| 31 May 12 | Argentina orders grains strike suspension -- Argentina's government ordered union leaders o n this week to suspend a planned pay strike by oilseed-crushing workers in the grains export hub of Rosario and hold talks with bosses, an industry source said. ( Laborstart ) |
| 31 May 12 | ITF condemns Turkish government no strike plan -- The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) today condemned the Turkish government’s continuing attempts to deprive citizens of their right to strike, and spoke out in support of airline workers who are resisting its draconian plans. ( Laborstart ) |
| 30 May 12 | Public transport strike begins today - STAWU -- MANZINI - The 11-day public transport strike action organised by the Swaziland Transport and Allied Workers Union (STAWU) will begin today, the union said. ( Laborstart ) |
| 30 May 12 | Maid dies after being pinned under church lift -- A Filipino maid who died after a lift in a church came crashing down on her was given a send-off - in that very church on Monday. ( Laborstart ) |
| 30 May 12 | The Steelworkers Voice Their Discontent to International Olympic Committee -- Québec - Representatives of 780 workers in Alma, Québec, who have been illegally locked out by Rio Tinto Alcan will gather Thursday in front of the Québec City Convention Centre, during a meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board and SportAccord International's convention. The events bring together 1,800 key decision-makers and influencers of the Olympic movement, as well as 200 journalists from across the world. ( Laborstart ) |
| 30 May 12 | Guy Ryder Elected As ILO Director General -- 29 May 2012: Former ITUC General Secretary Guy Ryder has been elected to the top post of the International Labour Organisation. He will take over from incumbent Juan Somavia, who leaves the post in September after 13 years at the helm of the UN agency. ( Laborstart ) |
| 29 May 12 | Bahrain launches probe -- Bahrain’s ministry of labour has said investigation is under way to uncover the circumstances of the fire incident that killed 10 Bangladeshi workers early Sunday. The ministry said the probe body would prepare the technical report which would include the legal violations and the perpetrators who caused it, and would submit the report to the attorney general for appropriate action. ( Laborstart ) |
| 29 May 12 | Egypt's labor movement finds its own strength -- CAIRO — In many respects, the popular revolt against Hosni Mubarak began on April 6, 2008 in Mahalla, Egypt. ( Laborstart ) |
| 29 May 12 | Outsourced Chilean Copper Workers "21st Century Slave Labour" -- SANTIAGO, May 24, 2012 (IPS) - "Temporary and subcontracted workers in the copper industry are the slave labour of the 21st century. Lacking rights and social protection, they are vulnerable and defenceless," complained Cristián Cuevas, the leader of a union for outsourced Chilean copper workers. ( Laborstart ) |
| 24 May 12 | U.S. Will Investigate Honduran Workers’ Rights Violations Charges -- The U.S. government will investigate charges that the government of Honduras has failed to address “repeated and well-documented violations of workers' rights.” Those charges were made in a petition filed in March by the AFL-CIO and major Honduran trade unions with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Trade and Labor Affairs (OTLA). ( Laborstart ) |
| 24 May 12 | Levi’s, Gap Garment Workers on Strike in Cambodia -- Phnom Penh. Workers at a large Cambodian garment factory that makes clothes for Levi’s, Gap and other well-known international brands are striking for more pay and better working conditions. ( Laborstart ) |
| 24 May 12 | Asia's bosses and workers face salary mismatch -- Salary expectations are causing tension between employers and employees across Asia, according to a series of reports released by recruitment firm Hudson on Wednesday. ( Laborstart ) |
| 22 May 12 | Railway employees continue strike -- LAHORE: The Pakistan Railways Loco Shed Employees union’s strike for demands continued on the eighth day on Sunday.The employees did not allow any locomotive to move from the shed. They also extended the strike from two to four hours daily.Union leader Sarfaraz Khan told the media the strike for four hours daily would continue till May 29 and a wheel-jam strike would be held if demands were not met.The employees have been protesting for increase in technical allowance, pay scale and double wages for working holidays. ( Laborstart ) |
| 22 May 12 | Violations of workers’ rights, getting worse – rights group -- MANILA – “We will walk on a straight path; [we] will end corrupt leadership and poverty that has long pounded the majority of the Filipino people. We, Filipinos can now dream again,” said President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III in his inaugural speech on June 30, 2010. ( Laborstart ) |
| 22 May 12 | Laos approves new Specific Economic Zone -- Under an agreement signed between the government and the zone executive board in Vientiane on Friday, private companies will invest at least US$80 million to develop the 1,035 hectare zone. ( The Nation ) |
| 18 May 12 | Unions wrap up ACTU Congress with renewed vigour to campaign for rights at work and fairer Australia -- Australian unions have concluded the ACTU Congress 2012 invigorated by a clear, renewed plan to campaign for better rights for workers within a fairer economy and society. ( Laborstart ) |
