Coca-Cola Philippines workers overcome “red tagging” fear in victory for independent unions
In a major victory against the climate of fear created by "red-tagging", more Coca-Cola workers in the Philippines have voted in favour of independent, democratic trade unions to defend their rights and interests. On 21 July 2021, over 200 workers at two Coca-Cola...
Workers Justice Committee calls for urgent inspection of all factories under Sajeeb Group
On 18 July 2021 the Sajeeb Group Workers Justice Committee submitted letters to the Director General of Fire Services & Civil Defence and the Inspector General of the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments calling for the immediate investigation...
Lotte Kolson profited from child labour in the Hashem Foods tragedy
Along with Idilia Foods' Nocilla chocolate hazelnut spread and Shezan International's Shezan juices, the Kolson pasta products of Lotte Kolson were manufactured at the Hashem Foods factory where a tragic fire killed dozens of workers on 8 July and dozens more suffered...
Sajeeb Group decides a worker’s life is worth $2,317. Families of victims must give up any further compensation claims.
From 16 to 18 July 2021, management of Sajeeb Group summoned 24 relatives of workers who died in the fire to give them compensation of BDT 200,000 [EUR 1,962 ; USD 2,317] for each worker who died. This included the under-aged workers, some as young as 11 years old. To...
Spanish confectionery brand Nocilla identified in Hashem Foods factory fire
Workers identified the hazelnut and chocolate spread manufactured under the brand name Nocilla for Spanish company Idilia Foods as one of the main food products made on the third floor of the Hashem Foods factory. Early reports suggest that a pipeline carrying edible...
Hashem Foods ignored warnings on fire safety and child labour. The authorities did nothing.
Months before the tragic fire at Hashem Foods factory, management ignored notices issued by the fire services department concerning the lack of fire safety and in particular the lack of fire-fighting equipment. At that time the inspectors saw there was child labour in...
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ABOUT IUF ASIA-PACIFIC
The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tourism, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations (IUF) was established in 1920. As a result of the struggle to organize independent, democratic trade unions in Asia and the Pacific with international solidarity, these independent unions established the IUF Regional Organization for Asia and the Pacific in 1962. The IUF Asia-Pacific is a regional organization of the global IUF and has its own constitution and rules. Every 5 years a Regional Conference of delegates representing affiliates in the region elects the Regional Secretary, Regional President and the Regional Committee.
14th IUF Asia-Pacific Regional Conference 2022
The next statutory Regional Conference of the IUF Regional Organization for Asia and the Pacific will be held in October 2022.
