FIRST Union launched the Union Network of Migrants (UNEMIZG) on Sunday 19 August to provide migrant workers with information about their work rights. UNEMIZG will assist migrant workers with employment and immigration matters, hold education events and support migrant workers to network with others. Robert Reid, FIRST Union General Secretary […]
Daily Archives: September 2, 2012
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The Tumtis union in Turkey continues to fight for the reinstatement of 20 workers at multinational freight and courier company DHL. The workers were sacked for attempting to organise a union in one of the company's warehouses. They continue to face harassment from DHL management over their union membership. The […]
The Burmese government will allow Mr. Maung Maung, the General Secretary of the Federation of Trade Unions Burma to return to Burma after years in exile. Mr. Maung has been in exile in Thailand and has been advocating for the rights of Burmese workers and trade unions inside Burma and […]
Over the last 6 weeks, workers at the Maruti Suzuki factory in Gurgaon, India have faced ongoing repression. While many workers have been jailed on trumped up charges, other trade unions are now offering their support. Progressive student groups have also shown solidarity and support with these workers, with an […]
Earlier this week, Fiji's Trade Union Congress (FTUC) national secretary Felix Anthony quit the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) declaring that they did not represent workers anymore. Mr. Anthony called on the party to be more democratic and racially inclusive. His resignation follows on from the resignation of Wages Council chairman, […]