all: Asia’s textile industry 10 years after #RanaPlaza It showed that voluntary, corporate led audits don’t work. We were able to introduce a legally binding mechanism with remediation, says Christina Hajagos-Clausen-Clausen, IndustriALL textile director.
28 April is International Workers’ Memorial Day, a day to remind us that health and safety at work is neither a perk to be bargained for nor a favour to be asked. It is our right!
#iwmd23 #GarmentWorkersNeedUnions #garmentworkersneedsafefactories
May Day is a day when we raise our voices for workers’ rights and against violations – human rights due diligence is not possible under Myanmar’s military dictatorship and companies must plan a responsible exit from the country.
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Covid outbreak exposes dire conditions at Guatemala factory making US brands
Critical vote on human rights due diligence directiv ein today, holding companies accountable along their supply chains. Garment workers in Bangladesh need a #HRDD!
Geneva to introduce minimum wage of £3,500 a month
Great to see home texile company has signed the 2018 @banglaccord which now covers factories in this sector. Congrats also to new signatories and Killtec Sport industriall-union.org/signatories-to
Deafening silence?
It's difficult to get accurate information out of Iran. When we do, we support workers and condemn repression. We have a consistent record of doing this.
industriall-union.org/iranian-petroc
IndustriALL joined fellow global unions in Geneva today, in solidarity with the people of Hong Kong.
#HKsolidarity
“We want to get back to work at . The industry standard has been set by our collective agreements with other companies. The only barrier we face is an anti-union attack by UPM, for ideological rather than business reasons," says
La beauté est dans la résistance!
134 travailleurs, principalement des femmes, ont été licenciés par de leur usine de cosmétiques Flormar en Turquie pour avoir rejoint le syndicat .
youtu.be/kvA9ZrHNUkY
#ActBeautiful
ILO launches sixth Global Media Competition on Labour Migration and Fair Recruitment ilo.org/global/topics/ via
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More women are speaking on the importance of a 40% quota:
Funmilayo Issa from Nigeria, Marli Melo De Nascimento of Brazil and Jenny Kruschel of Australia. #ALLWomea
More than 70 brands have now signed the 2018 Bangladesh Accord, including two big European additions this week, German-based #TakkoFashion & Swedish brand Stadium. More brands mean more Bangladesh garment workers in safe factories. @banglaccord
Reports that Iranian union leader #EsmailBakhshi has been hospitalised after torture.
For background: iran-hrm.com/index.php/2018
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#EsmailBakhshi is the leader of the protesters of the #haftTappeh sugar cane factory. he has been arrested about twenty days ago and has been transferred to the hospital today due to severe torture and gastric bleeding.
با استفاده از اکانتهای منشن شده صدای #اسماعیل_بخشی باشیم
Lula: imagine if we spent the military budget on the poor!
#IndustRio2016
Amazon's Black Friday: Several Indian trade unions to join protests business-standard.com/article/compan
#MakeAmazonPay
Join us tomorrow on Facebook for a discussion on the interplay between trade and industrial policies and its implications for the development and labour standards ➡️facebook.com/events/7341715
IndustriALL general secretary on upcoming Swiss referendum on the Responsible Business Initiative. A vote in favour will make companies headquartered in Switzerland legally responsible for what happens in their supply chains.
Más mujeres hablan sobre la importancia de una cuota del 40%:
Funmilayo Issa de Nigeria, Marli Melo De Nascimento de Brasil y Jenny Kruschel de Australia. #Todasmujeres
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More women are speaking on the importance of a 40% quota:
Funmilayo Issa from Nigeria, Marli Melo De Nascimento of Brazil and Jenny Kruschel of Australia. #ALLWomea
The #EnsuringIntegrity Bill is destructive legislation that will corrode the rights of working Australians.
The Bill violates ILO core conventions - not a good look!
, , @Senator_Patrick, and , we urge you to vote No.
Lula da Silva llega a la apertura del congreso mundial de IndustriALL y es ovacionado #IndustRio2016
Women workers at Euro Clothing Company ECC-2, India, supplier to global fashion brands like , staged an overnight sit-in at the factory, protesting against the illegal lay-offs of 1,200 workers. industriall-union.org/all-night-pick




