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Article

6 Dec 2016

Author:
IndustriALL Global Union, Building and Wood Workers' Intl. & European Federation of Building and Woodworkers

Workers mobilize globally against LafargeHolcim human rights’ violations

6 Dec 2016

Workers at LafargeHolcim are holding a global day of action in advance of the 10 December International Human Rights Day to draw attention to the world’s largest cement maker’s widespread violations of workers’ rights.Workers in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas will mobilize, take actions and demand that LafargeHolcim respect workers’ rights because “Workers’ rights are human rights”...Unions are demanding that LafargeHolcim use less precarious work, cooperate better with trade unions on health and safety and restructuring, and enter into meaningful negotiations with them about the future of labour relations and social dialogue...