Agricultural workers’ rights abuses in Spain
The same story is heard over and over: the minimum salary is not paid, the workers’ national insurance contribution is not paid for all...
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Feb 19, 20191 min
Myanmar workers rally for fair labour laws
Thousands of workers marched in Yangon, Myanmar, to demand fair labor laws as parliament appeared ready to pass legislation that would...
Feb 15, 20192 min
New trade union confederation in Mexico?
An International Confederation of Workers (CIT), which gathers 10 workers' federations and more than 150 trade unions from Mexico, was...
Feb 13, 20191 min
Worker-led strategies in the garment industries
With the failure of the traditional, corporate-led initiatives to address labor violations, new models have emerged to hold brands and...
Feb 11, 20192 min
Rising workers' activism in China
Factory workers across China are staging sit-ins, demanding unpaid wages for "blood and sweat", the Straits Times says. Taxi drivers are...
Feb 7, 20196 min
"The fairy tale of oil"
In the story of "the Norwegian oil adventure", which NRKs TV drama Lykkeland describes, and which the development aid program Oil for...
Feb 1, 20192 min
5 reasons to join a union
There’s never been a more important time to join a union according to IndustriALL Global Union. As 26 billionaires own as many assets as...
Jan 28, 20191 min
Philippines: Teacher unionists threatened
Education International has launched an urgent action appeal encouraging the global community of educators and activists to express...
Jan 24, 20191 min
Iranian labour rights activists risk further torture
Two labour rights activists who were rearrested after speaking out about beatings and other abuse they suffered in detention last year...
Jan 23, 20192 min
Pakistan Garment Workers’ Rights at Risk
Pakistan’s government is failing to enforce laws that could protect millions of garment workers from serious labor rights abuses, Human...
Jan 16, 20191 min
Largest strike ever for workers’ rights
150-200 million workers brought India to a virtual standstill 8-9th of January. The key union demand towards the government was to engage...
Jan 10, 20191 min
H&M does not live up to their promises
Pays less than half of living wage to the workers. Members of the union that received the Arthur Svensson award in 2012 - C.CAWDU in...
Jan 2, 20191 min
New CEO of Svensson foundation
Espen Løken has taken over as the new general manager of the Svensson foundation from 1.1.2019. Espen comes from the position as Head of...
Dec 21, 20182 min
Arthur Svensson winner from Cambodia sentenced to jail
IndustriALL reports that six prominent trade union leaders in Cambodia have been given suspended jail sentences following a trial riddled...
Nov 20, 20181 min
Join the campaign against repression of union leaders in Kazakhstan
We urge all supporters of strong and independent unions, in all countries, to join the LabourStart campaign in support of persecuted...
Nov 19, 20182 min
Prisvinnere i hardt vær
Det var hardt pressede fagforeningsledere i Kasakhstan som fikk besøk av en internasjonal delegasjon forrige uke. Representanter fra...
Nov 12, 20182 min
Trade union leader attacked in his home
The Arthur Svensson foundation and Industri Energi are concerned about the safety of trade union leaders in Kazakhstan after a vicious...
Nov 7, 20182 min
International trade union mission to Kazakhstan
The international trade union movement are standing together for trade union rights in Kazakhstan. The Arthur Svensson foundation and...
Oct 30, 20182 min
Wanted: Working women of the world
The message is clear from the Arthur Svensson prize committee: Let us get to know your female candidates. October 26th the Arthur...
Oct 17, 20182 min
Nominations are open
The nominations for the Arthur Svensson international prize for 2019 are now open. Since 2010 the Svensson prize has been awarded to...
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