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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.

Myanmar: the military regime’s dangerous attack on independent trade unions

6 February, 2025The military regime in Myanmar is actively orchestrating a dangerous and unacceptable attack on independent trade unions. The state administration council (SAC) has created a parallel and illegitimate trade union structure to undermine the legitimate trade union movement. 

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.

1,500 workers lose jobs as Yazaki shuts down in Uruguay

4 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.

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.

Global unions demand progress on UN treaty on corporate accountability

17 December, 2024As the tenth round of negotiations for a binding UN treaty on corporate accountability resumes this week, IndustriALL Global Union, together with the ITUC and other global unions, call for decisive action to deliver justice and accountability for workers across global supply chains.

Türkiye: metalworkers’ strike banned again

17 December, 2024Strike actions by Turkish metalworkers at major companies, including GE Grid Solutions, Hitachi Electric, Schneider Electric and Arıtaş, have been brought to a halt following a Presidential decree banning the strikes on the grounds of national security. IndustriALL Global Union and industriAll Europe condemn the ban which affects ten factories in four companies and urge the employers to not honour this attack on democracy and workers' fundamental rights.

There must be respect for democratic rights in Georgia

10 December, 2024In the light of the protests in recent weeks in Georgia, IndustriALL Global Union calls on the government of Georgia to respect the people’s rights of peaceful assembly and freedom of expression.  

Unions in MENA tackle due diligence challenges

9 December, 2024Trade unions across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have called for stronger measures to enforce due diligence on human and workers’ rights along supply chains. At a regional workshop held in Tunis on 13-14 November, organized by IndustriALL, union leaders highlighted pressing concerns about accountability, enforcement gaps, and the need for solidarity.

South Korean metalworkers stage nationwide strike to defend democracy

6 December, 2024Factories across South Korea’s metal sector came to a standstill today as tens of thousands of workers heeded a two-hour general strike call from IndustriALL affiliate Korean Metal Workers' Union (KMWU). The strikes follows an emergency meeting of the union’s Central Executive Committee, where members were urged to strike for at least two hours per shift on 5 and 6 December to call on President Yoon Suk Yeol to resign.