| 18 May 12 | BHP's aim is to break the power of unions -- BHP BILLITON has one key goal in demanding reform of industrial relations law: it wants its managers to be free to manage the business as they see fit. ( Laborstart ) |
| 17 May 12 | Payout win for dockers' union in Brazil -- Members of a Brazilian dockers’ union have won a significant payout following a court decision earlier this month. ( Laborstart ) |
| 17 May 12 | Radio network employees gear for strike against union-busting -- MANILA — Forty-two anchors, reporters and production employees of RMN in Manila are up in arms against the management of DZxl radio station after it dismissed three of their union officers recently. The employees charged that the dismissals are part of management efforts to break up their newly formed union. ( Laborstart ) |
| 17 May 12 | IndustriALL-European Trade Union Born Today with Merger of Three Federations -- In Brussels today, 16 May, the European Mine, Chemical and Energy Workers’ Federation (EMCEF), European Metalworkers’ Federation (EMF), and the European Trade Union Federation for Textiles, Clothing, Leather and Footwear (ETUF-TCL) formally merged to become IndustriALL-European Trade Union, a new union federation representing seven million workers. ( Laborstart ) |
| 15 May 12 | Five Aussies leading the international union movement -- You wouldn't know it from the ever-deepening Health Services Union disaster, but Australia's union chiefs are among the most respected – and powerful – in the world. ( Laborstart ) |
| 15 May 12 | Jet Airways pilots back striking Air India pilots -- Mumbai: Backing protesting Air India pilots, Jet Airways pilot body (SWIP) on Sunday called for immediate reinstatement of those sacked and appealed to Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh to intervene and get the issue resolved at the earliest. ( Laborstart ) |
| 14 May 12 | Kayerekera workers on strike, demand 40 percent raise -- Employees at Kayerekera Uranium Mine in Karonga have gone on strike demanding a 40% salary increase in the wake of the recent devaluation of the Malawi currency, the kwacha last week. ( Laborstart ) |
| 14 May 12 | Over 100 AI pilots go on strike, 5 international flights cancelled -- Over 100 Air India pilots have gone on a strike since midnight citing health concerns. The timing is crucial as it comes right after talks with the airline management broke down. ( Laborstart ) |
| 14 May 12 | Strikes and Blockades Mark a Week of Turmoil in Bolivia -- La Paz, May 12 (Prensa Latina) Strikes, blockades and clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement officials marked on Saturday one week of political and social upheaval in Bolivia, although some of the conflicts seem to come to an end. ( Laborstart ) |
| 04 May 12 | American workers fight for pensions and wages -- UNITED STATES: On May 1, just as a prior six year labour agreement expired, 800 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) went on strike against Caterpillar Inc. in Joliet, Illinois. The plant manufactures hydraulics and other components for heavy equipment, including mining trucks that Caterpillar makes at other factories in Illinois and elsewhere. ( Laborstart ) |
| 04 May 12 | Workers stage warning strikes in Germany -- GERMANY: Warning strikes started on May 2, 2012 when workers in the manufacturing sector downed tools till midday at over 100 companies across the country. IG Metall is asking for a 6.5 per cent wage increase for all its members this year and rejected as “a provocation” an offer of a three per cent hike over 14 months for 700,000 workers in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia made in April. The employers also refused to assure full work guarantees for apprentices once their training tenures are over and more job rights for contract and agency workers. ( Laborstart ) |
| 04 May 12 | A global celebration on May Day 2012 -- GLOBAL: In Istanbul, Turkey, an estimated 500,000 workers and activists marched to historic Taksim Square in the center of the city. The heavy police presence, including a number of check points and searches, didn't spoil the mood of May Day celebrations, which included speeches by union leaders, struggle updates by workers fighting for union representation, and traditional music. Taksim Square is highly symbolic for the Turkish labour movement after 37 workers were murdered on May 1, 1977 when a gunman opened fire. In 2010, after intense pressure, the Turkish government lifted the 32-year ban on May Day in Taksim Square. ( Laborstart ) |
| 02 May 12 | Workers demand pay hikes at Asia's May Day marches -- Manila: May Day moved beyond its roots as an international workers' holiday to a day of international protest Tuesday, with rallies throughout Asia demanding wage increases and marches planned across Europe over government-imposed austerity measures. ( Laborstart ) |
| 02 May 12 | German Workers Demand Wage Raise in Europe -- Berlin, May 1 (Prensa Latina) German workers on Tuesday demanded higher wages and better working conditions in their country and in Europe, at a time when the region is experiencing severe cuts due to the public debt. ( Laborstart ) |
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