More than 30 participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, gathered for IndustriALL Global Union’s regional conference on Industry 4.0 and Sustainable Industrial Policy.“Industry 4.0 is not just robots, not just artificial intelligence, not just big data, not...
The 5-star Naga World Hotel Casino in Phnom Penh has 1,685 rooms and suites - but no room for the right of its thousands of employees to collectively negotiate their wages through collective bargaining - a universally-recognized human right. For...
Susan Kearsey of CUPE 1615 at Memorial University is this year’s recipient of the Disability Rights Activism Award. In a deeply moving and personal speech to accept the honour on Thursday morning, Kearsey spoke openly about her own struggles with...
Members of CUPE 543 have packed up 600 hampers containing everything needed for a complete Thanksgiving dinner, as part of their sixth annual ‘Operation Giveback,’ in partnership with the Windsor-Essex Food Bank Association. The dinner hampers will be distributed to...
Niger’s teaching unions, brought together under the Education International branch in the country, have recently led a number of activities in connection with the Global Week of Climate Action, most notably the Day of Reflections on Climate Change, while also...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrDhKnoXPrQ Local 500 activist Karen Byzuk, a CUPE member for 40 years, is this year’s recipient of the CUPE Literacy Award. At her local, Byzuk has advocated tirelessly to support access to learning at work for the City of Winnipeg workers. She has...
“Commercial Activity in Pacific Education”, an Education International report examining the extent of privatisation and commercialisation in education in the region, was launched today at the conference of the Council of Pacific Education. The scoping study by researchers Anna Hogan,...
Following 5 days of spirited debate, discussions, and speeches the CUPE 2019 convention is now over. Through adoption of resolutions and CUPE’s strategic directions over 2200 delegates have mapped out a clear path for CUPE for the next two years. From...
Ghana: unions sit down with ministries to achieve quality education A seminar dedicated to strengthening social dialogue brought together over 60 ministry officials and unionists from 13 countries, with curriculum and teacher professionalism in the spotlight. “Teacher professionalism and curriculum...
Workers at BHP sites in multiple countries complain of poor health and safety practices, and the company stands accused of treating contract workers worse than their permanent counterparts.Labour hire and contract mine workers are less likely to raise concerns about...
The International Alliance in Support of Workers in Iran (IASWI) was formed in 1999 in Toronto-Canada and formally announced its formation in January 2000. In nearly two decades of continuous activism, we have played an impactful role in securing international support for Iranian workers’ struggles against the Islamic Republic of Iran, employers, and the inhumane conditions the capitalist order has imposed on working-class lives in Iran. During these years, our politics and the foundational basis guiding our activism have been predicated on working-class traditions with an uncompromising emphasis on working-class independence and autonomy.