Japan’s carmakers are set to accelerate efforts in the country’s transition to electric vehicles. The shift might seem slow but it is seen to drastically reshape the structure of the car manufacturing industry, with businesses…
In a Change.Org petition, civil society organisations demand that Apple Inc. take on its social responsibility to thoroughly investigate the incident at Zhengzhou’s Foxconn factory. Since late October, footage depicting Foxconn workers’ experience of brutal…
Warning strikes by IG Metall in the Bavarian metal and electrical industry continue on Wednesday. Companies in Swabia and Franconia are particularly affected. According to the reports, 19 companies throughout Bavaria are to take part…
US union United Auto Workers, IndustriALL and Chennai Ford Employees Union have managed to secure a decent severance package for workers at auto giant Ford’s plant in Chennai, India. In 2021, Ford India announced that…
The Just Transition and the Energy Sector initiative provides a platform for unions around the world to exchange information on energy transition technologies and the jobs, skills, markets, investments, and emissions related to them. The…
Lohum Cleantech has signed a deal to supply 10,000 tonnes of specialty chemicals for the battery supply chain to company Glencore over the next five years, worth US$200-million. According to Rajat Verma, founder and CEO…
Reportlinker.com has released its report “Silicone Lubricant Market – Global Outlook & Forecast 2022-2027” noting that the global silicone lubricant market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 15% during 2022-2027. The increase in…
An IndustriALL trade union network meeting on 8 September in Johannesburg urged Glencore to be consistent in implementing global policies that protected workers and human rights, community interests, and the environment. Glencore is amongst the…
Malaysia’s Electronics Industry Employees’ Union Northern Region (EIEUNR) is launching an online petition to call on Apple supplier Molex to stop union-busting and to respect workers’ right to choose their own union and bargain collectively…
Collecting 200.000 signatures by October 2022, this is the goal of the ongoing campaign “Quito sin mineria”. The campaign was launched in March 2022 by a group of organisations, collectives and people from the towns…