casual-t http://www.iuf.org/casualtea/ en-us Copyright 2009 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:05:23 +0100 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Budapest Flash Mob on World Day for Decent Work/ITUC Support in Berlin 07.10.2009

Union members marched to the Unilever Budapest head office to show their solidarity with the Lipton Khanewal workers on the World Day for Decent Work. Participants in the World Day for Decent Work demonstration in Budapest organized by the Hungarian Trade Union Federation (MSZOSZ) and the Metal Workers Federation (VASAS) carried out a "flash mob" when they learned of the Pakistan Casual-T workers and the international campaign.

]]> http://www.iuf.org/casualtea/2009/10/budapest_flash_mob_on_world_da.html http://www.iuf.org/casualtea/2009/10/budapest_flash_mob_on_world_da.html Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:05:23 +0100 Shame, Unilever, Shame! Australian Unions demand justice for casual Lipton workers in Pakistan

01.10.2009

Unions NSW (the organisation representing trade unions in the state of New South Wales) led a protest at the Australasian headquarters of Unilever in Sydney in support of the casual Lipton workers in Pakistan. Members from fraternal unions - the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and IUF affiliates the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AWMU) and the Australian Workers Union (AWU) - joined the protest.

]]> http://www.iuf.org/casualtea/2009/10/shame_unilever_shame_australia_1.html http://www.iuf.org/casualtea/2009/10/shame_unilever_shame_australia_1.html Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:00:05 +0100 PG Tips Monkey Says Tell Unilever's Polman to Stop Lipton Casualties! 28.09.2009

Unilever's best-selling tea in the UK is PG Tips. PG Tips' famous monkey has joined the Casual-T campaign - his latest video explains how you can support the Lipton workers in Khanewal, Pakistan.

]]> http://www.iuf.org/casualtea/2009/09/pg_tips_monkey_says_tell_unile.html http://www.iuf.org/casualtea/2009/09/pg_tips_monkey_says_tell_unile.html Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:24:43 +0100 Russian trade union action in solidarity with Khanewal Lipton workers 28.09.2009

The All-Russian Confederation of Labour (VKT) showed solidarity with the Casual-T campaign when demonstrated outside Unilever's Moscow office. This was the fourth union solidarity action in Russia - VKT and the IUF-affiliated Agro-Industrial Workers' Union previously picketed Unilever-sponsored events and company offices. "We are here to tell Unilever that we are shocked by the violence against workers in Khanewal. Russian unions will continue to act against unfair labour practices untill Unilever meets the fair demands of the Pakistan Lipton workers", said VKT President Boris Kravchenko.

]]> http://www.iuf.org/casualtea/2009/09/russian_trade_unions_take_acti.html http://www.iuf.org/casualtea/2009/09/russian_trade_unions_take_acti.html Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:13:10 +0100 Dying for Casual-T in the Philippines 15.09.2009

More than 70 activists from the Philippines Alliance of Progressive Labour, including leaders of the IUF-affiliated NUWHRAIN, demonstrated their solidarity with the struggle against disposable jobs at Unilever's Pakistan tea operations at Unilever headquarters in Manila on September 15. A protest program was held right on front of the gate where security guards and company officials met with the protesters. A company representative received the APL press statement.

]]> http://www.iuf.org/casualtea/2009/09/dying_for_casualt_in_the_phili.html http://www.iuf.org/casualtea/2009/09/dying_for_casualt_in_the_phili.html Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:29:22 +0100 South African Workers Protest Management Violence at Unilever Khanewal 11.09.2009
Despite management efforts to prevent union action, more than 70 members of CEPPWAWU, an affiliate of the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions (ICEM) demonstrated outside the Unilever Maydon Whaft plant in Durban to demand a halt to management violence against the Khanewal workers. Wth this public action, the Unilever Durban workers joined the international campaign against disposable jobs at Lipton Pakistan.

