Retail workers at one of the world’s largest fashion brands, Zara have voted to form a union in New York. The Spanish giant is owned by the largest clothing retailer in the world, Inditex, which has a global agreement with UNI Global Union.
UNI Global Union has received an appeal for solidarity action from our UK affiliate Unite in support of oil workers on the North Sea.
UNI Global Union has expressed alarm at the wave of dismissals and suspensions of Turkish workers in the aftermath of last weekend’s attempted military coup.
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon announced the decision to improve wages for its lowest-paid employees, with hourly wages set to rise to $16.50.
Under the theme of Inclusion and Innovation, global labor leaders from the world’s largest economies (“the L20”) met to discuss and deliver recommendations to the Labor Ministers of the G20 members. The labor ministers issued a statement which continued its previous reference to inclusive economic growth and reducing inequalities.
The statement also made reference to the role of collective bargaining to support sustainable wage growth. For the ITUC’s reaction please click below.
July 12, Switzerland - UNI Global Union, the international trade union federation representing 20 million workers in the services sector, has filed an OECD complaint in the Netherlands against Dutch telecommunications company VimpelCom. The complaint relates to union busting and bad labour practices at Bangladesh’s second biggest telecommunications company, Banglalink, which is owned by VimpelCom.
The UNI Global Union family offered support to Han Sang-gyun, President of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions after he was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment.
Contract cleaners for the City of London are on indefinite strike after half of the migrant workers were sacked by Thames Cleaning. The workers are demanding the reistatement of their colleagues and the London Living Wage which would give them an additional 90p an hour. The contractor has spent £20,000 on an injunction to stop the strike but has failed.
UNI Gaming Global Union supports striking Trump Taj Mahal workers and their legitimate demands for for decent wages and basic benefits.
Support the workers - sign the petition!
bit.ly/TajStrikePetition
You can send solidarity messages and change your Facebook and/or Twitter picture in support of the workers at:
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It took many years of efforts and determination, but UNI Europa Hair & Beauty and Coiffure EU did not budge and were rewarded today. The Social Partners in the hairdressing sector signed the European framework agreement on the protection of occupational health and safety.
