Gold is booming, miners are not benefiting1 July, 2026Gold prices are booming, but the workers who mine it say the boom has not reached them. That was the message from more than 50 trade unionists who joined IndustriALL Global Union's first Gold Sub-Sector Network meeting on 30 June 2026, a half-day virtual gathering bringing together affiliates from Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific to compare notes on subcontracting, safety and organizing rights.
Oil and gas workers demand Just Transition and corporate accountability 29 June, 2026IndustriALL Global Union had its Global Oil and Gas Network virtual meeting on 25 June 2026, bringing together affiliate unions from across the world to confront a common crisis: workers in the oil and gas sector are being squeezed by geopolitical conflict, market volatility, corporate attacks on union rights and an energy transition that is moving faster than the jobs and infrastructure needed to support it.
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.
UGT and CCOO strike at Iberdrola again over ‘Just Transition’ that leaves workers behind17 June, 2026More than 9,000 Iberdrola workers across Spain are set to strike on 19 June, as collective bargaining talks that started in January 2025 remain deadlocked after sixteen months. IndustriALL affiliates UGT and CCOO say the energy company is refusing to protect workers' purchasing power despite posting record profits.
Union gears up organizing Namibia’s auto workers11 June, 2026Fourteen shop stewards from the Metal and Allied Namibian Workers' Union (MANWU) attended a capacity-building workshop in Windhoek on 4-5 June. The training focused on organizing the automotive industries, which employ about 40,000 workers.
Iraqi oil and gas unions plan for Just Transition10 June, 2026In May, the Iraqi General Federation of Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Unions (IGFOGPU) organized two workshops on a union action plan and the energy transition. The workshops were held in the provinces of Nineveh and Basra, and were attended by trade unionists from Baghdad, Kirkuk, Nineveh and Basra.
Trade unions demand a voice in Africa’s industrial future28 May, 2026Trade unions were among the more than 3,000 delegates who gathered at the Kintele Conference Centre in Brazzaville, Congo, for the African Development Bank Group's (AfDB) annual meetings (25–29 May 2026), where they pressed the bank to include workers in Africa's development planning from the outset, not merely consult them after projects are already complete.
Give workers a vision and they will help with solutions13 May, 2026In communities where workers are calculating whether their wages will cover transport costs and food prices, abstract climate narratives fall flat. What workers respond to is a concrete vision of something better, not a warning about calamity.
Hormuz crisis exposes energy skills gap13 May, 2026The military attacks carried out by the United States and Israel against Iran, and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz that followed, have sent energy prices surging and triggered fuel shortages, rationing and inflationary pressure across the global economy. Governments are now making some of the most consequential energy decisions in decades, fast and without workers.
African trade unions seek a seat at the climate table7 May, 2026At a meeting in Accra on 4 and 5 May, the African group of negotiators (AGN), the bloc that coordinates climate negotiating positions on behalf of 54 African countries under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), agreed on a workplan to establish a labour liaison mechanism ahead of the 31st conference of the parties (COP 31).
