On Monday, April 4, Rel UITA (IUF Latin America) joined protests staged by food industry trade unions and confederations demanding …
Layoffs and antiunion actions
Our affiliate SITRACONSTA, the Union of Workers of La Constancia, a Salvadoran subsidiary of AB InBev, denounced the intransigence of the Belgian-Brazilian corporation’s management in the negotiations for improved wage conditions and its continued violation of labor and union rights.
Trade unions denounce lack of freedom of association at AB InBev
Trade unions denounce lack of freedom of association at AB InBev
In a joint press release issued on July 7, the unions representing beer, water, soft drink, ale, and transportation workers demanded that the multinational brewery AB InBev of Peru comply with local laws and respect the workers’ freedom of association.
“A huge success”
Walter Jonathan Bartholin Lillo, trabajador de Unilever-ID Logistic (subcontratada por Unilever), murió el 15 de junio producto de un grave accidente del trabajo durante su labor y la transnacional no se hace cargo del hecho ni lo ha comunicado formalmente. Es una de las consecuencias del proceso de externalización y precarización del trabajo emprendido desde hace tres años en Chile por la firma de origen angloholandés.
With no progress made, tobacco workers await Ministry resolution
Interviewed by La Rel, Juan Martini, president of the Federation of Tobacco Workers of the Republic of Argentina (FTTRA), informed that there is no change in the situation of the workers of British American Tobacco (formerly Nobleza Piccardo) who were laid off nearly a month ago.
Mass layoffs at Grupo Calinda
A few days ago, Grupo Calinda, a division of the company Corporación Álvarez & Marín, gathered all the workers of the Bananera Córcega packing plant and informed them that June 30 would be their last day of work. The union rejects the company’s action, requests a meeting with management, and calls on national and international solidarity for support.
The Amazon effect
United States | MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS | TRADE UNIONS A well-oiled model of workforce casualization The Amazon effect Positioned among the …
Great discontent among tobacco workers
The Argentine branch of British American Tobacco (BAT) persists in its violation of the collective bargaining agreement and outsources tasks previously performed by unionized workers.
Mass layoffs in La Constancia
Yesterday, April 27, early morning, La Constancia, a subsidiary of the giant brewer AB InBev, and Coca Cola bottler and merchandiser in El Salvador, launched an attack against dozens of organized workers.
Poverty “made in Fyffes”
This is how workers of the multinational corporation Fyffes/Sumitomo live in Honduras.