Unions in Asia Pacific call for greater unity and solidarity 28 mai, 2025More than 50 trade unionists from Asia-Pacific met for the regional executive committee on 9 May to review progress being made on the way to IndustriALL’s 4th Congress in Sydney, Australia, in November.
Health, safety, and Just Transition top the agenda at MENA oil and gas trade union meeting27 mai, 2025On 27-29 April, the IndustriALL Global Union MENA oil and gas union network met in Istanbul, Türkiye, with the participation of unions from Iraq, Bahrain, Morocco, Tunisia, Lebanon, Palestine and Türkiye.
Unionist appointed minister of labour in Gabon27 mai, 2025IndustriALL welcomes the appointment of Patrick Barbera Isaac as Gabon’s new minister of Labour, Full Employment and Social Dialogue. A long-standing trade unionist and national secretary for health, social protection and pensions at IndustriALL affiliate Organisation Nationale des Employés du Pétrole (ONEP), Isaac brings deep union experience to the role at a crucial time for the country’s workforce.
Social dialogue is key to revitalizing Tunisia’s textile, clothing and leather sector27 mai, 2025Under the banner “Social dialogue: a cornerstone for promoting the textile, clothing and leather industry”, union and employer representatives in Tunisia’s garment sector came together to discuss joint solutions for the future of the industry.
Tunisia’s Parliament approves disputed labour law 27 mai, 2025On 21 May, Tunisia’s Parliament passed a new law regulating employment contracts and restricting subcontracting. The law, referred to as the “subcontracting law,” introduces penalties, including potential imprisonment, for those hiring through outsourcing arrangements. It also replaces fixed-term contracts with open-ended ones, while allowing some exceptions. The Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) reveals numerous shortcomings and loopholes in the new text and warns of repercussions on workers.
From Belarus to biohazards: unions demand action at ILC 27 mai, 2025The 187 member states of the International Labour Organization meet every year in June at the International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland. This year’s ILC starts on 2 June and will address possible new international standards on the protection of workers against biological hazards in the working environment and decent work in the platform economy.
IndustriALL engages investors to hold Glencore accountable for ESG impacts26 mai, 2025This week, IndustriALL will accompany several of its affiliates to participate in the annual general meeting of the giant Swiss commodities trader and mining company Glencore. The AGM is an important opportunity for workers and trade unions, as well as other civil society organizations and affected communities, to raise their voices and speak directly to executives and the board of directors.
South Africa: Women miners stripped naked at Kopanang gold mine 22 mai, 2025IndustriALL Global Union affiliate the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is condemning the dehumanising body searches that women miners are being subjected to daily at Kopanang gold mine - about 170 km southeast of Johannesburg.
What good is due diligence without the people it’s meant to protect?22 mai, 2025In today’s global economy, violations of workers’ rights have become systemic. Across extensive supply chains, from garment factories in Southeast Asia to critical minerails in Africa and automotive plants in Eastern Europe, workers face rising threats to their safety, their livelihoods, and their right to organize. These violations are not accidental. They are symptoms of a global model that has, for too long, prioritized profit over people.
South East Asia: Building youth power and more youth structures21 mai, 2025Young union leaders from South East Asia are strengthing youth power and building more youth structures through strategic planning and collective action. From 16-19 May, 22 young activists from Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam gathered in Manila for the second year of the FES IndustriALL South East Asia youth leadership academy.
