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New Report on Tea Worker Deaths Details Extensive Rights Violations at Tata-controlled Estate in Assam, India 01-10-2010
A report commissioned by the IUF and released today details extensive human rights violations at the Tata-controlled Powai Tea Estate in Assam, India. In Cold Blood: Death By Poison, Death By Bullets examines the death in May this year of 25 year-old Powai worker Gopal Tanti, who collapsed at work while spraying pesticides. Mr Tanti was denied medical treatment and left to die in the field.
Vicious Anti-Union Offensive at Colombian Tuna Processor Seatech 28-09-2010
Seatech International is a Colombian tuna processor committed "to give society a healthy environment together with sustainable development." At the company's giant Cartagena plant, 1,500 workers produce Van Camp's branded products for export throughout Latin America. Yet only 13 of these workers are employed on permanent contracts. The rest are outsourced, disposable, casual workers
September 29 - European Unions Say 'No!' to Austerity 27-09-2010
As part of a Europe-wide day of union action against the regressive, anti-worker austerity measures increasingly adopted by many countries, 50 unions from 30 countries will demonstrate in Brussels on September 29. In addition to the general strike in Spain, union demonstrations are also planned in Portugal, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Serbia, Romania, Poland ,Ireland and France.
New Survey Shows Job Destruction Boosts Executive Pay 21-09-2010
When it comes to job destruction, it pays to beat the benchmark. The most recent survey of US executive compensation shows that CEO's who excelled at slashing jobs earned a special premium.
'Present and future generations are being condemned to precarious work and unemployment' - General Strike in Spain September 29 20-09-2010
Spanish unions are building for a national general strike on September 29 to protest the government's massive austerity program, which would cut public expenditure and investment, and a labour market "reform" which makes it easier and cheaper to fire workers. Paco Dominguez, General Secretary of the Federación de Comercio, Hostelería-Turismo y Juego-UGT (CHTJ-UGT), explains what is at stake and how the union is building support.
'The greatest attack on the right to work in the last 30 years' - Spanish Unions Prepare General Strike 15-09-2010
As unions build a European-wide day of action against austerity policies on September 29, Spain's national trade union centers CC.OO and UGT are preparing for a national general strike on September 29. In the first of a series of interviews with IUF members about the planned strike, the IUF spoke with Javier González Martino, General Secretary of the Commerce, Hotel and Tourism Union of the Comisiones Obreras (FECOHT-CC.OO).
Settlement Ends Long Strike at Mott's/Dr. Pepper Snapple 15-09-2010
Workers on strike at New York state juice and sauce maker Mott's ended their nearly four-month strike by voting to approve a contract on September 13 that preserves their threatened pay and pension plans. The 300 members of RWDSU Local 220 walked off the job when the company, swimming in record profits and CEO compensation, demanded across-the-board wage cuts amounting to some USD 3,000 annually, substantial cuts in benefits and the winding up of the company pension plan.
The 'Nescafé Plan': Buyer Beware 03-09-2010
Nestlé has announced with typical media fanfare a 10-year "Nescafé Plan" to help the company "further optimize its coffee supply chain". Nestlé plans to double the amount of Nescafé coffee purchased directly from farmers over the next five years. There's also a specific Nespresso component to the plan - unsurprising, since Nespresso is Nestlé's fastest-growing brand.
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