IndustriALL calls for a gender-transformative and inclusive Just Transition15 marzo, 2022The 66th session of the United Nation Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW66) starts in New York this week. IndustriALL, together with other global unions, is using the opportunity to put gender equality at the centre of discussions on Just Transition to build a green and caring world.
Global trade unions prepare for future mobility markets 17 marzo, 2022It will probably be all about organizing, Just Transition and the fight against precarious jobs, so how do unions have to innovate and transform to achieve these goals?
Trade union harassment continues in Belarus23 marzo, 2022The situation for trade unions in Belarus continues to deteriorate with union offices being searched and union leaders detained by the police.
Turkish women fight for increased wages25 marzo, 2022On this year’s International Women’s Day, trade unions in Turkey highlighted the situation of women in the country, supporting the women workers fighting for their rights. Women are bearing the brunt of Turkey’s increasing inflation - poverty, discrimination and a gender pay gap are daily realities for an increasing number of women workers.
Kenya: union calls for improved safety standards as worker dies in furnace accident31 marzo, 2022Kenyan unions are calling for better occupational health and safety (OHS) standards in the steel manufacturing industry after a worker was burnt to death in an open furnace accident at Blue Nile Steel Manufacturing factory in Thika. Blue Nile, which manufactures galvanised wire and other steel products, is one of the largest steel manufacturers in the country.
Unfair treatment of union members at Molex Malaysia30 marzo, 2022IndustriALL affiliate EIEUNR is fighting union busting at electronic components manufacturer Molex, one of Apple’s suppliers in Malaysia.
OECD Steel Committee: workers’ delegation stands in solidarity with steel workers in Ukraine 31 marzo, 2022The 91st session of the OECD Steel Committee on 29-31 March was held under the dark shadow of the invasion of Ukraine. Various national representatives expressed their distress for the people of Ukraine as well as highlighting the negative impact of sanctions against Russia on the global steel sector.
Millions of workers join nationwide strike29 marzo, 2022More than 200 million workers joined the two-day nationwide strike on 28-29 March in India, under the banner of ‘Save the people and save the nation’. The Joint Forum of Central Trade Unions, consisting of central trade unions and independent sectoral federations including IndustriALL affiliates, called the strike in protest of the government's anti-worker, anti-farmer and anti-people policies.
Indonesia: eleven mine workers injured in accident7 abril, 2022Eleven mine workers were injured in a truck crash at the nickel mine site of PT Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park (IWIP), located in North Maluku Island on 2 April.
Unions in Armenia discuss a Just Transition in the energy sector12 abril, 2022Armenia is phasing out fossil fuels and planning to construct solar power plants, which creates new jobs and opens organizing opportunities for unions. With the support of Danish union 3F, IndustriALL held a workshop to highlight the role of unions in a Just Transition in Yerevan, Armenia, on 31 March.
