SEWA India provides members with heat wave insurance16 July, 2024As a first of its kind, IndustriALL's affiliate in India, SEWA, is providing heat wave insurance to its members this summer to help them cope with heat distress in the region.
Serious concerns remain about health and safety in India28 January, 2022In 2021, the Indian manufacturing industry was beset with accidents, with an average of seven accidents reported per month, killing over 162 workers and leaving others disabled for life or badly injured. A number of accidents in the first few weeks of the new year shows that this trend is likely to continue.
GM workers in India win interim relief in retrenchment case13 January, 2022After a seven-month legal battle, General Motors (GM) workers in India were granted interim relief by the Maharashtra Industrial Court on 5 January, when the court held that the retrenchment of workers was unfair labour practice.
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.
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.
Empowering young unionists to organize and lead25 August, 2026The value of union training comes from how it is used once participants return to their workplaces. At a recent youth workshop, participants moved beyond learning about workers’ rights and union power to developing concrete plans for organizing, collective bargaining and strengthening worker participation.
Union busting at steel plant in India20 May, 2022The Mumbai Labour Union (MLU) has been organizing workers at Viraj Steel for two years. The union has regularly raised issues related to workers’ rights, working conditions and wages. In response, management has tried to bust the union at every given opportunity since it was formed.
Deadly fire in electronics factory in India18 May, 2022A major fire in a CCTV and router manufacturing company in New Delhi on 13 May killed 27 people and injured 12. The fire is one of the deadliest fire disasters in recent years in India’s capital.
A mandate to act, a responsibility to deliver17 December, 2025As 2025 comes to an end, the discussions and decisions of IndustriALL’s fourth Congress in Sydney are still fresh. Congress is more than a meeting; it is where we take stock and set our collective direction. The days in Sydney were a success, but more importantly it is a mandate. A mandate from affiliates across every region and sector to act with clarity, courage and determination in a world that is becoming more unequal, more unstable and more hostile to working people.
Indian court rules in favour of General Motors employees21 September, 2022A court in India has dismissed General Motors India’s petition challenging an earlier order directing the company to pay 50 per cent of the salary to 1,086 illegally retrenched workers.
