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Finnish multinational forestry, pulp and paper company UPM has refused to negotiate a company-wide collective contract, weeks before the expiry of the national sectoral agreement.
English 2 March, 2021Unions and federations from Latin America's pulp and paper industry have agreed to fight together to safeguard their rights to collective bargaining and health and safety in the workplace, and to strengthen company-wide union networks. Union leaders from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Uruguay met with regional and global representatives from IndustriALL to discuss the situation of paper and pulp workers in the region and come up with a work plan and timetable for the sector in 2021. Kemal Özkan, IndustriALL's assistant general secretary, and Tom Grinter, di...
English 9 February, 2021Workers in the chemicals, petrochemicals, pharmaceutical and plastics sector in Latin America and the Caribbean highlighted the importance of strengthening union networks to ensure that companies respect the rights of workers in all countries where they operate. As the pandemic rages on, its impacts are still felt around the world. Hundreds of companies have closed down their operations in Latin America, using the economic crisis caused by the pandemic to justify their actions. Thousands of workers have lost their jobs and their only source of income. "Ford, for instan...
3 February, 2021A significant landmark was achieved on 1 February, at an agreement signing ceremony in Tangier, Morocco, that ended a year-long strike and set the roadmap for a new relationship between 500 workers and management of Veolia subsidiary Amanor. IndustriALL contacted Veolia in May 2020, after all mediation efforts had failed to bring the parties together. Amanor workers were protesting a long and serious list of violations. Veolia’s strong public commitments on trade union rights were put to the test, and the new roadmap agreed by all parties is a strong example of a multination...
17 December, 202044 Goodyear Indonesia workers returned to the protest line in Bogor city, demanding that the company reinstate all 44 workers in accordance to the advice of the city Manpower office, provide back pay since 22 June and year-end bonus. In April, PT Goodyear Indonesia Tbk dismissed 44 permanent workers, citing Force Majeure. The workers and and their union, Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mining, Oil and Gas Workers’ Union (FSP KEP), has been protesting against the arbitrary dismissal. On 15 December, the workers gathered in front of the factory with banners and placards sayin...