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33,000 Boeing workers on strike

16 September, 2024On 12 September, 33,000 workers at Boeing. Co, American aerospace giant, downed tools, demanding better wages, pensions, and healthcare. The workers, represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), an IndustriALL affiliate, rejected a contract offering a 25 percent pay raise over a period of four years. 

Smurfit Kappa workers in Peru strike for a living wage

16 September, 2024Union members at Smurfit Kappa Peru have been on strike since 6 September, demanding a living wage.

Solidarity in Malmö as Ford workers join Tesla picket line

12 September, 2024In a show of solidarity, a delegation from Germany joined striking Tesla workers in Malmö on 10 September. The group of representatives from Ford Cologne’s works council, met with workers and union leaders to support their ongoing struggle for fair labour practices at Tesla's service centers in Sweden.

Day 103: Turkish metal workers' strike

30 July, 2024For over 100 days, workers at Mersen’s factory in Türkiye have been on strike, fighting for their right to unionize and engage in collective bargaining. Represented by Birleşik Metal-İş, an IndustriALL affiliate, these workers have been struggling for their rights for nearly three years.

Iran: oil and gas workers striking for better conditions

27 June, 2024Iranian workers employed at oil and gas sector projects, at more than 90 worksites including refineries, oil and gas installations and power plants throughout Iran, started striking on 20 June, demanding shift changes, elimination of employment agencies and wage increases. 

Strike for fair working conditions at ArcelorMittal in Mexico

17 June, 2024The National Miners’ Union of Mexico (Los Mineros) are on strike at the ArcelorMittal plant in Lázaro Cárdenas Michoacán, demanding fair and dignified working conditions.

Rapid decline in workers' rights globally

13 June, 2024The launch of ITUC’s 2024 global rights index makes for sad reading as workers’ rights are in decline around the world. Bangladesh, Belarus and Eswatini are among the ten worst countries in the world for working people.

Nigerian unions suspend strike to allow for negotiations with government

5 June, 2024After calling for an indefinite strike over national minimum wages, and the reversal of electricity tariff increases, trade union federations, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), suspended the strike on 4 June to allow for negotiations with the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Renault workers in Brazil on strike for more than 25 days

4 June, 2024Workers at the Renault Horse factory in São José dos Pinhais have been striking for improved health and safety conditions since 7 May, calling on the employer to return to the negotiating table.

Argentinian unions bring country to a standstill in defence of labour rights

14 May, 2024Together with other workers in the country, IndustriALL affiliates in Argentina staged an extraordinary national work stoppage on 9 May, protesting against the government and employers who are promoting the removal of established labour and social rights.