• New Labour Code in Vietnam:  Important steps forward for improving workers' rights 03-12-2019

  Today the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and Vietnam is being discussed in the European Parliament. The International Trade Committee of the European Parliament w...

• Strengthening the Bonsucro standard 12-11-2019

  Improving labour rights in sugarcane production. In view of the current process of revision of the Bonsucro standard for sustainable sugarcane, member organization CNV Internatio...

• ILO Commission investigates persecution of trade unions and employers in Venezuela  11-11-2019

  Threats, persecution and harassment - that is what both trade unions and employers in Venezuela are facing as soon as they want to pursue their own independent course. The situati...

• CNV Internationaal announces measures to support mine workers in Colombia and Peru 29-10-2019

  Under the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Andean countries the signatory countries established a series of commitments. However, there has been a major set...

• Without a complaints mechanism, there is no way to improve in labor and environmental matters 21-10-2019

  The EU free trade agreement with Andean countries needs better monitoring of commitments to sustainable and responsible trade ‘It is a good thing that all parties are present at...

• CNV Internatonaal partner trade union joins worldwide Palm Oil Certification Label RSPO 19-09-2019

  ‘Together, we want to strengthen the voice of palm oil workers within the RSPO’ ‘There is still insufficient focus on working conditions in the palm oil industry. That is why CNV...

• Learning from the Dutch 'Polder Model' 19-09-2019

  Social Economic Council from Benin on a study visit to the Netherlands A delegation from the Social Economic Council from Benin (Conseil National du Dialogue Social) visited the ...

• Marit Maij new managing director CNV Internationaal 16-09-2019

  The board of the Dutch trade union confederation CNV has appointed Mrs Marit Maij, until recently Special Envoy for Migration for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as managin...

• G7 Fashion Pact: Sustainable Fashion also requires a human rights approach 29-08-2019

  48 fashion companies were involved in two agreements to create more sustainable clothes the week of the 19th of August and neither of these agreements included commitments to impr...

• First multicompany CBA in Vietnam 16-07-2019

  ‘I am immensely proud of the dynamism shown by our Vietnamese trade union partner VGCL, the textiles companies and the Vietnamese government in taking on board our lessons on soci...