Police Kill Banana Workers in Panama as Strikes, Protests Contest Repressive New Laws
News 16-07-2010
At least two banana workers were killed on July 8 as police opened fire on striking workers in the province of Bocas del Toro.
Nestlé Waters Russia Bows to Pressure, Union Vice-Chair Reinstated
News 14-07-2010Management of Nestlé Waters Russia has declined to appeal the court-ordered reinstatement of Sergei Strykov, Vice-Chair of the union formed last year who was fired on January 27. Strykov has also been compensated for wages lost from January through May, while the union was fighting his illegal dismissal.
Whose Workplace? The ILO and Nestlé
News 13-07-2010The latest video interview with Nestlé Chair Peter Brabeck takes place on the balcony at company headquarters in Vevey Switzerland, with Lake Geneva and the snow-capped Alps shining in the background.
BAT must take responsibility for appalling conditions on tobacco farms in the US!
Urgent Action 09-07-2010
Reynolds American Incorporated (RAI) is the second-largest tobacco company in the United States (after Philip Morris) with annual profits of over USD 2 billion. Its shareholders have enjoyed an over 80% rate of return over the past 5 years.
Auckland-Rendezvous Hotel lockout ended
News 30-06-2010Housekeeping staff at the Rendezvous Hotel in Auckland are back at work today, having ratified an agreement won after 13 days locked out by their employer without pay.
Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota Members members won a pay increase of up to 2% for a one-year term, and kept their sick leave, after an 11-hour mediation to reach a settlement.
Toronto Accor Novotel Workers Strike as G20 Delegates Arrive
News 25-06-2010
Members of Unite Here! walked off the job early on the morning of June 24 just as members of the G20 French delegation arrived at Canada's Novotel Toronto Centre hotel, part of the French-based Accor Group.
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