Workers relaunch the campaign to bring UCL services back in house
Hundreds of cleaners, security staff, and others at University College London (UCL) signed a letter this month demanding an end to outsourcing on campus. Workers say subcontractors have abused them…
Workers have been handing out vital aid to people in Ukraine
The Rivne Oblast is in the West of Ukraine. Rocket attacks have killed people in the area, including in the city of Rivne, yet their location has spared the region…
16 trade unionists have been detained in Belarus
Security services in Belarus detained at least 16 trade union leaders last week, the Associated Press has reported. On Wednesday 20 April, members of Belarus’ KGB stormed the Belarussian Congress…
ITUC condemns death threats against union leader’s family in Guatemala
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has condemned the death threats received by Carlos Mancilla, General Secretary of the CUS-G - a Guatemalan national trade union centre. The ITUC has…
Situation “dire” for seafarers trapped by war in Ukraine
Seafarers trapped in the waters of Ukraine and Russia are in a "dire" situation. Vessels, trapped by war, are running out of food and other supplies in the Black Sea…
Understanding working conditions in order to transform them
The Autonomy think tank and digital co-operative Common Knowledge launched a toolkit for workers who wanted a better understanding of their jobs last year. ‘Transform Your Work’ is a free…
Unemployment and inflation hammer Turkish workers
Image credit; Press service of the President of the Russian Federation - Creative Commons Over 8 million Turkish people are now unemployed, according to the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions…
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…