Landmark global framework agreement with H&M marks ten years2 October, 2025Since 2015, the global framework agreement with H&M has provided a platform for joint work to safeguard the right to unionize and engage in collective bargaining – improving conditions for workers in the factories that form part of the company’s supply chain.
IndustriALL calls on Bangladesh government to enforce HKC30 September, 2025In light of continuing workplace incidents at Bangladesh’s shipbreaking yards, IndustriALL is calling on the government of Bangladesh to enforce full compliance with the Hong Kong Convention (HKC) across all shipbreaking yards and adopt binding measures that make the shipbreaking industry safe, equitable and sustainable.
Defending workers’ rights in a time of political turmoil 26 September, 2025Trade unions in the Asia Pacific region are calling for united action to defend human and workers’ rights amid growing political turmoil, escalating geopolitical conflicts, and the rise of right-wing politics.
South East Asia unions advance Just Transition demands23 September, 2025Thirty-eight trade unionists and leaders from Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Singapore gathered in Bangkok on 9–10 September for a two-day workshop on Just Transition, reaffirming their commitment to a workers-centred, union-led approach to the shift towards a sustainable green economy.
Mining unions forge global networks to strengthen worker protections19 September, 2025In a bid to strengthen collective bargaining and safeguard workers’ rights, trade union affiliates of IndustriALL Global Union from Botswana, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Liberia, Namibia, Tanzania, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe convened in Dar es Salaam 10-12 September. The workshop focused on revitalizing trade union networks within multinational mining corporations (MNCs), including Glencore, Barrick Gold, AngloGold Ashanti and Valterra Platinum (formerly under Anglo American).
Iran: 4,000 IRALCO workers on 50-day hunger strike18 September, 2025Around 4,000 workers at the Arak Aluminium Company (IRALCO) have been on a hunger strike for the past 50 days. The drastic action comes after the plant’s owner refused to engage in meaningful dialogue or address the workforce’s legitimate demands, leaving workers with no choice but to resort to this extreme form of protest.
“They called It release, but it was forced deportation” 18 September, 2025Gennady Fedynich (Hennadz Fiadynich in Belarusian transliteration), long-time leader of the independent Radio and Electronics Industry Workers’ Union (REP), was one of many Belarusian trade unionists imprisoned in the crackdown on free unions. Last week, he was unexpectedly taken from prison in Bobruisk, transported under guard to Minsk, and then deported to Lithuania along with other 52 political prisoners. Another prominent trade union leader, Alexander Yaroshuk, chair of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP), was also among those released. Both the REP and the BKDP, like other democratic trade unions, were disbanded by the Belarusian authorities in July 2022.Gennady spoke to IndustriALL about how it happened, conditions inside prison and what lies ahead for the trade union movement in Belarus, and stressed his gratutude for the support from IndustriALL and affiliates during the long struggle for workers’ rights.
Tesla dispute becomes longest strike in modern Swedish history 18 September, 202527 October will mark the second anniversary of IF Metall’s strike against Tesla, making it the longest strike in Sweden in modern times. Following talks between IF Metall and Tesla’s Swedish management, with the involvement of the National Mediation Office, it is clear that the parties remain far apart in the ongoing dispute over collective agreements at Tesla’s facilities.
Birleşik Metal-İş fights rights violations at SAG Hidrolik16 September, 2025Workers at SAG Hidrolik in Hendek, Sakarya, are fighting for union recognition and fair treatment, despite ongoing intimidation from their employer.
Bangladesh’s shipbreaking yards remain danger zones15 September, 2025Despite the Hong Kong Convention’s entry into force earlier this year, serious workplace accidents continue to occur in Bangladesh’s shipbreaking yards, raising urgent concerns about the lack of real change on the ground.
