From cobalt mines to car plants: the fight to organize10 octobre, 2026Put 120 trade unionists from around the world in a room for two days and you get a clear picture of what workers are up against and how they are fighting back. At the global organizing conference in Kuala Lumpur on 8-9 October, the stories came from garment factories in India, cobalt mines in DR Congo, battery plants in Hungary and car plants in Alabama. The countries were different. The challenges were strikingly similar.
Pakistan mine deaths: unions demand C1767 octobre, 2026More than 100 mine workers have died in Pakistan this year, in an industry where danger has become routine. But miners are not waiting for change to come to them.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Can a young worker say no?6 octobre, 2026Can a 22-year-old contract worker stop a dangerous job when production is behind, without fearing for their next contract? Young mining and energy workers meeting in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on 29 September said too often the answer is no, and set out what needs to change.
UniFirst targets union in Nicaragua6 octobre, 2026US workwear company UniFirst has launched legal proceedings to dissolve the union at its plant in Nicaragua, after 293 members resigned in less than a week and five were dismissed. Workers allege that management pressured them to leave the union. The case comes as US uniform giant Cintas prepares to acquire UniFirst.
Women garment workers protest India’s pension changes5 octobre, 2026More than 2,000 women garment workers in Karnataka, India, have taken to the streets to demand access to their own savings. Led by IndustriALL affiliates KIGWU and Unions United, workers from Shahi Exports and Laguna Clothing are protesting new rules that make them wait three years, instead of two months, to withdraw their pension savings from the Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS).
Women in mining and energy map out path from participation to power1 octobre, 2026Women trade unionists from mining and energy unions around the world met in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on 30 September. They agreed to set up a Global Women in Mining Committee to turn IndustriALL Global Union's feminist resolution into action in the sector.
Base metals unions adopt Prague declaration1 octobre, 2026Trade unions from the steel, aluminium, copper, nickel and related metals industries adopted the Prague Declaration on 30 September 2026, insisting that workers must not pay the price of the green transition.
Canadian unions fight bill giving minister power to end lawful strikes1 octobre, 2026Canadian unions, including IndustriALL affiliates Unifor and the United Steelworkers (USW), are fighting a new bill which would let the federal government stop lawful strikes using a vague "national interest" test. The bill comes just months after the International Court of Justice confirmed that ILO Convention 87, ratified by Canada, protects the right to strike.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Nothing for women without women29 septembre, 2026IndustriALL Global Union's sub-Saharan Africa regional women's committee met in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on 28 September to work out how the union's feminist resolution will function in practice; from union leadership to the workplace.
Young workers in Abidjan demand a say in the Just Transition29 septembre, 2026Young trade unionists from across sub-Saharan Africa met in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, on 28 September 2026, calling for decent work, a Just Transition that protects jobs and a real say in union decision-making.
