Flex faces investor scrutiny over Malaysia union busting ahead of AGM27 July, 2026Institutional investors are being urged to press Flex Ltd. on union suppression at its Penang, Malaysia plant, as the electronics manufacturer prepares for its annual general meeting in Austin, Texas, on 5 August.
Zimbabwe: Supreme Court reinstates 135 sacked Waverley Blankets workers23 July, 2026On 13 July 2026, Zimbabwean textile workers won a major Supreme Court victory after Waverley Blankets dismissed 135 workers for refusing to give up their permanent contracts.
Trade unions push for fairer global trade policy17 July, 2026Fifty trade unionists joined a webinar on understanding trade agreements and policy on 9 July and discussed how to engage with various trade regimes.
Union opposes De Beers plans to retrench 1,214 workers17 July, 2026The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is demanding De Beers exhaust alternatives before retrenching 1,214 workers at Venetia mine, which the company plans to close for two years.
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.
Armenian trade unions stand strong for fundamental rights9 July, 2026Social partnership, collective bargaining and fundamental rights were the themes of a Summer school IndustriALL Global Union held with Armenian affiliates in Yerevan on 1-2 July 2026.
Thousands of workers across Morocco participated in union protests9 July, 2026Confédération démocratique du travail (CDT) continues to organize demonstrations in support of workers' social rights, urging the government to fulfil its commitments to workers.
Garment workers in Indonesia, Cambodia and Bangladesh learn to use human rights law as a union tool30 June, 2026Trade union representatives from Indonesia, Cambodia and Bangladesh gathered in Jakarta from 23 to 26 June to learn how to use mandatory human rights due diligence legislation to organize, bargain and hold global manufacturers accountable.
Nigerian unions develop strong plan to build worker power at Dangote18 June, 2026Five IndustriALL-affiliated unions met in Lagos on 27-28 May to agree a co-ordinated response to labour rights violations across the Dangote Group. The meeting produced an action plan to build a continent-wide trade union network spanning Dangote's growing African operations.
IndustriALL Executive Committee meets in Geneva amid global turmoil16 June, 2026IndustriALL's Executive Committee met in Geneva, Switzerland, on 11-12 June 2026, against a backdrop of deepening geopolitical instability. The wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Iran, a multilateral trading system under attack were among the threats to the working class raised. Within that landscape, IndustriALL welcomed a landmark ruling from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) confirming that the right to strike is protected under international law.
