Last Friday, November 11, the IUF Latin American Regional Office (Rel UITA) delivered a letter from the European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT) to the president of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou.
The IUF raises the stakes for decent and harassment-free work
Homophobia, sexism, insults, and attacks. Four former McDonald’s workers from the chain’s restaurants in Brazil, France, and the United States were invited by Maria Noichl and Manon Aubry, Members of the European Parliament, to give their testimony of the harassment they suffered.
FOICA takes action
Uruguay | TRADE UNIONS | MEATPACKING In response to wrongful dismissals at Frigocerro FOICA takes action Amalia Antúnez 05 | …
Collective bargaining at Cervecería Nacional ends successfully
With a strike only hours away at the brewery company Cervecería Nacional (AB InBev), and against a backdrop of social protests that have been shaking Panama for the past month, the unions reached positive agreements with management.
Righting wrongs
The Union has been alerting the IUF and FELATRAN for a year and a half about the repressive and corrupt attitude of the company’s management in Nicaragua. Manager In this sense, Juan González and Head of Production Alejandra García were timely reported, as were middle management officers, including the warehouse chief and several supervisors.
FOICA calls a general work stoppage for August 4
Last Friday, July 29, at a tripartite meeting, the Federation of Meat Industry Workers (FOICA) hoped to reach an agreement with the meatpacking company Frigocerro following the arbitrary dismissal of two union leaders.
Nestlé’s onslaught
The Federation of Food Industry Workers (FTIA) convened its Buenos Aires province, Villa Nueva (Cordoba), and Fimat (Santa Fe) affiliates with Nestlé production units to a meeting in its national headquarters.
Três de Maio, meeting point for dignity
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.