Tunisia’s Parliament approves disputed labour law 27 мая, 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 мая, 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 мая, 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 мая, 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 мая, 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 мая, 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.
Textile and garment unions in Asia-Pacific advance Just Transition agenda 21 мая, 2025On 15-16 May, affiliates from the Asia-Pacific textile, garment, shoe and leather (TGSL) sector met in Hanoi, Vietnam, for a regional workshop on Just Transition. Organized by IndustriALL Global Union and Japanese affiliate UA Zensen, and hosted by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL), the event brought together more than 40 trade leaders to exchange experiences and strengthen solidarity within the sector.
Workers at the heart of the energy transition: IndustriALL at IEA skills workshop15 мая, 2025On 14 May the International Energy Agency (IEA), in collaboration with the European Commission and the Clean Energy Ministerial’s Empowering People Initiative, hosted the Future of Energy Skills Workshop at its Paris headquarters. The event brought together over 60 participants from governments, trade unions, international organizations, academia, ILO and energy companies to explore workforce and skills development in the context of the clean energy transition.
Vaal reefs mineworkers remembered15 мая, 2025In a sombre candle lit ceremony, over 300 workers, families and community members, representatives of mining companies, government officials and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) members gathered in Orkney on 10 May to remember 104 Vaal Reef gold mineworkers who died in the worst elevator accident, in history, in 1995.
When local struggles go global: how GFAs win real change for workers15 мая, 2025When a local problem meets a global solution, it can transform lives. That’s what global framework agreements (GFAs) are designed to do: protect workers’ rights across borders by holding multinational companies accountable, wherever they operate.
