Vaal reefs mineworkers remembered15 May, 2025In a sombre candle lit ceremony, over 300 workers, families and community members, representatives of mining companies, government officials and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) members gathered in Orkney on 10 May to remember 104 Vaal Reef gold mineworkers who died in the worst elevator accident, in history, in 1995.
Implementing human rights due diligence in Türkiye's auto supply chains15 May, 2025Building on the momentum of the workshop held in November last year, key stakeholders in the auto sector from Türkiye and Germany met in Ankara on 28–29 April for the second meeting of the multi-stakeholder dialogue platform. The aim is to promote and implement the principles and instruments of HRDD, particularly in the world of work and regarding trade union rights.
IndustriALL leadership reaffirms solidarity with Pakistani workers12 May, 2025Workers’ rights are under severe attack in Pakistan as the country debates labour law reforms. Trade unions in the country have been vehemently opposing the proposed anti-worker changes to labour law and have held several joint protests across the country in this regard. During a visit to Pakistan in the first week of May, IndustriALL leadership extended solidarity and support to workers and unions for their relentless struggle to safeguard workers’ rights.
United struggle key to advancing workers’ rights 8 May, 2025Workers in Bangladesh face mounting challenges, from poverty wages and unsafe conditions to attacks on union rights. During a visit last week, IndustriALL leadership reaffirmed solidarity with workers, urging unions to stand united in the fight for living wages, safe workplaces, and the right to organize. As labour reforms and international standards are debated, the call for a worker-led push for justice is more urgent than ever.
5 reasons to join a union8 May, 2025There’s never been a more important time to join a union. According to Oxfam, the richest 1 per cent of the global population now own 45.6 per cent of the world's wealth, while the poorest 50 per cent hold just 0.75 per cent. Trade unions fight for working people so they get a fairer share of profits, that in turn leads to a healthy economy and stable society. So what do they offer?
Unions in Latin America’s energy sector work towards a gender-sensitive just transition8 May, 2025Eleven women union members from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica and El Salvador attended a seminar in Colombia on how to ensure a gender-sensitive just transition for the energy sector, with attendees agreeing to implement action plans in their unions.
Union petitions parliament over workers’ rights violations at Fine Spinners6 May, 2025The Uganda Textile, Garment, Leather and Allied Workers’ Union (UTGLAWU) has petitioned the Parliament of Uganda’s committee on tourism, trade and industry, over gross abuse of workers’ and human rights at Fine Spinners Uganda.
Unionist brings worker voices to Namibian parliament30 April, 2025One of the trade union leaders advancing workers’ rights as a member of Parliament (MP) in Namibia is Honourable Justina Jonas.
IndustriALL and Sintracarbón call for meaningful dialogue with Glencore on production cuts at Cerrejón Colombia29 April, 2025IndustriALL Global Union and its affiliate, Sintracarbón, the union for coal mining workers in Colombia, are calling on multinational Glencore to engage in meaningful dialogue after it announced production cuts at Cerrejón Colombia.
The right to refuse unsafe work is still denied to too many28 April, 2025The right to refuse unsafe work without fear of retaliation is enshrined in ILO Convention 155. Yet in some of the world’s most hazardous industries, like mining and shipbreaking, this right is still far from reality. This year on 28 April, the World day for safety and health at work, IndustriALL reaffirms that workers’ health and safety cannot be left in the hands of the employers – workers must be able to ensure their safety through joint health and safety committees, and by exercising the right to refuse work they know to be unsafe.
