NEW REPORT: THE INEQUALITY BENEATH INDIA'S ECONOMIC BOOM: G4S WORKERS FIGHT FOR THEIR RIGHTFUL PLACE IN A GROWING ECONOMY
Read the May 28th report here.
LETTER TO MADONNA REGARDING G4S WORKERS IN MALAWI ON THE HUFFINTON POST
MacDonald Chuma, Assistant General Secretary of the Textile Garment Leather and Service Sector Workers Union in Malawi, addresses letter to singer about the struggles of G4S workers.
Read the May 13, 2008 post here.
BENEATH INDIA'S ECONOMIC BOOM: G4S IN INDIA
According to the Hindustan Times, the five million private security personnel in India today outnumber the army, navy, air force, police and the Central Bureau of Investigation put together, generating a million new jobs a year.
Read about G4S in in India here.
G4S VIOLATES EMPLOYEES' HUMAN RIGHTS: NEW LEGAL REPORT FOLLOWS G4S ANNOUNCEMENT OF DIVESTMENT IN GERMANY AND FRANCE AND CONCENTRATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Read the report General Analysis here.
Read the Executive report here.
G4S workers in Malawi renew strike threat - largest employer on London Stock Exchange won't even agree to pay workers enough to keep up with inflation. Read more in our Malawi section.
Read US Democratic Presidential candidates' letters to G4S' Buckles
Hillary Clinton | John Edwards | Barack Obama
Read Offical complaint about G4S delivered to Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development
G4S in Southern Africa Fact-Finding Delegation BLOG | REPORT | MALAWI VIDEO
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LATEST NEWS
- Violence and staff demoralisation afflict a G4S Secure Training Center 3/17/2008 Community Care
- G4S strike hits Standard Bank 2/1/2008 The Daily Times (Malawi)
- G4S Malawi security workers call for strike tomorrow, 1/29/2007 UNI
- The Reckoning: Corporate Candor, 12/13/2007, Washington Post
- Ghana: G4S Workers win Union Recognition, 12/11/2007, UNI
- Morocco: G4S Workers on Strike, 10/19/2007, UNI
- Reported troubles with workers at G4S' Hastings Youth Academy in Jacksonville, Florida, October 20, 2007, The Times- Union
Panama: UNTAS complains to Ministry of Labour about G4S violations August 23, 2007 UNI
- Malta Network of Cleaning Contractors Protest Against G4S Security Services August 8, 2007 The Malta Independent
- G4S' Plans to Increase Prison Capacity Could Harm Prisoner Rehab August 3, 2007 South Wales Echo
- G4S' U.S. Subsidiary Wackenhut Under Congressional Scrutiny July 18, 2007 SEIU
- Global Union Solidarity Brings Victory for G4S Security Workers in Malawi July 12, 2007 UNI Property Services Global Union
- Security Staff Wants Fair Deal from G4S and M & S July 10, 2007 T & G
- G4S Fined £50,000 for Violating Health and Safety at Work Act July 8, 2007 Abeceder
- G4S' monitoring tag falls apart July 8, 2007 Whitehaven News
G4S Panama Workers win 10-month struggle July 6, 2007 SEIU
- Panama Violates World Labor Standards in Security Guard Union Busting June 21, 2007 The Panama News
- Union Group Calls on ILO to Support Threatened G4S Workers in Panama June 7, 2007 UNI Property Services Global Union
- Group 4 Securicor charged with discrimination May 9, 2007 Business.dk
- Tagging in turmoil as the reoffending rate rises by 400pc May 14, 2007 Daily Mail
- G4S violates rights of Israeli employees March 9, 2007 Kav LaOved
>> G4S in Southern Africa Briefing Report ( or Version) <<Read more >> Tagging in the UK
We visited the homes of G4S workers who can’t afford electricity, running water, or proper furniture, who can’t pay for their children’s medical or school bills, and whose daily meals, if they are lucky, consist of tea and bread.
—Professor John Logan
London School of Economics & International Centre for Trade Union Rights, UK
- A case referred to South Africa Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration in which workers allege that G4S managers at the airport in Johannesburg refer to guards as “kaffirs” and “baboons”
- A professor investigating conditions in Malawi reported that guards there aren’t properly compensated for their overtime hours
- Police broke up a rally in Mozambique called to protest the company's failure to pay back wages owed to guards
Press Releases >>
Delegation Launch | Mozambique Visit (English) ( Português ) | Malawi Visit
- South Africa: Labor takes on security service giant April 28, 2007 People's Weekly World
- Unionists Meet Labour Minister Over Wackenhut Disputes April 20, 2007 Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique
- G4S Malawi faces international probe for workers abuse April 17, 2007 Nyasa Times
- Security giant's labour practices under fire April 17, 2007 Mail & Guardian
- No World Cup contract for G4S: Unionists April 17, 2007 Sapa
- Trade unions take on security companies April 17, 2007 Bush Radio News
- SA firm facing international probe April 13, 2007 Daily News
- Mozambique: Security Company's Abuses Under the Spotlight April 13, 2007 Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique