Mexico to host the World Social Forum: “Another world is possible”25 April, 2022A new edition of the World Social Forum will be held in Mexico from 1 to 6 May. The event will provide movements, organizations and trade unions affiliated to IndustriALL Global Union with a strategic space for coming together and taking joint action.
Military vehicle rams into trade unionists, three detained in Yangon, Myanmar21 April, 2022After a peaceful demonstration in the South Okkalapa township on 20 April, a military vehicle rammed into a taxi carrying trade unionists. According to an eyewitness, three people were beaten up and taken away by six soldiers.
Rana Plaza: from tragedy to an International Accord to make garment factories safe21 April, 2022Ahead of the ninth anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse on 24 April 2013, general secretary Atle Høie talks about how unions have been able to turn tragedy into a historic agreement to make garment factories safe.
South African mineworkers’ union congress pledges to go back to the organizing basics to build union power13 April, 2022IndustriALL Global Union affiliate, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), which organises workers in mining, energy, cement, construction and other sectors, held its 17th national congress under the theme: “Back to basics is when we defend and advance to build a radical movement.”
Unions in Armenia discuss a Just Transition in the energy sector12 April, 2022Armenia is phasing out fossil fuels and planning to construct solar power plants, which creates new jobs and opens organizing opportunities for unions. With the support of Danish union 3F, IndustriALL held a workshop to highlight the role of unions in a Just Transition in Yerevan, Armenia, on 31 March.
Steelworkers show wartime solidarity 12 April, 2022Steelworkers in Germany and Belgium are sending aid convoys to Ukrainian steelworkers defending the ArcelorMittal plant in Kryviy Rih from Russian attack.
IndustriALL Global Union is looking for a content-driven communications officer29 March, 2022IndustriALL is looking for a new colleague to our communications team, who will also work in cooperation with our campaigns director, industrial and trade union building teams and regional offices.
Successful union building in Morocco18 March, 2022Long-term work in building union power in Morocco has resulted in two new national unions in the textile-garment and metal industries, the FNTSIME-UMT and the FNTTCCL-UMT.
Eswatini police disperse workers petitioning for living wage17 March, 2022Over 5,000 workers from 15 factories in the textile and garment sector braved the rains to present a petition on living wages to the department of labour in Nhlangano on 15 March. However, the police dispersed the workers while denying permission for other marches planned for Manzini and Matsapha to take place.
IndustriALL calls for a gender-transformative and inclusive Just Transition15 March, 2022The 66th session of the United Nation Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW66) starts in New York this week. IndustriALL, together with other global unions, is using the opportunity to put gender equality at the centre of discussions on Just Transition to build a green and caring world.
