Author Archives: Will Herbert
Pan-European union condemns “union-busting” in Romania
The European Transport Workers Federation (ETF) has condemned "union-busting" in Romania. ETF president Frank Moreels and General Secretary, Livia Spera led a fact-finding mission to Bucharest last month and reported…
ITUC uses May Day statement to call for “new social contract” and job creation
ITUC used its May Day statement to restate its demand for a “new social contract”, including job creation. In January, ITUC General-Secretary Sharan Burrow spoke at the World Economic Forum…
Garment workers’ rights in Sri Lanka under threat during COVID pandemic
Advocacy groups and trade unions have released a briefing on workers’ rights abuses in Sri Lanka’s garment industry. Covid-19: A Pretext to Roll Back Sri Lankan Garment Workers’ Rights was signed…
Two South African union leaders arrested after budget protests
South African police arrested two trade union leaders during a protest in Cape Town last Wednesday (24 February). Andre Adams, provincial secretary of the left-wing South African Federation of Trade…
Uber drivers win historic battle to be treated as workers, not self employed
Uber drivers are not “self-employed” but workers with full rights, according to the UK Supreme Court. The decision - hailed as an “emphatic victory” by the App Drivers and Couriers’…
Yoga teachers are fighting back against exploitation
The Independent Workers of Great Britain (IWGB) launched a branch representing yoga teachers last week, taking on an industry worth almost £1 billion in the UK. The IWGB is a…
Brazilian mining’s disaster: The Brumadinho Dam collapse two years on
Vale Mining executives agreed on a settlement worth $7 billion (US) with the state government of Minas Gerais, Brazil, last week. The money is to act as compensation for the…
International unions demand release of Cambodian trade union leader
The International Trade Union Congress (ITUC) and Education International have called for the release of Cambodian trade union leader Rong Chhun, who went on trial on Friday 19 January. Rong…
Turkey’s new minimum wage is ‘far from meeting the expectations of workers’, union claims
Turkey’s largest trade union centre has called the country’s minimum wage increase ‘inadequate’ and said it will ‘victimize’ workers. The Minimum Wage Determination Commission, which sets the minimum wage in…