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.
South East Asia youth to launch labour education campaign10 July, 2026Young unionists from South East Asia have proposed a regional labour education campaign, announced on 3 July 2026. The campaign will run on social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram. It will cover trade unionism, workers' rights, wage and benefits, Convention 190 and safety and health.
Stop union busting at TaiDoc, Taiwan R.O.C.9 June, 2026Filipino migrant women workers at TaiDoc Technology Corp in Taiwan built a union from nothing and won. Now the company is trying to destroy it.
Lululemon supplier terminates 500 Philippine workers during Christmas19 January, 2026On 22 December, Hong Kong–based garment company Charter Link Clark, a supplier to athletic brand Lululemon, terminated 500 workers in the Philippines with immediate effect during a Christmas party.
Pushing for gender transformative agenda in South East Asia8 December, 2025Women union leaders in South East Asia are advancing a gender-transformative agenda through legislative advocacy, social dialogue, and awareness campaigns. This commitment was further strengthened at the South East Asia regional forum of women toward gender-responsive actions and campaigns, held on 24–25 November in Jakarta, where twenty-five women union leaders from across the region pledged to conduct regular gender mapping, build alliances and networks with other trade unions, disseminate information on Convention 190 through study circles, and campaign to end digital violence against women and girls.
South East Asia unions advance Just Transition demands23 September, 2025Thirty-eight trade unionists and leaders from Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Singapore gathered in Bangkok on 9–10 September for a two-day workshop on Just Transition, reaffirming their commitment to a workers-centred, union-led approach to the shift towards a sustainable green economy.
Unions push to close South East Asia's gender pay gap22 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.
South East Asia: Building youth power and more youth structures21 May, 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.
Union density is key to a Just Transition and the protection of workers’ rights23 April, 2025On 20 April, 2025, more than 60 trade unionists from across the region gathered in Kuala Lumpur for the Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Just Transition, jointly addressing the challenges posed by decarbonization, the energy transition, and digital-technological transformation.
Union win at Nexperia Philippines after three day strike10 March, 2025After a 74-hour strike by 1,000 workers, the Nexperia Philippines Workers’ Union secured the reinstatement of union leaders Mary Ann Castillo (president) and Girlie Battad (union official), along with a PHP50 (US$0.87) wage increase over three years.
