Turkish unity wins out against all odds
In defiance of a strike ban imposed by the government, Turkish metalworkers have fought on against threats and intimidation to win a new sectoral collective agreement offering wage rises of ...
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Samsung & McDonald’s among multinationals that flout human rights
The right to join a trade union and the right to collective bargaining are basic, human rights recognised by the UN International Labour Organisation. Yet many well-known multi-national companies ...
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EU wage austerity condemned by Council of Europe
The reduction of the minimum wage for workers under 25 – as part of the austerity programme imposed on Greece by the EU and other creditors – has been condemned as “excessive”, and ...
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