Semiconductor unions set out plan to put workers at the centre of the chip boom23 September, 2026Trade unions representing workers in the semiconductor industry met online on 22 September to share a picture of a sector reshaped by AI demand, geopolitics and massive public subsidies, and agreed on steps to strengthen the IndustriALL semiconductor network.
IG Metall action day 21 September17 September, 2026On Monday, 21 September, automotive workers across Germany will take coordinated action at approximately 100 plants and supplier sites. Over 280 actions are planned across IG Metall's local offices under the slogan A future, not sweeping cuts – solidarity is our strongest brand.
Organizing faster as technology reshapes India’s ICT and electronics sector25 August, 2026Thirty-one representatives from IndustriALL Global Union’s Indian affiliates have committed to 100-day organizing plans to strengthen union membership and reach contract workers, women and young workers across India’s ICT, electrical and electronics sectors.
Organizing as AI and automation reshape India’s mechanical engineering sector25 August, 2026More than 60 trade unionists from across India’s mechanical engineering sector met for a workshop on strategic organizing, organized by IndustriALL. The two-day workshop, held on 11-12 August in Pune, focused on a central challenge: how can unions ensure that technological change improves work rather than weakening employment, rights and collective bargaining?
White-collar unions win recognition in Türkyie and South Africa18 August, 2026Two industrial unions have broken through barriers that kept white-collar workers out of collective bargaining, as digitalization and automation reshape manufacturing worldwide.
Armenian trade unions stand strong for fundamental rights9 July, 2026Social partnership, collective bargaining and fundamental rights were the themes of a Summer school IndustriALL Global Union held with Armenian affiliates in Yerevan on 1-2 July 2026.
How unions are shaping the future of work in the age of AI18 June, 2026Some 50 union representatives gathered at IG Metall's headquarters in Berlin this week for IndustriALL Global Union's joint conference on the future of work. Delegates from the ICT, electrical and electronics, mechanical engineering and white-collar sectors came from across Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America. Over two days, delegates confronted a shared reality: technological change is accelerating, labour rights are under pressure and unions must adapt or risk being left out of decisions that will shape the working lives of millions.
Workers’ rights advance at 2026 International Labour Conference16 June, 2026The 114th session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) concluded in Geneva on 12 June. It delivered a landmark victory for workers worldwide with the adoption of the first-ever binding international labour standard for the platform economy.
IEA calls on energy workers, unions and industry to shape global jobs report14 April, 2026The International Energy Agency (IEA) has launched a new set of surveys on employment and skills in the energy sector, and is calling on workers, trade unions, employers, educators and policymakers to respond before the 15 May 2026 deadline.
India’s just transition is leaving workers behind24 March, 2026India’s energy transition is no longer a distant policy ambition. Yet, as discussions at a two-day meeting held on 10–11 March in New Delhi made clear, the gap between the language of a “Just Transition” and the lived reality of workers remains stark. Organized by IndustriALL, the meeting brought together, for the first time in India, trade unions from both coal, mining and energy sectors to assess what this transition means and who it is leaving behind.