]]> http://www.iuf.org/casualtea/2009/09/demostration_at_unilever_maydo_1.html http://www.iuf.org/casualtea/2009/09/demostration_at_unilever_maydo_1.html Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:22:28 +0100 Unilever Lipton Management/Contractors Instigate Violent Attacks On Khanewal Action Committee Members 08.09.2009

Faced with the possibility of losing the highly lucrative labour supply contracts that have underpinned the disposable jobs regime at Unilever Pakistan’s Lipton tea factory for two decades, contractors are colluding with factory management to instigate violent attacks on the workers campaigning for the right to direct, permanent jobs. The provocations follow on the public call by the UK National Contact Point of the OECD for government-mediated talks to reach a negotiated resolution to the IUF's complaint to the OECD that Unilever's massive use of casual labour at Khanewal violates the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

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]]> http://www.iuf.org/casualtea/2009/09/unilever_lipton_managementcont.html http://www.iuf.org/casualtea/2009/09/unilever_lipton_managementcont.html Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:08:23 +0100 Lipton Workers' Solidarity Without Borders 26.08.2009
150 members of Food and Allied Workers' Union at the Lipton factory in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, held a demonstration to support the demand of Pakistan workers for permanent employment. FAWU called on Unilever to stop repression against worker activists in Khanewal.


]]> http://www.iuf.org/casualtea/2009/08/solidarity_with_no_borders.html http://www.iuf.org/casualtea/2009/08/solidarity_with_no_borders.html Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:06:58 +0100 Working at Lipton Episode V: Unilever Punishes Rights Activists 19.08.2009
At Unilever Pakistan, “Making a Better World” is one of the key values the Company and its employees hold to heart." In reality, workers claiming their rights face systematic discrimination and poverty. Read more.

]]> http://www.iuf.org/casualtea/2009/08/working_at_lipton_episode_v_un.html http://www.iuf.org/casualtea/2009/08/working_at_lipton_episode_v_un.html Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:03:33 +0100 Decent work! Not disposable jobs! 14.08.2009
The Khanewal Action Committee organized a mass bicycle rally on the nation's independence day to highlight their struggle against disposable jobs at Unilever.

]]> http://www.iuf.org/casualtea/2009/08/decent_work_not_disposable_job_1.html http://www.iuf.org/casualtea/2009/08/decent_work_not_disposable_job_1.html Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:27:05 +0100 Working at Lipton Episode IV: Unilever Pakistan Punishes Rights Activists 13.08.2009
Unilever claims to "respect employees’ rights to join, form, or not join, a trade union without fear of reprisal, intimidation or harassment": But what is the reality behind the claim? Read more.

]]> http://www.iuf.org/casualtea/2009/08/working_at_lipton_casualt_epis_2.html http://www.iuf.org/casualtea/2009/08/working_at_lipton_casualt_epis_2.html Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:39:34 +0100 Working at Lipton Casual-T Episode III: Unilever Pakistan Punishes Rights Activists 05.08.2009

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]]> http://www.iuf.org/casualtea/2009/08/working_at_lipton_casualt_epis_1.html http://www.iuf.org/casualtea/2009/08/working_at_lipton_casualt_epis_1.html Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:38:54 +0100 Working at Lipton Casual-T Episode II: Unilever Pakistan Punishes Rights Activists 29.07.2009

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]]> http://www.iuf.org/casualtea/2009/07/working_at_lipton_casualt_epis.html http://www.iuf.org/casualtea/2009/07/working_at_lipton_casualt_epis.html Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:09:31 +0100 UK Trade Union Congress Calls on Unilever to Halt 'Blatantly Discriminatory' Attacks and Start Negotiating 23.07.2009
In a letter to Unilever CEO Paul Polman, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber has called on the company to seriously enter into good faith negotiations for a settlement to the dispute over disposable jobs at the company's Lipton tea plant in Khanewal. "The global trade union movement is deeply concerned at the employment practices at Unilever's Khanewal factory in Pakistan", writes Barber. "The upcoming [OECD] mediation represents an excellent chance for Unilever to redress these discriminatory practices by providing decent work for all in its supply chains and begin to repair its global reputation." Read more.

]]> http://www.iuf.org/casualtea/2009/07/uk_trade_union_congress_calls.html http://www.iuf.org/casualtea/2009/07/uk_trade_union_congress_calls.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:12:42 +0100 Uruguay Union Rallies in Support of Pakistan Lipton Workers

]]> http://www.iuf.org/casualtea/2009/07/post_1.html http://www.iuf.org/casualtea/2009/07/post_1.html Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:50:38 +0100