Safety lapses persist at SN Corporation shipbreaking yard11 February, 2025On 3 February, a cutter man was injured in a fire at SN Corporation's shipbreaking yard in Chattogram, Bangladesh.
Global brands urged to support fair wages for Cambodian garment workers 10 February, 2025IndustriALL Global Union is calling on brands and retailers sourcing from Cambodia to sign the Agreement to Support Collectively Bargained Wages in the Garment, Textile, Footwear and Travel Goods Industry in Cambodia, in a bid to improve wages and working conditions for the country’s garment workers.
No relief for dismissed Rieter India workers yet6 February, 2025After two years of struggle, 33 Rieter India Employee Federation (RIEF) union members remain terminated, with additional dismissals on December 19 of those previously suspended. RIEF is affiliated to IndustriALL through Shramik Ekta Mahasangh.
Morocco braces for general strike on 5-6 February 4 February, 2025Trade unions unite in protest against government policies affecting workers' rights and purchasing power. This follows on nationwide protests last month.
A step towards safer workplaces in the leather and tanneries industry 4 February, 2025What is the vision for safer workplaces in the leather and tannery industry? Best practices from around the world were discussed at a workshop in Turin on 27 and 28 January.
1,500 workers lose jobs as Yazaki shuts down in Uruguay4 February, 2025Japanese multinational Yazaki has closed its two plants in Uruguay, leaving 1,500 workers—1,000 of them women—unemployed. The union is demanding that the factories reopen.
Fighting anti-union legislations in South East Asia28 January, 2025Trade unionists from South East Asia gathered virtually on 22 January to exchange updates on labour law reform and commit to opposing anti-union legislation threatening workers' rights. 50 unionists from IndustriALL affiliates in Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines and Thailand shared updates.
Forced labour allegations at Kawaguchi, Malaysia 21 January, 2025IndustriALL is demanding that the Malaysian government act immediately to counter the serious labour rights abuses, including elements of modern slavery, at Kawaguchi Manufacturing in the country.
Moroccan unions protest against draft strike law 21 January, 2025On 5 January, Moroccan unions led nationwide protests against a draft strike law, calling it an assault on trade union freedoms. The Democratic Confederation of Labour (CDT) and the Moroccan Union of Labour (UMT) urged workers to unite against the government's unilateral move to impose what they called a law ‘shackling union work.’
15 coal miners killed in Pakistan 14 January, 2025In the first two weeks of 2025, 15 miners have been killed in Pakistan’s coalfields. The absence of adequate safety mechanisms are behind the grim start of the year for the country’s miners.
