Twelve mine workers killed in Pakistan22 March, 2024Twelve mine workers were killed in a gas explosion at a coalmine in Balochistan on Tuesday.
Despite court order, justice eludes IFFCO Pakistan workers14 November, 2024IndustriALL is calling on IFFCO Pakistan to respect workers’ rights and immediately implement the Supreme Court order, passed on 4 April 2024, that granted 55 contract workers of IFFCO, the status of permanent workers.
Bangladesh is one of the world’s worst countries for workers 5 July, 2023The recently published ITUC Global Rights Index 2023, which ranks countries based on the status of workers’ rights, reveals a grim picture of the situation for workers in South Asian countries. While Nepal and Sri Lanka witness regular and systematic violations of workers’ rights respectively, Bangladesh has been ranked as one of the worst countries in the world for workers.
Rising toll in Pakistan's dangerous mines14 August, 2024Between 7 and 10 August, two miners tragically lost their lives while working at the PMDC Shahrigh lease and Shahrigh coal field in Balochistan, Pakistan respectively. On 7 August, a miner fell from a roof and died while on duty. Just days later, on 10 August, another miner was killed in a separate accident.
GSK workers build their first worldwide union network10 December, 2025For the first time in the history of GSK, a major British phamarceutical company, trade unions from across the company’s global operations came together in Paris on 9-10 December for a meeting that set the foundation for a united global workers’ network. Hosted at the FCE-CFDT headquarters in France, it marked a turning point, born out of rising restructuring across continents, growing pressure on workers and the clear need for a stronger coordinated global industrial relations framework at GSK.
Nationwide protests against power privatisation in Pakistan12 January, 2026Workers across Pakistan staged a nationwide protest, on 6 January, against the proposed privatisation of profitable power distribution companies (DISCOs), demanding price controls and improved safety conditions in the power sector.
