300 brands commit to worker safety—but the real test lies ahead16 September, 2026300 garment brands and retailers have now signed the International Accord. The legally binding agreement on worker health and safety across textile and garment factories covers over 3.4 million workers across 2,000 factories in Bangladesh and Pakistan.
YKK workers denied fundamental rights: brands must take responsibility27 August, 2026For over two years, 670 workers at YKK's Çerkezköy factory in Türkiye have been systematically prevented from exercising their basic right to unionize and bargain collectively. YKK management has used threats, coercion and disciplinary action to crush the union, despite workers' successful organization with Petrol-İş and the union's official recognition from Türkiye's labour ministry.
FESITEX Nicaragua secures benefits for 249 workers10 August, 2026FESITEX, Nicaragua's national federation of textile, clothing, leather and footwear trade unions, has won an agreement with BTF, securing outstanding benefits for 249 workers made redundant in 2025.
Women’s Centre visit to Autoliv in Nador24 July, 2026On Wednesday 22 July 2026, the Women's Centre in Tunisia and IndustriALL organized a field visit and training day at Autoliv's site in Nador, Zaghouan Governorate. The centre operates under the auspices of Fédération Générale du Textile, de l'Habillement, Chaussure et Cuir (FGTHCC-UGTT) and IndustriALL.
Zimbabwe: Supreme Court reinstates 135 sacked Waverley Blankets workers23 July, 2026On 13 July 2026, Zimbabwean textile workers won a major Supreme Court victory after Waverley Blankets dismissed 135 workers for refusing to give up their permanent contracts.
Garment workers in Indonesia, Cambodia and Bangladesh learn to use human rights law as a union tool30 June, 2026Trade union representatives from Indonesia, Cambodia and Bangladesh gathered in Jakarta from 23 to 26 June to learn how to use mandatory human rights due diligence legislation to organize, bargain and hold global manufacturers accountable.
Cambodia: launch of renewed collective bargaining agreement 19 June, 2026On 17 June 2026, in Cambodia, the Employers Association and trade unions affiliated to IndustriALL Global Union, launched a newly renewed template collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The agreement was launched at the IndustriALL roundtable for brands, manufacturers and trade unions.
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.
Advancing gender equality across the garment sector30 April, 2026The textile and garment sector employs tens of millions of women around the world, yet gender-based discrimination, unequal pay and violence and harassment remain widespread realities for too many. Deeply entrenched social norms and power structures continue to block women's equal access to rights, resources and opportunities, in the workplace and within their unions. To counter this, IndustriALL Global Union's textile, garment, sportswear and leather sector has adopted a new policy directly confronting these structural barriers.
Thirteen years on: the Accord that changed an industry23 April, 2026On 24 April 2013, garment workers in Dhaka arrived for another shift at Rana Plaza. The cracks in the walls had been visible the day before. Workers raised the alarm and were told the building was safe. Within hours, all eight floors had collapsed, killing 1,134 people, most of them women, and injuring thousands more.
