Russian strikes continue to cripple Ukraine’s mines and communities22 August, 2025IndustriALL Ukrainian affiliates report a dramatic escalation of attacks on workers and workplaces in recent months. In the first seven months of 2025, because of Russian aggression, 676 workers were injured in their workplaces and 146 workers were killed due to missile and artillery shelling of enterprise territories, airstrikes and FPV drone attacks by the armed forces of the Russian Federation on industrial sites, production facilities and transport vehicles.
Health, safety, and Just Transition top the agenda at MENA oil and gas trade union meeting27 May, 2025On 27-29 April, the IndustriALL Global Union MENA oil and gas union network met in Istanbul, Türkiye, with the participation of unions from Iraq, Bahrain, Morocco, Tunisia, Lebanon, Palestine and Türkiye.
Defending workers’ rights in wartime: the resilience of Atomprofspilka4 March, 2025Atomprofspilka, an IndustriALL affiliate, provided legal oversight, ensuring that labour laws were upheld and workers' rights remained unshaken. The union was a community- one that informed, educated and uplifted. But then, the war came and everything changed.
Where are workers now, three years into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?27 February, 2025For decades, Ukraine’s coal miners have been the backbone of the nation’s energy sector, fueling homes, industries and progress with their labour. But today, their struggle is not only for fair wages and working conditions it is for survival, dignity and the hope of rebuilding their shattered lives. Among them, the Trade Union of Coal Industry Workers of Ukraine (Ukrvugleprofspilka) an IndustriALL affiliate—stands as their last line of defense, fighting for their rights in this harsh reality.
Ukraine reconstruction needs unions23 October, 2024On 14 October, IndustriALL met with Ukrainian affiliates to assess the current living and working conditions situation, and strategize a path forward for post-war reconstruction. Discussions emphasized the critical need for unions to play a central role, ensuring workers’ rights and needs are safeguarded as Ukraine rebuilds.
Fundamental workers’ rights violated in Ukraine 23 May, 2023In a recent report, IndustriALL and the ILO outline violations of workers’ rights at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and in the city of Enerhodar, as Russia’s war on Ukraine continues.
Ukrainian unions committed to peace and reconstruction13 April, 2023On 11 April, IndustriALL Global Union and industriAll Europe held a joint strategy meeting in the Polish border town of Lancut with thirteen Ukrainian affiliates to plan future actions and activities to reinforce unity, solidarity and commitment for Ukraine.
Ukrainian unions set to fight rights’ violations 13 February, 2023As the first anniversary of the Russian invasion approaches, IndustriALL Global Union and industriAll Europe met with Ukrainian affiliates on 9 February to discuss human and workers’ rights violations in the country.
PROFILE: Ukrainian union works throughout the war20 December, 2022Collective agreements, sector stability, wage increases, and good social benefits are some of the rights that Ukrainian nuclear workers were enjoying before it all went up in smoke.
Sri Lankan unions demand constitutional reforms21 July, 2022Workers in Sri Lanka are struggling to procure essential commodities and export production is down. IndustriALL affiliates in the country are demanding constitutional reforms for political stability and democracy.
