In face of death threats, Colombian unions win Freedom from Fear Award
Despite risks, union leaders fight for workers' rights--and win.
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Chunghwa Postal Workers Union recognized for Breaking Through in Taiwan
Breaking Through with advances in equality and solidarity.
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SNTPT win Breaking Through Award for DHL organizing in Senegal
Breaking Through at DHL
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SITT’s rapid organizing in Information Technology in Romania earns a Breaking Through Award
Breaking Through by helping more than 1,100 IT workers organize.
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The Trade Union Federation of Commerce, Romania, wins Breaking Through Award to honor outstanding growth at Carrefour
Breaking Through by increasing Carrefour membership by more than 70 percent.
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Unions stand in show of global solidarity with fired UMT representatives at Moroccan contact centres
The UNI World Executive Board expressed its total solidarity with UMT representatives in Moroccan contact centres after they were sacked by Acticall-Sitel, Free and Altice-SFR.
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Future World of Work Summit looks to solutions for the challenges of digitalization
Unions’ importance will grow as the nature of labor changes
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Ignoring health and safety of workers part-and-parcel of Amazon’s anti-union plan
Amazon Alliance agree action plan in Barcelona to fight back against Amazon’s anti-labour practices around the world
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Global unions urge more brands to sign new Bangladesh Accord
Geneva, 9 October 2017—Global unions, IndustriALL and UNI, are demanding fashion brands sign up to the second Bangladesh Accord for Building and Fire Safety. The extension of the Bangladesh Accord is currently the only credible way to ensure that life-threatening hazards are identified and remediated in garment factories.
So far, almost 50 brands using 1,173 ready-made garment factories, have committed to signing the 2018 Accord with IndustriALL and UNI. The 2018 Accord extends the legally-binding commitment to factory safety in Bangladesh for three more years.
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Amazon hit with 250 million euro tax bill by the European Union
Global e-commerce giant Amazon has been slapped with a 250 million euro tax bill by the European Union after it was alleged that the company had been given an unfair tax deal in Luxembourg. At the UNI Amazon Organising meeting in Barcelona, union leaders applauded the EU decision to force Amazon to pay their fair share of tax.
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