In reality the condition of garments workers in Bangladesh is very bad. There are some changes due to the labour unrest, trade union movements, Social pressure and for the pressure of developed countries consumers. But till now Living standard of workers is unacceptable

Increasingly, the name “Global Unions” is being used for the major institutions of the international trade union movement. Global Unions comprises:

• the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), which represents most national trade union centres. Most individual unions relate to the ICFTU through their national union centre.
  
• the ten Global Union Federations (GUFs),the international representatives of unions organising in specific industry sectors or occupational groups (EI, ICEM, IFJ, ITGLWF, PSI, ITF, IFBWW, IMF, IUF, & UNI – for full names, see below).
  
• the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD

An individual union will usually belong to a national union centre in its country, which will then affiliate to a world body such as the ICFTU. The same individual union will also usually affiliate to a GUF relevant to the industry where it has members. Often, unions with members in many different industries will belong to more than one GUF.

Global Unions is also the name of this website, which is jointly owned and managed by the 12 Global Unions organisations.

The website gives its members the ability to draw the attention of their partners, their members, and the press to the news they produce and the campaigns they run.

 

The green labor center is an educational initiative of the Public Health Institute in cooperation with District 11 of the United Steelworkers.

The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), was set up in 1949 and has 236 affiliated organisations in 154 countries and territories on all five continents, with a membership of 155 million, 40% of who are women.

It has three major regional organisations, APRO for Asia and the Pacific, AFRO for Africa, and ORIT for the Americas. It also maintains close links with the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) (which includes all ICFTU European affiliates) and Global Union Federations, which link together national unions from a particular trade or industry at international level.

Labor Union Resources is designed to provide help to U.S. Workers in their efforts at organizing themselves and their co-workers into labor unions.  It is also a resource for Union Leaders to assist in their operations, organizing, and bargaining efforts.

Learn the truth about how and why companies hire union busters and engage in union busting tactics in an effort to destroy union organizing campaigns. Learn more about the billion-dollar union busting industry commonly called "union avoidance" or "union free." Most of all, learn why you shouldn't believe the anti-union hype and hysteria. Your right to form or join a union is protected under U.S. Federal Law.

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It's time the truth got out.  Anti-union organizations and for-profit 'unionbusting' consultants have greatly contributed to workers experiencing enormous obstacles when trying to form unions.  The rise of these groups over the last few decades, their multi-million dollar budgets, and their escalating attacks are no coincidence:  it's the result of a decades-long plan from right-wing ideologues bent on dismantling labor organizations responsible for advancing the social and economic interests of America's workers.

In Spring 2005, Wal-Mart Watch began its nationwide public education campaign to challenge the world’s largest retailer to become a better employer, neighbor, and corporate citizen.  By connecting and supporting the myriad efforts already underway across the country, Wal-Mart Watch serves as a catalyst for coordinated action, a fact-based presence on the truths about Wal-Mart’s business model, and the nation’s premiere online resource center for Wal-Mart educational tools.

We are a group of current and former Wal-Mart workers, who want to make Wal-Mart a better place to work.

We want:

    * affordable health insurance we can use
    * fair and equal treatment of all workers
    * decent wages
    * a voice at work

We will join together with community supporters, and pursue public and legal actions, to make Wal-Mart an employer that treats its employess with dignity and respect and abides by the rules of our communities.

WashTech/CWA is the nation's leading union for high-tech workers, ensuring that our voices get heard and our needs are met. Today, job security, health care, retirement plans, offshore outsourcing and visas are on our minds more than ever. From Silicon Valley to Boston, high-tech workers are joining our national network-to raise our voice and make a difference. Now it is time for you to join our movement.