NUMSA strike forces First Battery to review retrenchments6 August, 2026A 17-day strike at a battery plant in East London, South Africa, ended with an improved settlement. The agreement also provides for a review of the selection criteria and a joint indaba on the company's future.
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.
South Africa: First Battery workers strike over retrenchments9 July, 2026Workers at First Battery downed tools on 6 July, after the company moved ahead with retrenchments of 165 workers despite union objections. First Battery is a South African automotive lead-acid battery manufacturer owned by the JSE-listed Metair Group.
South African autoworkers strike over wages at BAIC plant25 June, 2026Workers at Beijing Automotive International Company (BAIC)'s assembly plant outside Gqeberha Port Elizabeth, South Africa, are on strike after the company cut hourly wages by more than half following a two-month shutdown, in breach of national industry agreements. Members of IndustriALL affiliate, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) have been off the job for more than ten days.
IndustriALL withdraws from human rights agreement with Mercedes-Benz19 May, 2026IndustriALL Global Union has withdrawn from its Principles of Social Responsibility and Human Rights agreement with Mercedes-Benz Group, after the company repeatedly violated the agreement's core commitments and refused all attempts to find a constructive way forward.
Chattanooga’s 97 per cent victory: How workers won dignity and power25 March, 2026When workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga voted by 97 per cent to ratify their first union contract, it was more than a historic number. It was a declaration of dignity.
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.
Korean court upholds union action against workplace facial recognition27 February, 2026On 27 January 2026, the Ulsan District Court cleared members of the Hyundai Heavy Industries branch of the Korean Metal Workers’ Union (KMWU) of property damage charges brought against them by Hyundai Heavy Industries after they removed facial recognition devices installed at their workplace.
UAW-Volkswagen deal marks historic breakthrough6 February, 2026In a landmark moment for workers’ rights in the US South, the United Automobile Workers (UAW) and Volkswagen have reached a tentative contract agreement at the company’s plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The deal marks the culmination of nearly two years of sustained organizing and collective bargaining since employees there voted overwhelmingly to join the UAW in April 2024.
Collective agreements at Renault Morocco16 December, 2025Last week, Renault Morocco signed three collective agreements in Casablanca and Tangier with the unions affiliated to IndustriALL -Syndicat Nationale des Industries de la Métallurgie et Electromécanique - SNIME-CDT La Confédération démocratique du travail (CDT) and Fédération Nationale de la Métallurgie et des Industries Synthétiques Métallurgiques et Electroniques - FNMISME - UMT Union marocaine du travail (UMT).
