First regional mining workshop held in Morocco21 February, 2017The first Middle East and North Africa regional mining workshop was held on 30 November and 1 December 2016 in Casablanca, Morocco.
Mining: initial study shows trade unions save lives 14 March, 2017The findings of a preliminary study have confirmed IndustriALL Global Union’s global campaign message on mine health and safety - trade unions save lives.
Common strategy needed to counter attacks on mineworkers6 April, 2017Mineworkers at IndustriALL Global Union affiliates in three different continents are facing attack from multinational companies seeking to cut jobs, slash benefits and drive down wages.
IndustriALL Executive Committee endorses Glencore campaign 9 November, 2017The IndustriALL Executive Committee meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka today endorsed a global campaign against the commodities multinational Glencore.
IndustriALL and AngloAmerican collaborate on creating safe and healthy workplaces15 February, 2018IndustriALL Global Union and AngloAmerican met in Johannesburg, South Africa, 8 February, to discuss how they can work together to build trust on safe and healthy workplaces at Anglo American operations around the world. The initiative will create leading and best practice on safety and health in the global mining industry
Grasberg: 4,220 workers fired as strike extended for third month22 June, 2017IndustriALL is planning a high level mission to Indonesia to intervene in this increasingly bitter dispute.
New standard for responsible mining released28 June, 2018IndustriALL Global Union welcomes the release of the Standard for Responsible Mining today, a ground-breaking global certification programme for industrial-scale mine sites launched by the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA).
Glencore: Unions voice concerns and demands to shareholders3 May, 2018Leaders from unions representing Glencore workers around the world demonstrated outside and inside the company’s annual shareholders meeting in Zug, Switzerland on 2 May, demanding global dialogue to address serious concerns at the company’s operations.
Glencore workers call for dispute settlement protocol18 October, 2019Unions from Glencore operations in Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, USA, Peru, South Africa and Zambia came together to discuss the progress of IndustriALL’s Glencore campaign, launched in 2017. For the first time, Glencore executives attended the global union network meeting in Valledupar, Colombia, on 26 – 27 September.
Calls for sustainable mining after 43 artisanal miners killed in DRC landslide4 July, 2019The death of 43 artisanal miners at a Glencore-owned Kamoto Copper Company mine in Kolwezi, Lualaba Province, highlights the vulnerable situation of artisanal miners in Sub Saharan Africa.
