Bekaert İzmit Steel Kord workers defy repression 6 October, 2023IndustriALL Global Union and IndustriAll Europe stand shoulder to shoulder with the workers and their union at the Bekaert İzmit Steel Kord factory in Turkey, who are facing fierce repression for legitimately demanding wage increases to compensate for high inflation.
Iran: mine explosion kills 50 26 September, 2024One of the worst industrial accidents in Iran killed 50 mine workers and injured 16 more as methane gas exploded in a coal mine in Tabas, eastern Iran, on 22 September. The day before the explosion, workers informed management about the smell of methane gas in the tunnels, but they were still made to go to work.
Union busting in Türkiye 3 September, 2024Workers at a factory near Istanbul in Türkiye that produce zips for major brands like Inditex, H&M, Lacoste and Adidas, are being denied their legal right to be represented by a union by factory management.
Thai employer continues to violate workers’ rights under Swiss programme11 October, 2024A year after having first called on the Swiss government to exercise human rights due diligence at Absolute Assembly, IndustriALL Global Union is reiterating the call as labour rights are deteriorating, directly breaking the commitments made by the Swiss government. The company in Thailand manufactures e-buses for a programme supported by Switzerland under the Paris Climate Agreement.
Serbia: workers in Yura need fair wages and decent working conditions 18 November, 2024Today, the Hyundai/Kia network, Confederation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Serbia, together with the Independent Union of Metalworkers of Serbia IndustriALL Global Union and industriAll European Trade Union, met to express their solidarity with the workers of Yura in Serbia in their struggle for union recognition, fairer wages and decent working conditions.
South Korean metalworkers stage nationwide strike to defend democracy6 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.
Malaysia: HICOM must comply with ILO decision 30 October, 2024The National union of transport equipment and allied industries workers (NUTEAIW) is demanding reinstatement of five union leaders at HICOM Automotive Manufacturers, after both the employer and the government continue to ignore an ILO decision from 2022.
Attack on trade union rights in Sri Lanka 31 May, 2023In another attempt to weaken trade union strength, the Sri Lankan government has arbitrarily removed four trade unions, including IndustriALL affiliates, from the reconstituted National Labour Advisory Council (NLAC).
IndustriALL Global Union and UNI Global Union demand justice in the murder of trade union leader in Bangladesh28 June, 2023IndustriALL Global Union and UNI Global Union condemn in the strongest possible terms the killing of trade union leader Shahidul Islam Shahid on 25 June in Gazipur, Bangladesh.
Justice for murdered trade union leader30 June, 2023The IndustriALL Bangladesh Council held a protest at the Gazipur district commissioner's office on Monday 26 June, to demanding justice for the murder of Shahidul Islam Shahid, president of the Gazipur unit of Bangladesh Garments and Industrial Workers Federation (BGIWF), who was killed a day earlier.
