Armenia: workers still waiting for court order to be enforced27 August, 2026Three years after winning their case in court, workers at Pure Iron Plant OJSC in Armenia still cannot exercise their trade union rights in practice. The plant's management has not fully implemented the court decisions that ruled in the union's favour at two levels of the Armenian court system.
Unions put safety and organizing at the heart of India’s base metals sector25 August, 2026Trade unions in India’s base metal sector have agreed to strengthen organizing and occupational safety and health (OSH) as central priorities in a sector facing growing precarious employment and rapid industrial change.
Türkiye: new survey exposes real impact of digital surveillance on metalworkers24 August, 2026A report shows metalworkers feel pushed to breach occupational health and safety rules because of pressure on speed and more than half say they do not know how the digital systems assessing them reach their decisions. These findings offer one of the most detailed pictures yet of how algorithmic management is being experienced on the factory floor.
KMWU strike over subcontracted workers’ bargaining rights14 July, 2026On 15 July, the Korean Metal Workers' Union (KMWU), which represents 180,000 members, will walk out in a general strike. The demand is that multinational companies bargain in good faith with the subcontracted workers who keep their factories running.
Deadly workplace accidents expose systemic safety failures in India24 June, 2026Five workers died and dozens were hospitalised after an ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing factory in Tamil Nadu on 21 June 2026. Days earlier, nine workers were killed at the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (RINL) when a ladle of molten steel erupted during casting, engulfing them in a fireball. Preliminary reports suggest a critical gas-rinsing safety process may not have been completed as required.
Workers the last to know: KONE’s mega-deal with TK Elevator11 May, 2026On 29 April 2026 KONE Corporation and TKE announced that KONE and a consortium led by Advent and Cinven have entered into an agreement to combine KONE and TKE in a cash and share transaction, implying a total enterprise value for TKE of EUR 29.4 billion (US$34.6 billion). This deal was made without prior consultation of unions and workers’ representatives, denying them their legal consultation rights.
Hard as steel: workers stand firm at ArcelorMittal AGM6 May, 2026On 5 May, more than 150 workers and trade unionists from across the world gathered outside ArcelorMittal's annual general meeting (AGM) in Luxembourg. The protest focused on urgent concerns including ArcelorMittal workers' safety, social dialogue. Standing side by side in a powerful joint action between IndustriALL Global Union and industriAll European Trade Union, they delivered a clear message. Enough is enough.
ArcelorMittal: enough is enough4 May, 2026ArcelorMittal is one of the world’s most profitable steel companies. It is also a company where over 300 workers have died in a decade, thousands of jobs are being cut without consultation, climate commitments are being abandoned and trade unions are being systematically silenced. IndustriALL Global Union and industriAll European Trade Union are saying enough is enough.
Concerns over trade union rights at Schindler operations in Türkiye24 April, 2026Serious concerns have emerged regarding respect for freedom of association and collective bargaining rights at Schindler Türkeli Elevator Industry Inc. in Türkiye, in the context of an ongoing union organizing process and collective bargaining negotiations.
Unions fight to save 2,400 jobs in South Africa’s ferrochrome sector9 April, 2026More than 2,400 workers in South Africa's ferrochrome sector face retrenchment after Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture and Samancor Chrome pressed ahead with Section 189 notices, despite a union-brokered electricity tariff deal. The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), affiliates of IndustriALL Global Union, are demanding the notices be withdrawn immediately.
