{"id":13631,"date":"2024-04-29T16:24:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T14:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=13631"},"modified":"2024-04-29T16:24:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T14:24:03","slug":"uni-commerce-action-plan","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/news\/uni-commerce-action-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Future is Now! 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Noting that \u201cworkers are not for sale or rental,\u201d the declaration demands that any decision on franchising must be negotiated and agreed with the trade unions.<\/p>\r\n<p>The meeting hosted by UNI\u2019s Singaporean affiliate \u2013 <strong>SSMMWU<\/strong> brought together trade union leaders from commerce unions across the globe.<\/p>\r\n<p>Referring to the recent union victories in the sector in her remarks to the committee, &#8220;When we come together in global solidarity, we are unstoppable, let&#8217;s keep rising together,&#8221; said <strong>Christy Hoffman, General Secretary of UNI Global Union<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<p>The meeting also featured discussions on UNI\u2019s existing subsectoral work; organizing at IKEA and Amazon; the campaign against violence and harassment in commerce; sectoral dialogue; due diligence enforcement; and our numerous solidarity projects. \u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In its annual meeting held this year in Singapore on 21-23 March 2024, UNI Commerce\u2019s Global Steering Committee unanimously adopted a \u201cFuture is Now\u201d work plan to grow union power for e-commerce workers and to better take on the challenges posed by the ever-changing world of retail work. 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