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IndustriALL trade union network at Klabin and Suzano sheds light on violations

10 October, 2024Two giant companies of the pulp and paper industry, Klabin and Suzano employ a combined approximately 75,000 people, the vast majority in Brazil. IndustriALL affiliated unions in Brazil brought 45 worker leaders from throughout the companies’ operations together in São Paulo on 8-9 October. The list of human and trade union rights, and environmental violations reported from throughout Brazil runs totally in contrast to both companies’ public commitments.

African organizing and collective bargaining forum launched in Rwanda

10 October, 2024The African trade union organizing and collective bargaining strategic forum was launched in Kigali, Rwanda, on 3-4 October under the slogan “Building African Workers' Power in Our Lifetime.”

Young workers organize in Georgia

9 October, 2024The Georgian Trade Union of Metallurgy, Mining and Chemical Industry Workers (MMC) union made significant progress in recent years under the leadership of president Tamaz Dolaberidze, who sadly passed away last year. The union set a precedent in Georgian industrial relations by winning collective agreements in previously unorganized companies.

Union training for Tunisia's mine workers

7 October, 2024Earlier this year, IndustriALL, togther with Tunisia’s trade union confederation UGTT and our mining affiliate Fédération Générale des Mineurs Tunisiens – GTUM-UGTT, launched a training programme for mining unions. The programme aims to train grassroot trade unions, with plans train around 200 unionists in different regions in Tunisia. 

Organizing under tough economic conditions in Zimbabwe’s garment industry

3 October, 2024With the closing of garment factories over the years due to a prolonged economic crisis, recruitment and organizing has been difficult for most trade unions in Zimbabwe.

South East Asia youth calls for integration in union training

17 September, 2024Young unionists from South East Asia met in Manila,14 September, and called on trade unions to recognize youth as catalyst for change and provide a 20 percent youth quota in routine union training.

Belgian and Malagasy unions cooperate on building union power

29 August, 2024The cooperation between Belgian and Malagasy unions is testimony of how trade unions in the global north and the global south are working together on key issues that include the Just Transition and human rights due diligence.

IndustriALL Global Union, IF Metall and H&M Group update global framework agreement

26 August, 2024The world’s largest  trade union federation, IndustriALL Global Union, representing 50 million workers, and H&M Group have together with the Swedish trade union IF Metall signed an updated global framework agreement, protecting the interests of more than one million garment workers.

Madagascar young workers strategize on peer recruitment

20 August, 2024At a youth training workshop in Antananarivo, 16-17 August, young workers committed to recruiting their peers into trade unions using innovative ways that include social media and events with a youth focus.

SEWA India provides members with heat wave insurance

16 July, 2024As a first of its kind, IndustriALL's affiliate in India, SEWA, is providing heat wave insurance to its members this summer to help them cope with heat distress in the region.