PRESS RELEASES
Malawi workers take legal action against G4S, case highlights non-payment of overtime wages by G4S.
Fact-finding mission to Southern Africa to investigate abuses at Africa's largest multinational employer
April 5, 2007
Security Officers and Community Leaders Issue National Call for Family Health Care and Living Wages
March 3, 2007
Security Officers Detail Alleged Racial Discrimination, Illegal Business Practices and Poor Performance by City of L.A.'s Largest Security Contractor
February 28, 2007
First of Its Kind Legal Action Fund Launched to Raise Standards for African Workers
January 17, 2007
Subsidiary of UK'S largest multinational employer forced to pay US$80,000 to settle sexual harrassment suit
January 15, 2007
US government rules Wackenhut violated the rights of workers who sought to form a union at IMF
December 22, 2006
Trade unionists encourage South Africa football association to rule out G4S as a security provider for World Cup games
December 12, 2006
Global security giant G4S focus of first ever international day of action to end human rights abuses
September 26, 2006
UK Company G4S that seeks to guard the 2012 Olympics compromises security of major US ammunitions plant
September 25, 2006
US Govt has ignored multiple problems involving troubled security contractor Wackenhut; UK-owned secuirty firm at Holston also has trouble record at US nuclear sites, power plants, army bases, DHS HQ
July 28, 2006
Securicor Indonesia workers win! Year long struggle to force multinational security provider to respect workers' human rights pays off
July 21, 2006
G4S Workers check in to work today, but demand back pay and clear answers
July 12, 2006
G4S Indonesia continues to deny justice to fired workers
July 5, 2006
G4S promises to implement Indonesian Supreme Court decision; Securicor Indonesia still fails to act
June 27, 2006
G4S under fire for human rights abuses
June 21, 2006
Indonesian Parliamentary Delegation visits Securicor Indonesia workers
June 19, 2006
Securicor Indonesia workers defy intimidation, continue sit-in into second week. International support grows.
June 13, 2006
150+ Workers occupy Securicor Indonesia Office
June 8, 2006
Indonesian Supreme Court rules in favor of Securicor workers
April 25, 2006
GMB joins international trade unions to mark one-year strike aniversary at G4S
April 19, 2006
$47 Million in Wackenhut revenue imperiled as DOD declines to exercise option on army base security contractors, puts all contracts out to bid
April 4, 2006
SEIU: Homeland Headquarters looking for new security
August 25, 2005
British security firm G4S focus for global union action
August 25, 2005
Groundbreaking global union alliance to help raise standards in global service industries such as security and cleaning
April 27, 2005
Judge rules Wackenhut violated multiple federal labor laws
March 21, 2005
Key Wackenhut client, US Energy Dept., admits "significant security problems" to Congressional panel
March 14, 2005
G4S: US contracts worth nearly half a billion fdollars under investigation
March 13, 2003
G4S/Wackenhut loses $40 million national contract in US as a result of dispute with SEIU