NUMSA strike forces First Battery to review retrenchments6 August, 2026A 17-day strike at a battery plant in East London, South Africa, ended with an improved settlement. The agreement also provides for a review of the selection criteria and a joint indaba on the company's future.
African mining unions launch network to defend workers’ rights30 July, 2026African mining unions have launched the African mining network (AMNet) to coordinate regional action on the sector. The network will focus on mine workers' rights, precarious work, health and safety, critical minerals, supply-chain accountability and a Just Transition across the continent.
Mauritania training workshop on health and safety27 July, 2026On 8 and 9 July 2026, the Fédération Nationale de l'Energie Hydrocarbure et Mines et Industrie (FNEHMI) organized a training workshop on occupational health and safety. Bringing together 23 trade unionists, the workshop produced a medium-term action plan covering membership, dialogue, collective bargaining and occupational health and safety.
Moroccan unions want strong due diligence and trade rules24 July, 2026Moroccan trade unions are calling for stronger human rights due diligence and fair, rules-based trade, as international investment pours into the country's manufacturing sector.
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.
ILO puts decent work at the centre of AI in manufacturing23 April, 2026From 13 to 17 April 2026, the ILO technical meeting on the challenges and opportunities for promoting decent work, productivity and a just transition arising from artificial intelligence in the manufacturing industry , took place in Geneva.
Chattanooga’s 97 per cent victory: How workers won dignity and power25 March, 2026When workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga voted by 97 per cent to ratify their first union contract, it was more than a historic number. It was a declaration of dignity.
Collective bargaining changes lives for South African workers19 March, 2026More than 400 delegates representing workers across 21 sectors gathered in Cape Town from 7 to 9 March for the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (SACTWU) national bargaining conference, leaving with a mandate to fight for living wages and a declaration naming sweatshop conditions in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal a national crisis.
ArcelorMittal Shelby strike passes 40 days4 March, 2026ArcelorMittal steelworkers in Shelby, Ohio, have been on strike for over 40 days, with around 450 members of IndustriALL affiliate, United Steelworkers (USW) Local 3057 demanding a fair contract that protects working conditions, schedules and health care.
IndustriALL and Electronics Watch strengthen partnership on workers’ rights12 February, 2026IndustriALL Global Union and Electronics Watch have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deepen their collaboration in protecting and promoting workers’ rights across global electronics and low-emission vehicle supply chains.
