Italian metalworkers strike for fair negotiations27 March, 2025On 28 March, metalworkers across Italy will stage an eight-hour national strike demanding the resumption of negotiations for the renewal of the National Collective Labour Agreement (CCNL). Talks with employer associations Federmeccanica and Assistal stalled in November 2024, prompting unions to escalate their actions.
Nuclear renaissance raises worker and safety issues27 March, 2025In the context of growing geopolitical instability, energy transformation and social pressure to accelerate decarbonisation, the International nuclear workers’ union network (INWUN), coordinated by IndustriALL Global Union, held its global meeting in Tokyo, Japan, on 25 March.
Coal is dead, long live coal: strategies from Global South unions 1 April, 2025An online seminar on the future of coal on March 20 took place at a time when there is an intricate interplay of factors that include the opening of new coal mines, technological innovation, and geopolitical dynamics in the mining of coal. For countries in the Global South, coal accounts for about 70 per cent of energy generation capacity. Participants in the online seminar said Indonesia, and South Africa, get most of their energy from coal while Zimbabwe uses coal in its energy mix.
Union density is key to a Just Transition and the protection of workers’ rights23 April, 2025On 20 April, 2025, more than 60 trade unionists from across the region gathered in Kuala Lumpur for the Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Just Transition, jointly addressing the challenges posed by decarbonization, the energy transition, and digital-technological transformation.
ICT and electronics unions debate the way forward in uncertain times 17 April, 2025The sector is going through turbulent times with growing global instability, technological disruption and increasing corporate consolidation. This was discussed by over 30 trade union representatives attending the online steering committee meeting of the ICT, electrical and electronics sector, organized by IndustriALL Global Union.
Anglo American commits to dialogue with trade unions during demergers 16 April, 2025As Anglo American restructures and spins off major assets, unions are demanding firm guarantees: no rollback on workers’ rights. With demergers underway, unions from Australia, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe met the company in Johannesburg to push for continued commitment to dialogue, a Just Transition, and protection under the existing global agreement.
What good is due diligence without the people it’s meant to protect?22 May, 2025In today’s global economy, violations of workers’ rights have become systemic. Across extensive supply chains, from garment factories in Southeast Asia to critical minerails in Africa and automotive plants in Eastern Europe, workers face rising threats to their safety, their livelihoods, and their right to organize. These violations are not accidental. They are symptoms of a global model that has, for too long, prioritized profit over people.
What is the ILC? 4 May, 2018The 187 member states of the International Labour Organization meet every year in June at the International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland.
Health, safety, and Just Transition top the agenda at MENA oil and gas trade union meeting27 May, 2025On 27-29 April, the IndustriALL Global Union MENA oil and gas union network met in Istanbul, Türkiye, with the participation of unions from Iraq, Bahrain, Morocco, Tunisia, Lebanon, Palestine and Türkiye.
Human rights due diligence: an imperative for critical raw materials in the Global South 2 June, 2025The global transition to renewable energy systems has intensified demand for critical raw materials like lithium, cobalt, nickel and copper, particularly from resource-rich regions in the Global South. This surge underscores the urgent need for robust human rights due diligence (HRDD) in mining operations, as emphasized during a webinar on 22 May.
