Deploying human rights due diligence in African mines20 August, 2026Unions in South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe are using human rights due diligence as a bargaining tool to defend workers' rights, challenge unsafe working conditions and hold mining companies accountable. Rather than treating HRDD as a compliance exercise for companies, they are turning it into leverage at the negotiating table.
New due diligence guidelines must put workers and trade unions at the heart 20 August, 2026IndustriAll Europe and IndustriALL Global Union call on the European Commission to put workers, trade unions and social dialogue at the heart of the future guidelines on the implementation ofthe new Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
Nine workers killed at Bangladesh shipyard: who failed to protect them?18 August, 2026Nine workers died and several others were injured due to toxic gas exposure inside a vessel at Ferdous Steel Ship Recycling Industries in Chattogram, Bangladesh, on 14 August.
White-collar unions win recognition in Türkyie and South Africa18 August, 2026Two industrial unions have broken through barriers that kept white-collar workers out of collective bargaining, as digitalisation and automation reshape manufacturing worldwide.
IF Metall ends industrial action against Tesla after almost three years13 August, 2026"There seems to be no limits to the length Tesla would go to keep unions out of their operations. Unfortunately they have managed to pay their way out in Sweden. At least that has given the former IF Metall members more money in their pocket, but the insecurity of not having a union or a collective agreement still remains," says Atle Høie, IndustriALL Global Union general secretary.
Court victory stops Ekapa Minerals liquidation13 August, 2026The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) has won a major High Court victory in Kimberley. The ruling stops the liquidation of diamond mining company Ekapa Minerals, putting it under business rescue to protect jobs.
We don’t stay young forever: why I keep making space for young workers12 August, 2026"We don't stay young forever. The movement does, if we let it," writes assistant general secretary Christina Olivier.
Combatting forced labour in the electronics sector through social dialogue11 August, 2026Migrant workers are among those most exposed to forced labour risks in the electronics sector. That was the finding of IndustriALL Global Union affiliates in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. They met with employers, government authorities and the ILO in July and August. Recurring issues across the industry included retention of identity documents, excessive recruitment fees and gaps in social security registration. Participants agreed on the need for stronger labour inspection. They also called for joint training on forced labour indicators across the electronics supply chain.
IndustriALL condemns dismissal of union representatives at Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mexico10 August, 2026IndustriALL Global Union has called on Yokohama Rubber Co. to take immediate action following the dismissal of three representatives of the Liga Sindical Obrera Mexicana during an ongoing union representativeness process at Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mexico in Saltillo, Coahuila.
FESITEX Nicaragua secures benefits for 249 workers10 August, 2026FESITEX, Nicaragua's national federation of textile, clothing, leather and footwear trade unions, has won an agreement with BTF, securing outstanding benefits for 249 workers made redundant in 2025.
