Pulp and paper11 March, 2019Pulp and paperThe production and conversion of pulp, paper, paperboard and paper packaging is an active sector in IndustriALL. This sector, governed by an activist Work Group, is comprised of some 90 trade unions worldwide that pride themselves on support, solidarity and shared responses to each other’s disputes and conflicts.
Disinvest from Myanmar13 July, 2022The situation for workers in Myanmar has drastically deteriorated since the military coup in February 2021. Most unions are banned, and many workers who were once protected by collective agreements have been fired and replaced by casual workers with no rights.
Textile, garment, shoes, leather and textile services11 March, 2019Textile, garment, shoes, leather and textile servicesHighly globalized with millions of employees worldwide, the textile and garment sectors are a large source of precarious employment in the developing world. The sector is composed predominantly of low paid workers who are mostly young women and internal migrants working on short-term contracts.
IndustriALL Charter of Solidarity21 September, 2017IndustriALL Global Union’s Charter of Solidarity in Confronting Corporate Violations of Fundamental Rights
North America18 June, 2012 Titular MemberCountrySubstituteCountry1PAYNE LanaCANADAPOIRIER Len CANADA2TOTH Annette(2020-2022)
Global Framework Agreements1 June, 2023Global Framework Agreements (GFAs) serve to protect the interests of workers across a multinational company’s operations.GFAs are negotiated on a global level between trade unions and a multinational company. They put in place the very best standards of trade union rights, health, safety and environmental practices, and quality of work principles across a company's global operations, regardless of whether those standards exist in an individual country.
