Unions voice concerns over Anglo American restructuring19 March, 2026IndustriALL Global Union affiliates from Australia, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe stressed on protecting workers’ rights and benefits at the annual global dialogue meeting in Johannesburg on 12-13 March.
Collective bargaining changes lives for South African workers19 March, 2026More than 400 delegates representing workers across 21 sectors gathered in Cape Town from 7 to 9 March for the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (SACTWU) national bargaining conference, leaving with a mandate to fight for living wages and a declaration naming sweatshop conditions in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal a national crisis.
Indian unions unite around organizing and Just Transition19 March, 2026Trade unions across India called for stronger organizing and greater unity at the India Council Meeting held on 12–13 March, as discussions highlighted rising informalization, weakening labour protections, and the systematic exclusion of workers from decision-making. Bringing together affiliates from across sectors, the meeting stressed that rapid industrial and technological changes risk deepening inequality unless workers are placed at the centre of policy.
Myanmar: trade unions continue defending workers despite repression16 March, 2026With support from IndustriALL and Australian union MEU, the Industrial Workers' Federation of Myanmar (IWFM) continued to defend workers' rights in 2025 despite extreme repression, documenting abuses, helping workers recover unpaid wages and strengthening global pressure on the military regime.
French court holds Yves Rocher accountable for workers’ rights violations in Türkiye13 March, 2026The Paris Judicial Court has delivered a landmark ruling finding that the Yves Rocher Group failed to comply with its obligations under France’s Duty of Vigilance Law in relation to labour rights violations at its Turkish subsidiary.
5 ways to make gender transformation at work a reality12 March, 2026If you are a woman at work, the chances are you already know the feeling. You work as hard as the man next to you, and earn less. You take on more at home, and get penalized for it at work. You speak up in a meeting, and get talked over.
No justice for women without union rights12 March, 2026IndustriALL Global Union has joined trade union organizations worldwide in calling on governments to deliver concrete action on women's rights in the world of work, as the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW70) meets in New York.
“Everybody counts or nobody counts”: meet IndustriALL’s president11 March, 2026She did not start with her credentials. When Christiane Benner introduced herself to the delegates of IndustriALL's 4th Congress in Sydney last November, she started with her mother. A single parent. Money that ran out before the month did.
From words to power: feminist trade unionism at the heart of IndustriALL5 March, 2026In November 2025, as delegates gathered at IndustriALL’s fourth congress in Sydney, feminist trade unionism took centre stage. Vice president Rose Omamo set the political tone for what would become a defining moment for the organization.
US tariffs trigger gendered supply chain shock on Lesotho garment industries4 March, 2026The US imposition of steep tariffs on imports from Lesotho, announced by President Donald Trump in April 2025 as part of his "reciprocal" trade policy, has triggered a severe crisis for Lesotho garment workers — devastating the mountain kingdom's textile sector, its largest private employer and a lifeline for tens of thousands of women, leaving them without income, hours or prospects.
