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Tunisian women trade unionists driving change

28 July, 2025A new generation of women trade unionists in Tunisia is leading the way,  building solidarity across sectors, developing concrete solutions for workers, and strengthening the movement from within. Through IndustriALL’s MENA Union Leadership Academy, these leaders are gaining the skills and confidence to shape the future of union work in the country.

Unions push to close South East Asia's gender pay gap

22 July, 2025Twenty women and men trade union leaders from South East Asia made a clear commitment to take action to reduce the considerable gender pay gap in the region.

Fighting for fair pay: South Asian unionists trained by IndustriALL

30 June, 2025On 25–26 June, IndustriALL Global Union held a training workshop in Kathmandu, Nepal, for its South Asian affiliates, focused on the pay equity modules launched earlier this year. More than 20 unionists participated in the event, which aimed to strengthen the capacity of unions’ wage bargaining teams and the women’s committee members to address issues related to pay equity and the value of work. The workshop was part of a series of regional training courses for affiliates on pay equity funded by the FES

Strategic push for gender equality at IndustriALL’s 4th Congress

5 June, 2025IndustriALL’s Women’s Committee met online on 26–27 May to start preparations for IndustriALL women’s conference and Congress in Sydney in November. It provided an opportunity to assess progress and evaluate systemic challenges. 

South Africa: Women miners stripped naked at Kopanang gold mine

22 May, 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.

5 reasons to join a union

8 May, 2025There’s never been a more important time to join a union. According to Oxfam, the richest 1 per cent of the global population now own 45.6 per cent of the world's wealth, while the poorest 50 per cent hold just 0.75 per cent. Trade unions fight for working people so they get a fairer share of profits, that in turn leads to a healthy economy and stable society. So what do they offer? 

Unions in Latin America’s energy sector work towards a gender-sensitive just transition

8 May, 2025Eleven women union members from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica and El Salvador attended a seminar in Colombia on how to ensure a gender-sensitive just transition for the energy sector, with attendees agreeing to implement action plans in their unions. 

Indian unions call for increased fight against precarious work

5 May, 2025Last week, on 28 April, at IndustriALL’s India Council meeting, affiliated unions discussed challenges facing the trade union movement in the country, including the continued rise of precarious employment, the impending implementation of anti-worker labour laws and the exclusion of unions from national-level discussions on the energy transition.

Unionist brings worker voices to Namibian parliament

30 April, 2025One of the trade union leaders advancing workers’ rights as a member of Parliament (MP) in Namibia is Honourable Justina Jonas.

Fighting GBVH in Bangladesh’s H&M supplier factories

27 March, 2025IndustriALL affiliates in Bangladesh along with Swedish trade union IF Metall and clothing brand H&M Group are undertaking awareness raising workshops and trainings on gender-based violence and harassment in H&M’s supplier factories.