Metro Group must respect workers' rights worldwide
Representatives of Metro employees from around the world have expressed serious concern that the Metro Group puts profits and shareholder dividends before the well-being of its workers.
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UNI & ITF increase momentum on organising workers
UNI and ITF with their affiliates are changing the rules of the game across global delivery supply chains
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UNI condemns police violence against labour demonstration in Indonesia
UNI Global Union joins millions of workers around the world to convey concerns on the use of police violence in the demonstration on the minimum wage which took place in Jakarta on 30 October.
UNI affiliate ASPEK expressed their shock at the brutal repression of a peaceful demonstration. Police used water cannons, tear gas, vehicles were smashed and many protestors were beaten up. 25 demonstrators were arrested, including 8 members of ITUC affiliate KSPI and two public lawyers.
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It's not the robots we should be afraid of - it's our inaction
Kelly Shay, Assistant Secretary of Australian UNICARE affiliate United Voice in Western Australia, has written the following piece for the ACTU's blog Working Life about the automated future and what it means for all of us. In the UNICARE sector, affiliates are grappling with what the future holds and making plans to organise workers in the fast paced care sector.
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Great Global Wages Betrayal
"The Great Global Wages Betrayal is a real and present threat - we must lift all the boats or our economies will sink," UNI Global Union General Secretary, Philip Jennings
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UNI Americas Post & Logistics regional meeting was held in Buenos Aires
The event concluded with a strong commitment to further strengthen the sector, with originality and energy to face new challenges.
The meeting was held on the 21st and 22nd of October in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with the participation of unions and federations of Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, El Salvador, Spain, United States, Paraguay and Portugal.
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UNI Finance Conference strives for Sustainable World
The UNI Finance Conference, which took place from 22 to 23 October in Antalya, brought together hundreds of leaders from finance trade unions worldwide and defined the creation of a responsible finance industry as its top priority.
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UNI MEI and UNI EOD working towards achieving diversity in media
Continuing with the work carried out by the UNI Equal Opportunities Department to provide UNI sectors with a gender perspective to their work, UNI EOD participated in the UNI MEI Conference that took place in Lisbon, Portugal on October 24th.
The meeting, which had as its theme digitalization and the new world of work, was preceded by a women’s working group, which focused on specific issues concerning the women working in the sector.
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CWU convoy to deliver aid to refugees in Hungary and Turkey
UNI Global Union's UK affiliate the CWU is leading a six vehicle convoy to Turkey and Hungary to deliver vital aid to refugees.
Two 15 tonne trucks provided by the Royal Mail are already on their way to Turkey to deliver winter clothing and other essentials to trade unions for distribution to refugees. Four more vehicles will depart for Hungary next week.
The appeal, led by the CWU’s humanitarian aid department the CWUHA, has mushroomed since it received the support of fellow UK trade unions and UNI affiliates Unite, Unison and the GMB.
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Top players support FIFPro
A collection of the world’s leading male and female professional footballers have shown their support for FIFPro in a new video.
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