Brazil enacts law to ensure equal pay for women and men18 July, 2023Brazilian President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva has signed a law guaranteeing equal pay for women and men. This is a historic step for a country where women workers earn lower average wages than men, even when their levels of education, jobs and length of service are similar.
Indonesian women's committee gets safe houses2 April, 2024The IndustriALL Indonesia council women’s committee successfully negotiated five workplace-level safe houses at Evoluzione Tyre Indonesia, Akzo Nobel Car Refinishes Indonesia, Sinar Tambang Artha Lestari, Indocement Cirebon Plant, and Semen Padang.
Australia’s major step towards closing the gender pay gap27 March, 2024Ten days after International Women’s Day, on 18 March, Australia enacted new legislation that will significantly extend Paid Parental Leave (PPL) for families and is a significant step towards addressing the gender pay gap.
Union negotiation wins benefits for mothers 17 February, 2023On 14 February, Indonesia’s Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mining, Oil and Gas Workers’ Union (FSP KEP) received facilities for mothers, after a 5-year long negotiation with PT Garudafood Putra Putri Jaya Tbk (Garudafood). Now 700 women workers can enjoy new facilities like a lactation room, breast feeding facility, childcare centre, and special allowance.
Unions in Kyrgyzstan push to ratify ILO C190 7 March, 2023Recognizing the impact of violence and harassment on the mental health and well-being of workers, the trade unions of Kyrgyzstan have been calling on the government to ratify ILO Convention 190.
Fighting for gender equality in an increasingly unequal world 17 January, 2024According to new research published by Oxfam, the world’s five richest men have seen their fortunes more than double since 2020, while over the same period five billion people have become poorer.
Building strong inclusive unions in South Asia29 April, 2023From 27-29 April participants from Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and India came together to plan, in very practical terms, how to strengthen their unions and make them more inclusive for women and young workers.
South African court rules in favour of gender equality on parental leave 7 December, 2023In a case that will transform how maternity and parental leave is taken in South Africa, the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg ruled that working parents can take turns in taking the four months’ maternity leave. Previously, maternity leave applied only to the “pregnant mother.”
IndustriALL women’s committee meeting calls for inclusivity23 May, 2024Gender equality achievements, the impact of AI on women workers and strengthening young women’s participation and representation in IndustriALL were agenda items at IndustriALL’s women committee meeting in Geneva on 21 May.
Empowering women in Tunisia: a workshop on health and safety 24 May, 2024On 9-11 May, IndustriALL organized a workshop on occupational health and safety for the Tunisian women’s network. It is a step towards empowering Tunisian women in the textile, base metal and petrochemical sectors, equipping them with the knowledge and skills needed to advocate for their rights and safety in their respective industries.
