Building union power in the textile and garment industry18 January, 2023Unions all over the world struggle to defend workers’ rights amid employer opposition and complicated global supply chains. To support unions in organizing and bargaining, IndustriALL is launching a handbook for strategic corporate research and campaigning for unions in the textile and garment industry.
Indonesia passes emergency decree for Job Creation Law12 April, 2023Unions in Indonesia publicly condemn the national parliament for passing the emergency decree for Job Creation, into law on 21 March 2023. Nation-wide protests are planned on May Day, over half million workers are expected to turn up.
Thai unions urge government to ratify ILO Conventions 87 and 9813 April, 2023Unions in Thailand are calling on the government to implement internationally recognized labour standards. However, the Thai government argues that the conventions cannot be ratified until domestic labour laws are amended and national security concerns addressed.
Strategizing on advancing union power of white-collar workers in Ghana 28 April, 2023Eighteen white collar workers from Ghanaian affiliates organising in the energy, mining, chemical, oil and gas, and public utilities, met in Accra on 26 April to discuss how they can develop organizing strategies and build union power in their sectors.
Union win stops unfair retrenchments at Botswana diamond mine 8 May, 2023The Botswana Mine Workers Union’s (BMWU) win in an industrial court on 28 April has stopped unfair retrenchments at Lucara Botswana’s security department at the Karowe diamond mine, the same mine which unearthed “Lesedi la rona” (our light) in 2015 - the largest diamond to be discovered in a century. The mine has also dug three diamonds with over 1,000 carats each and sold “The Constellation”, an 813-carat diamond for a record US$63 million for a rough gem in 2016.
Stop repression in Eswatini 6 April, 2023Trade unions and civil society organizations call for national dialogue on democratic reforms in Eswatini, Africa’s last absolute monarchy, amid repression by the police and state security.
African unions commemorate International Workers' Memorial Day 2 May, 2023To commemorate International Workers’ Memorial Day a group of shop stewards from different trade unions in Sub-Saharan Africa came together, in Ghana, to visit and learn about adherence to occupational health and safety standards at state-owned Tema oil refinery and Trafigura’s Tema multiproduct terminal known as Blue Ocean. As symbols of remembrance the workers and delegation wore black ribbons and carried black candles.
Working group establishes strategic action plan to confront global capital 3 May, 2023The IndustriALL Global multinational committee (GMC) met for the first time in Paris on April 27-28. The hybrid meeting was attended by around 70 delegates who discussed and developed a strategic action plan on issues related to multinational companies (MNCs).
A new model of supply chain industrial relations: brand and investor roles7 February, 2023Join us at our virtual side session at the OECD Garment Forum on Tuesday, 14 February at 15:00 CET for a discussion of a new paper, "Shared Prosperity: the investor case for freedom of association and collective bargaining."
NUM applies for court ban against Anglo American over health and safety laws16 March, 2023The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), affiliated to IndustriALL Global Union, has applied for a court interdict to stop Anglo American’s attempts to move mineworkers from being regulated by the strict Mine Health and Safety Act (MHSA, 1996).
