At Wells Fargo's annual meeting, workers and community allies protest employee and consumer abuses
Workers say union protections would help make banks like Wells Fargo behave better
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Threats, poor wages and deteriorating conditions: the reality of Belgian bank KBC in the Czech Republic
KBC should treat workers with respect regardless of whether they are in Czech Republic or Belgium
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Amazon workers strike as brazen Bezos soaks up an award
Amazon workers in Germany and Italy walked off the job Tuesday to demand dignity, a living wage, and recognition for their union.
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How the data you give away today could hurt your job prospects tomorrow
UNI's digital expert analyses what data manipulation means for the future world of work
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Protestors across the world demand freedom for Lula
The ITUC family, including UNI, is out in force this week calling for former Brazilian President Lula to be set free
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On Rana Plaza anniversary, remembrance of what was lost and renewal of the fight for safer jobs
UNI backs push to grow the number of brand signatories to the Bangladesh Accord.
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Call to ‘take a stand’ for workers
More than 1000 people died in Bangladesh’s worst industrial accident when the eight-storey Rana Plaza garment factory near Dhaka collapsed in 2013. Many of the workers, aware that the factory was unsafe, had gone on strike in protest but had returned to the ill-fated building because they had been given an ultimatum to come back to work or lose their jobs.
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Better, stronger, faster: Union movement uses tech to ramp up organising
UNI Europa hosts online organising summit to inspire ideas and share best practices.
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Teleperformance recognises labour union in Dominican Republic
Agreement shows that workers’ rights can be respected in offshore locations
NYON, 19 April 2018— Customer care outsourcing giant Teleperformance has reached a landmark agreement with the union representing its contact centre employees in the Dominican Republic—one of the company’s fastest growing regions, which services the US market. The agreement with SITRATEL (Sindicato de Trabajadores de Teleperformance) comes after nearly one year of negotiation between the parties.
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Breaking Through in Palestine - Why women and youth are leading the way in the Palestinian Territories
Palestine is an incredibly young society — 37% of the population are under 17 and 24% are aged between 19 and 24. A whopping two-thirds of the population are under 29.
Yet when Dr Samer Salameh, the Deputy Minister of Labour for the Palestinian authority opened the workshop, he noted his surprise at the amount of young participants.
“When I accepted the invitation to a trade union workshop, I was sure that I would see a much older crowd,” joked Dr Salameh. “However, I’m absolutely delighted to see so many young faces and so many women trade union leaders today.”
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