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.
Empowering young unionists to organize and lead25 August, 2026The value of union training comes from how it is used once participants return to their workplaces. At a recent youth workshop, participants moved beyond learning about workers’ rights and union power to developing concrete plans for organizing, collective bargaining and strengthening worker participation.
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.
We don’t stay young forever: why I keep making space for young workers12 August, 2026"We don't stay young forever. The movement does, if we let it," writes assistant general secretary Christina Olivier.
Combatting forced labour in the electronics sector through social dialogue11 August, 2026Migrant workers are among those most exposed to forced labour risks in the electronics sector. That was the finding of IndustriALL Global Union affiliates in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. They met with employers, government authorities and the ILO in July and August. Recurring issues across the industry included retention of identity documents, excessive recruitment fees and gaps in social security registration. Participants agreed on the need for stronger labour inspection. They also called for joint training on forced labour indicators across the electronics supply chain.
IndustriALL condemns dismissal of union representatives at Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mexico10 August, 2026IndustriALL Global Union has called on Yokohama Rubber Co. to take immediate action following the dismissal of three representatives of the Liga Sindical Obrera Mexicana during an ongoing union representativeness process at Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mexico in Saltillo, Coahuila.
Moroccan unions want strong due diligence and trade rules24 July, 2026Moroccan trade unions are calling for stronger human rights due diligence and fair, rules-based trade, as international investment pours into the country's manufacturing sector.
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.
Ukrainian union leader jailed for doing his job16 July, 2026Yarema Zhuhaievych, chairman of the Trade Union of Aircraft and Machine Building Workers of Ukraine (TUAMBWU), has been in pre-trial detention since 1 May this year. His bail is set far beyond his personal means.
KMWU strike over subcontracted workers’ bargaining rights14 July, 2026On 15 July, the Korean Metal Workers' Union (KMWU), which represents 180,000 members, will walk out in a general strike. The demand is that multinational companies bargain in good faith with the subcontracted workers who keep their factories running.
