5 ways to make gender transformation at work a reality12 March, 2026If you are a woman at work, the chances are you already know the feeling. You work as hard as the man next to you, and earn less. You take on more at home, and get penalized for it at work. You speak up in a meeting, and get talked over.
No justice for women without union rights12 March, 2026IndustriALL Global Union has joined trade union organizations worldwide in calling on governments to deliver concrete action on women's rights in the world of work, as the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW70) meets in New York.
“Everybody counts or nobody counts”: meet IndustriALL’s president11 March, 2026She did not start with her credentials. When Christiane Benner introduced herself to the delegates of IndustriALL's 4th Congress in Sydney last November, she started with her mother. A single parent. Money that ran out before the month did.
From words to power: feminist trade unionism at the heart of IndustriALL5 March, 2026In November 2025, as delegates gathered at IndustriALL’s fourth congress in Sydney, feminist trade unionism took centre stage. Vice president Rose Omamo set the political tone for what would become a defining moment for the organization.
Martha Orozco makes history as first woman to join USO Colombia’s national executive committee.4 February, 2026On 15 January, Martha Orozco became the first woman elected to the national executive committee in the 100-year history of the Unión Sindical Obrera (USO), an IndustriALL Global Union affiliate in Colombia. Martha participated in IndustriALL’s regional gender project from 2017 to 2020 and became a mentor in the mentoring project implemented with LO-Norway. She spoke with IndustriALL about her trade union journey and her new leadership role within the union.
Mentorship programme empowers young African women to transform trade unions29 January, 2026A two-year mentorship scheme, backed by LO Norway, has equipped a dozen young women trade unionists from Ghana, Malawi and Tanzania with vital skills. Its overarching purpose is to bolster young women’s access to decent employment while promoting more inclusive, gender-responsive trade unions across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Sri Lanka ratifies ILO Convention 190: A milestone for workers’ rights14 January, 2026Sri Lanka has formally ratified the International Labour Organization’s Convention No. 190 on the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work, submitting its instrument of ratification on 8 January at a ceremony in Colombo attended by government officials, ILO representatives and other stakeholders. With this step, Sri Lanka becomes the second country in South Asia, after Bangladesh, to adopt this landmark labour standard.
The 16 days of action are over but our fight isn’t10 December, 2025As the 16 days of activism come to a close, I am always struck by the powerful work we’ve seen taken by our affiliates around the world. These 16 days are not a symbolic gesture within our movement, they turn awareness into action that actually changes workplaces.
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.
UNiTE: IndustriALL calls affiliates to action during the 16 days of activism24 November, 2025From 25 November to 10 December, IndustriALL joins the United Nations’ UNiTE campaign for the 16 Days of Activism, this year under the theme: “UNiTE to End Digital Violence against All Women and Girls.”Every woman and girl in our industries, in our unions and across our societies has the right to live, organize and work without violence, offline or online. This is non-negotiable. Digital spaces have become as central to work as the factory floor, yet they have also become a frontline for misogyny, harassment and attacks on women trade unionists, activists and leaders.
