The job market did not decide women’s pay. Job evaluation did18 September, 2026A nurse with a degree, five years of experience and 15 staff to supervise earns 33 per cent less than a craft supervisor with three years of experience and two people to supervise.
Zimbabwean bulldozer operator breaks barriers in lithium mining16 September, 2026At Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe's (PLZ) Arcadia mine Nelia Chipako is proving that women can operate heavy machinery in one of Zimbabwe's fastest-growing mining sectors. She is also pushing her union to challenge the bias and working conditions that still hold women back.
Turkish unions commit to advancing a gender-transformative agenda27 August, 2026Around 30 trade union leaders, women officers and activists from IndustriALL affiliates in Türkiye met in Istanbul for a national meeting hosted by Petrol-İş and supported by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES). The meeting reaffirmed their commitment to advancing a gender-transformative agenda across workplaces, collective bargaining and trade union structures.
Building women’s power in the MENA region25 August, 2026IndustriALL has formally established the MENA women's committee following democratic elections on 11 August 2026. With new leadership now in place, the committee represents a significant milestone for women workers across the Middle East and North Africa region. It builds on more than twelve years of joint work between IndustriALL and its affiliated unions.
Deploying human rights due diligence in African mines20 August, 2026Unions in South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe are using human rights due diligence as a bargaining tool to defend workers' rights, challenge unsafe working conditions and hold mining companies accountable. Rather than treating HRDD as a compliance exercise for companies, they are turning it into leverage at the negotiating table.
Mauritania training workshop on health and safety27 July, 2026On 8 and 9 July 2026, the Fédération Nationale de l'Energie Hydrocarbure et Mines et Industrie (FNEHMI) organized a training workshop on occupational health and safety. Bringing together 23 trade unionists, the workshop produced a medium-term action plan covering membership, dialogue, collective bargaining and occupational health and safety.
Women’s Centre visit to Autoliv in Nador24 July, 2026On Wednesday 22 July 2026, the Women's Centre in Tunisia and IndustriALL organized a field visit and training day at Autoliv's site in Nador, Zaghouan Governorate. The centre operates under the auspices of Fédération Générale du Textile, de l'Habillement, Chaussure et Cuir (FGTHCC-UGTT) and IndustriALL.
Take action: Stop union busting at Taidoc Technology, Taiwan23 July, 2026IndustriALL Global Union and its Taiwan R.O.C. affiliate Republic of China Metalworkers' Union (ROCMU) are calling union members to support a LabourStart campaign to end union busting at TaiDoc Technology Corporation.
Five areas where intersectionality changes union work16 July, 2026Every union wants to represent all workers. But workers do not all experience work in the same way. A young migrant woman on a temporary contract may face different barriers from an older permanent worker approaching retirement. If unions negotiate, organize and campaign as though every worker experiences work the same way, some members will always be left behind.
What I am still learning and why that matters7 July, 2026"I am not sure I fully understand intersectionality in practice. And I think it is worth saying so publicly, because I suspect I am not alone," writes general secretary Atle Høie.
