Base metals unions adopt Prague declaration1 October, 2026Trade unions from the steel, aluminium, copper, nickel and related metals industries adopted the Prague Declaration on 30 September 2026, insisting that workers must not pay the price of the green transition.
ArcelorMittal must keep Kryvyi Rih workers paid29 September, 2026Workers at ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih kept Ukraine's largest steel plant running through more than four years of war. Five of them were killed in recent missile strikes, and the company now says it cannot restart the plant. IndustriALL Global Union and industriAll Europe are calling on ArcelorMittal to put workers on paid downtime instead of dismissing them and to rebuild the damaged facilities.
Three miners killed in mine explosion in Morocco29 September, 2026Three miners were killed in an explosion during drilling operations at the Touissit mine in M'rirt, Morocco, on 25 September 2026. The site is operated by Work Mine. Two workers died at the scene and a third died later in hospital.
IndustriALL Global Union supports the inclusion of two Indian ship recycling yards in EU list17 September, 2026Two Indian yards are set to be included in the 16th list of EU-approved ship recycling facilities – a first for the South Asian region which constitutes around 80 per cent of global ship recycling capacity.
Worker death sparks strike at Gafsa Phosphate Company over safety and unpaid bonuses7 September, 2026Workers at the Gafsa Phosphate Company in Tunisia went in strike for three days this week to demand improved health and safety conditions, implementation of previous agreements and payment of bonuses withheld for two years. The strike, which concluded on 3 September, with over 95 percent participation, follows the death of a worker on 22 August due to inadequate health and safety measures. The action was called by the Fédération Générale des Mineurs Tunisiens - FGMT – UGTT, affiliated to Union Générale Tunisienne du Travail UGTT and IndustriALL.
Shipbuilding and shipbreaking unions unite on global strategy3 September, 2026Delegates from across the shipbuilding and shipbreaking sectors met in Helsinki on 2 September for IndustriALL Global Union's Shipbuilding-shipbreaking action group meeting. Their imperative was clear: when capital organizes globally, unions must too.
Guinea union in organizing push at Simandou despite hurdles2 September, 2026Simandou is Africa's largest mining project, estimated at US$20–24 billion and it is moving from construction to production. Guinea's Fédération Syndicale Professionnelle des Mines, Carrières, Industries Chimiques et Assimilés (FSPMCICA) says it has organized tens of thousands of workers at the site. However, pay secrecy, restricted access to mining sites and looming job losses remain causes for concern.
Unions put safety and organizing at the heart of India’s base metals sector25 August, 2026Trade unions in India’s base metal sector have agreed to strengthen organizing and occupational safety and health (OSH) as central priorities in a sector facing growing precarious employment and rapid industrial change.
Court victory stops Ekapa Minerals liquidation13 August, 2026The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) has won a major High Court victory in Kimberley. The ruling stops the liquidation of diamond mining company Ekapa Minerals, putting it under business rescue to protect jobs.
Pakistan coal mine explosion renews calls for stronger mine safety4 August, 2026A deadly methane gas explosion has struck a coal mine in Sorange, near Quetta in Pakistan's Balochistan province. The blast on 30 July 2026 has once again exposed the dangerous conditions mine workers face. It has also prompted renewed calls for stronger occupational safety and health protections across the country's mining industry.
