Grasberg: agreement signed but dispute continues22 March, 2018Thousands of workers fired for striking by Freeport in Indonesia continue to suffer following an agreement reached with Freeport.
Defending workers’ rights in a time of political turmoil 26 September, 2025Trade unions in the Asia Pacific region are calling for united action to defend human and workers’ rights amid growing political turmoil, escalating geopolitical conflicts, and the rise of right-wing politics.
Unions oppose Xstrata - Glencore merger4 July, 2012IndustriALL Global Union joins the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) in Australia, the United Steelworkers (USW) in Canada and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in South Africa and takes the position against the planned merger of Xstrata and Glencore.
Unionists of the world ride for workers’ rights13 June, 2013On Wednesday 12 June trade union leaders and activists from around the world joined together to participate in a bicycle ride called ‘Route of Shame’ to visit missions and embassies in Geneva, Switzerland and draw attention to countries consistently violating workers’ rights.
Indian auto unions prepare for technological transformation18 September, 2019Indian and international auto union representatives gathered at Chennai for a two-day workshop on 14-15 September to take stock of the technological transformation in the sector and share trade union responses.
IndustriALL files complaint against Tokyo 2020 Olympic partner, Mitsubishi Electric5 June, 2019IndustriALL Global Union is lodging a complaint against Mitsubishi Electric with the Organising Committee of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games to stop rights abuses at the company’s Thai operations.
PROFILE: Fighting Forward: Home-based women workers organize in Pakistan13 November, 2019UnionHome-Based W
Bangladesh young unionists demand greater role15 July, 2019Young trade unionists in Bangladesh called for increased participation in trade union activities and leadership positions at an IndustriALL Global Union workshop in Dhaka on 5 and 6 July 2019.
Indonesian shoe and accessory workers picket for unpaid wages23 July, 2019One hundred Indonesian workers are picketing in front of PT Mikwang Prima Indo (MPI) since the abrupt shut down of the shoe and accessory factory in February.
Four coal miners dead and nine injured in a Coal India accident 31 July, 2019On the night shift at the Bharatpur open cast mine, at around 11.30pm on 23 July, a controlled explosion triggered a landslide trapping 13 coal miners.