The Cadbury 5 and their supporters swept to victory in elections to the executive of the independent union at Mondelez in Alexandria, Egypt held on August 29.

At least 23 murders of rural union leaders and defenders of the landless have been recorded in Brazil since the beginning of the year - all of them linked to conflicts over land rights, landgrabbing and illegal logging.

Hotel workers, members of Unite the Union, took actions on Friday, August 8, to protest against low wages in one of the wealthiest cities in the world.

A recent study published in the British Medical Journal links shift work with a heightened risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

London is one of the most visited cities around the world and its hotels, bars and restaurants are highly profitable, but these companies do not pay the living wage (£8.80 per hour or 14.80 USD) to workers.

The IUF and Mondelez International have welcomed the settlement of the dispute at Alexandria, Egypt, around the status of five executive committee members of an independent union who were suspended in July 2012.

Mondelez in Egypt has now reinstated all five executive committee members under their former conditions with no negative consequences to them and with full retroactive wages and benefits guaranteed.

After intense lobbying by labor unions, food safety groups and the civil rights community, the proposed increase in line speeds to 175 birds a minute has been dropped and the current maximum rate of 140 birds a minute maintained.

BCTGM Local 252 members expressed relief and joy when Judge Samuel H Mays ordered a return to work after a 9 month lockout.

UK affiliate Unite the Union has called for increased numbers of food inspectors in the wake of the Guardian newspaper expose on the serious food safety risks throughout the poultry industry supply chain.

The IUF stands with the ITUC in demanding urgent implementation of the UN Security Council's call for a ceasefire as the violence and death toll in Gaza continue to escalate.

The Security Council has urged "De-escalation of the situation, restoration of calm, reinstitution of the November 2012 ceasefire and respect for international humanitarian law, including the protection of civilians."

Members of UFCW Local 359 at New York's New Fulton Seafood Market - the entry point for Citra Mina frozen tuna products into the US - were outraged to learn the story of Citra Mina workers in General Santos, Philippines.

In February 2013, a temporary worker at a sugar plant and warehouse operation in Pennsylvania was buried alive in sugar when he fell through a hopper he had climbed into to free up the flow. None of the workers had permanent contracts. The company had not provided safety training.