Colombia: 64 human rights defenders, social leaders and peace agreement signatories have been killed so far this year (www.industriall-union.org)
Mercedes management claims they are family, "the family the company is talking about is a patriarchal one where the father takes in all the money and gives as little as possible to his subjects." (www.industriall-union.org)
India: unions campaign against anti-worker policies, industrial safety in shambles. Since 2021, every year, there have been at least 1,029 accidents, resulting in the death of over 1,000 (www.industriall-union.org)
Malaysian and Philippine unions discuss living wage and decoupling of productivity and wages, "It is evident that the global economic system is a failure that only favours few owners of capital" (www.industriall-union.org)
Bangladesh shipbreaking: unions ensure accident compensation, severance pay, safety conventions, and reversals of unjust dismissal (www.industriall-union.org)
Sri Lanka: management assaults garment workers attending union meeting, severely injuring woman (www.industriall-union.org)