VW workers threaten strikes over plant closures31 October, 2024On 30 October, Volkswagen workers issued a bold warning: they will strike unless the automaker rules out plant closures in its restructuring plan. The company and IG Metall, an IndustriALL affiliate, are locked in a heated dispute over wages and potential factory shutdowns.
Workers’ rights and a level playing field at the OECD31 October, 2024The OECD is concerned that challenges to the shipbuilding industry due to decarbonization, the rise of China, and the disruption to global trade caused by the Red Sea crisis will lead to a distorted market.
Myanmar's garment workers under siege31 October, 2024A pillar of Myanmar’s economy even before the coup, the textile and garment industry has become an important way for the country’s military rulers to inject foreign money into a collapsing economy. And workers are paying the price.
Establishing supply chain industrial relations through trade union networks 31 October, 2024On 21-22 October, IndustriALL Global Union organized two trade union network meetings with affiliated unions from garment and footwear multinational manufacturers Crystal International Group and POU CHEN Corporation. Crystal Group is one of the largest clothing manufacturers while POU CHEN is the largest footwear manufacturer in the world. Both companies supply for major apparel and footwear fashion brands like Nike, Adidas, Asics, New Balance, M&S, PUMA, H&M, Next, Fast Retailing and VF Corporations.
Ethiopia’s Bole Lemi industrial park sets up workplace daycare centres 30 October, 2024One of Ethiopia’s industrial parks, Bole Lemi, in Addis Ababa, has set up workplace child daycare facilities to cater for young mothers working in the park.
IG Metall members commence warning strikes30 October, 2024On 29 October, IG Metall, IndustriALL's biggest affiliate, launched nationwide warning strikes across Germany’s metal and electrical industries, demanding urgent action in the 2024 collective bargaining negotiations.
Union gets shipbuilding academy to grow industry30 October, 2024Modern classrooms, a welcoming and workfriendly cafeteria are things you see when you walk into the shipbuilding academy in Glasgow. For over five years, Unite the Union, an affiliate of IndustriALL, fought relentlessly for something the UK shipbuilding industry needed—a state-of-the-art shipbuilding academy that would prepare its workforce for a more modern, sustainable future. It wasn’t just about meeting immediate needs, but about reshaping the industry for the next generation.
Malaysia: HICOM must comply with ILO decision 30 October, 2024The National union of transport equipment and allied industries workers (NUTEAIW) is demanding reinstatement of five union leaders at HICOM Automotive Manufacturers, after both the employer and the government continue to ignore an ILO decision from 2022.
Energy sector unions in Southeast Asia drive forward Just Transition strategies25 October, 2024On October 22-23, 2024, IndustriALL, supported by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), hosted a meeting in Manila to discuss the future of energy and Just Transition in Southeast Asia. Delegates from across the region gathered to strategize on prioritizing workers’ rights and job security amid the shift to sustainable energy.
Putting the worker-centred remedy framework in practice 25 October, 2024Thirty unionists and activists from national and international migrant worker organizations across Asia-Pacific and Europe gathered in Kuala Lumpur on 23 October to discuss principles and best practices for implementing worker-driven remedies.
