Trade unions declare total strike in Imo State, Nigeria
The recent developments in Imo State, Nigeria, have sparked a major showdown between the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union...
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Nov 2, 20234 min
UN blasts Amazon, Walmart, DoorDash for ‘shameful’ wages and union-busting
The UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights has called on the CEOs of Amazon, Walmart and DoorDash and the US...
Oct 24, 20233 min
Solidarity conference with banned Belarusian trade unions
Last year the Belarusian independent trade unions that received the Arthur Svensson prize two years ago, were banned and the leaders were...
Oct 17, 20233 min
Philippines: Killings and death threats against union leaders
The killing by Philippine police of a trade union leader Jude Thaddeus Fernandez and death threats against the Arthur Svensson award...
Oct 3, 20232 min
Broad wave of workers protests in India
Unsettling scenes unfolded at an iPhone manufacturing factory in southern India when workers, upset about their unpaid wages and working...
Sep 22, 20234 min
Ukraine’s trade unions are on the front line
Life goes on for the Ukrainian trade unions. But these are very difficult times for working people. Unemployment is rising and there are...
Sep 5, 20234 min
50 million people live in modern slavery
Modern slavery is hidden in plain sight and is deeply intertwined with life in every corner of the world. Each day, 50 million people are...
Aug 30, 20232 min
The Luxury Brands Exploiting Garment Workers
Exploitative labour practices are pervasive within the fashion industry, and luxury brands are no exception. Contrary to popular belief,...
Aug 24, 20232 min
Azerbaijan: Labour activists targeted as new unions emerge
The existing trade unions in the oil-rich former Soviet republic are strongly tied to the regime and the labour rights are weak....
Aug 16, 20233 min
Indonesian domestic workers go on hunger strike
Last Monday activists started a hunger strike to protest against the parliament's delay in passing a bill to protect domestic workers....
Aug 9, 20232 min
#WeStandBYyou #StandWithBelarus
After the falsified elections on August 9, 2020, Belarus experienced a large-scale wave of protests, which became the largest in the last...
Jun 20, 20231 min
The award ceremony in Oslo
The "Arthur Svensson Prize" 2023 was awarded to the International Domestic Workers Federation. The award ceremony was in Oslo 14th of...
May 31, 20233 min
Cambodia: Union leader jailed - shocking abuse of human rights
Six months ago, a woman trade union leader from Cambodia was on her way home from Melbourne, where she attended the world congress of the...
May 9, 20232 min
A new bill to protect Indonesia’s domestic workers this month
Indonesia is the largest democracy in the world without a law to protect its domestic workers. That may be about to change, with a bill...
Apr 30, 20232 min
IDWF and Elizabeth Tang receives The Arthur Svensson Prize 2023
The "Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights" 2023 is awarded to the "International Domestic Workers Federation"...
Apr 26, 20235 min
Myanmar: trade unionists in the firing line
Martial law, amendments to the penal code and anti-terrorism laws allow trade unionists to be tried as if traitors. Many have been...
Mar 29, 20233 min
Belarus: ILO tightens pressure over workers’ rights violations
The Lukashenko regime has continued the persecution of trade unionists, imprisoning several union leaders and staff in recent months and...
Mar 8, 20232 min
Belarus authorities continue to crack down on union activists
Authorities in Belarus continue to crack down on what is left of the independent union movement in the country. Since the raids against...
Mar 1, 20233 min
The dark side of IKEA
As a company based in Sweden, which is home to some of the world’s most powerful unions, you would think that IKEA would be an employer...
Feb 16, 20233 min
Full-scale attack on Ukraine’s labour rights
Along with Russia's full-scale invasion which is unforgivable, Ukrainians are facing another threat: Since March 2022 workers have also...
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