The World Federation of Trade Unions, on behalf of its 105 million workers in the 5 continents, strongly condemns the new employer’s crime that took place in India after a crane collapsed at the site of an under-construction bridge in Shahapur. The new fatal occupational crime took place on Monday night about 70 km north of Mumbai city in the western Indian state of Maharashtra and resulted in 17 dead workers and 3 injured. We express our sincere and cordial solidarity with the relatives and colleagues of the workers who lost their lives. The international class-oriented trade union demands the […]

Solidarity greetings from Trade Union Left Forum to the working class of Ireland and around the world who continue to struggle against the “Cost of Capitalism Crisis” manifested in poverty, inequality, precariousness, homelessness, war and environmental catastrophe.   As inflation soared last year Irish workers took a 3.9% pay cut while workers share across the globe was cut by an average of 3.19%.    The difference between wage growth and surging prices meant workers in Ireland effectively worked for nothing for 8.3 days.   Wages lagged behind inflation by an average of €2,107 per worker amounting to a total cut […]