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Indian auto unions unite to strengthen workers' rights and conditions

3 March, 2025India’s automotive sector is expanding fast, but behind the industry’s success the workforce struggles with low wages, precarious jobs and dangerous working conditions. In response, Indian auto unions have come together on 3 March, in Pune to strengthen their coordination and develop strategies to protect workers' rights.

Indian workers to stage mass protest on 5 February

30 January, 2025Ahead of the upcoming budget session, a joint platform of central trade unions, independent sectoral federations, and associations in India has called for nationwide protest actions starting on 5 February.

SEWA India provides members with heat wave insurance

16 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.

Indian electronics workers unite amid industry challenges

17 June, 2024In India’s tech hub, Bangalore, union representatives from the electronics sector met for a workshop on organizing and union building in the ICT, electrical, and electronics sector. The event aimed to empower workers and strengthen unions across India's electronics supply chain.

Improving the H&M Global Framework Agreement together

10 June, 2024On 3-4 June, the National Monitoring Committees (NMCs) of the global framework agreement (GFA) between H&M, IndustriALL, and IF Metall gathered in Phnom Penh, Cambodia to reinforce their commitment to building relationships, fostering trust among the signatories, and ensuring the continuous improvement of the GFA.

Rieter India workers on strike for a third time

27 May, 2024Members of Rieter India Employees’ Federation (RIEF) have been on strike for nearly sixty days. For over a year, the union has repeatedly raised concerns about the company’s unfair labour practices, like employing a large number of contract workers without proper training for permanent jobs, undermining the safety of all the workers.

Indian unions fight for workers’ rights

9 April, 2024IndustriALL Global Union’s general secretary Atle Høie’s recent visit to Delhi comes ahead of the upcoming general election in the country where trade unions are campaigning against the ruling party’s anti-worker policies.

Legal enforceability necessary for sound industrial relations

1 March, 2024The OECD forum on due diligence in the garment and footwear sector on 21-22 February in Paris, brought together governments, businesses, unions, civil society, and academia to discuss challenges and risks, as well as learnings and solutions related to responsibly implementing due diligence in the global garment and footwear supply chains. 

India: factory fire kills eleven people

19 February, 2024A massive fire at an illegal paint factory in Delhi, India, killed eleven people and severely injured several others on 15 February.

India: workers’ strike ahead of upcoming general elections

16 February, 2024Today millions of workers in India went on strike to highlight real issues of working people ahead of the country’s upcoming general elections this year. Main demands of trade union organisations include withdrawal of the four labour codes, fixing the minimum wage at INR26,000 (US$313), withdrawal of the proposal to privatise public sector enterprises, including the Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant, and restoration of the old pension scheme for organised and unorganised workforces.