South Africa: First Battery workers strike over retrenchments9 July, 2026Workers at First Battery downed tools on 6 July, after the company moved ahead with retrenchments of 165 workers despite union objections. First Battery is a South African automotive lead-acid battery manufacturer owned by the JSE-listed Metair Group.
Armenian trade unions stand strong for fundamental rights9 July, 2026Social partnership, collective bargaining and fundamental rights were the themes of a Summer school IndustriALL Global Union held with Armenian affiliates in Yerevan on 1-2 July 2026.
Thousands of workers across Morocco participated in union protests9 July, 2026Confédération démocratique du travail (CDT) continues to organize demonstrations in support of workers' social rights, urging the government to fulfil its commitments to workers.
IndustriALL child protection policy8 July, 2026This policy was tabled and approved by the Executive Committee in June 2026.
What I am still learning, and why that matters7 July, 2026"I am not sure I fully understand intersectionality in practice. And I think it is worth saying so publicly, because I suspect I am not alone," writes general secretary Atle Høie.
Solidarity with workers in Venezuela2 July, 2026Two powerful earthquakes hit northern Venezuela on 24 June, less than a minute apart, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 on the Richter scale. These are the worst earthquakes to strike the country in more than a century. More than 2,000 people have died and over 11,000 are injured, figures that keep rising by the day.
Gold is booming, miners are not benefiting1 July, 2026Gold prices are booming, but the workers who mine it say the boom has not reached them. That was the message from more than 50 trade unionists who joined IndustriALL Global Union's first Gold Sub-Sector Network meeting on 30 June 2026, a half-day virtual gathering bringing together affiliates from Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific to compare notes on subcontracting, safety and organizing rights.
Garment workers in Indonesia, Cambodia and Bangladesh learn to use human rights law as a union tool30 June, 2026Trade union representatives from Indonesia, Cambodia and Bangladesh gathered in Jakarta from 23 to 26 June to learn how to use mandatory human rights due diligence legislation to organize, bargain and hold global manufacturers accountable.
Oil and gas workers demand Just Transition and corporate accountability 29 June, 2026IndustriALL Global Union had its Global Oil and Gas Network virtual meeting on 25 June 2026, bringing together affiliate unions from across the world to confront a common crisis: workers in the oil and gas sector are being squeezed by geopolitical conflict, market volatility, corporate attacks on union rights and an energy transition that is moving faster than the jobs and infrastructure needed to support it.
Graveyard to Green Yard: one year ago, workers won a landmark victory26 June, 2026Today is the launch of the film, Graveyard to Green Yard: the coalition that changed the ship recycling industry, a new film that tells the story of how one Indian shipbreaking union built a coalition to transform one of the world's most dangerous industries.
