The ITUC’s Just Transition and Climate department (JTC) is calling for tenders27 February, 2025The ITUC’s Just Transition and Climate department (JTC) is calling for tenders for the:Development of a Just Transition Manifesto for the Textile and Garment sector.
Winning matters: our union wins in 2024 give us hope for the future27 February, 2025In times of uncertainty, it is easy to be overwhelmed by the challenges we face. Attacks on labour rights, corporate greed, political instability and economic hardship can make the road ahead seem insurmountable. But if there’s one thing we must remind ourselves of as a movement, it is this: we win.
Stronger enforcement of EU Ship Recycling Regulation is needed 3 March, 2025The European Commission’s recent evaluation of the EU Ship Recycling Regulation (EU SRR) has once again highlighted the urgent need for stricter enforcement to prevent hazardous working conditions and environmental damage in global shipbreaking yards.
Africa: Trade unions strategize on economic transformation and social justice 4 March, 2025Trade unions want to be involved in policymaking to become some of the actors that will change Africa’s narrative from war, poverty, natural disasters and unemployment, to one of economic transformation and development. The call came during discussions at the 15 ITUC Africa New Year School in Grand Bassam, Cote d’Ivoire, 25-28 February.
Asia-Pacific auto unions strengthen ties ahead of global auto conference4 March, 2025On 3 March 2025, one day before the IndustriALL global auto conference, where unions from around the world will discuss the future of the industry, the Asia-Pacific regional automotive conference set the stage for critical debates on wages, working conditions, supply chains and organizing strategies.
Workers at Pirelli Mexico make call for fair union elections11 March, 2025Some 1,000 members of the Independent Mexican Workers’ League (La Liga) are demanding fair union elections in a bid to negotiate the collective bargaining agreement at Pirelli Tyres.
IndustriALL calls on the interim government of Bangladesh to uphold the spirit of the Roadmap13 March, 2025This coming Monday, the ILO Governing Body will discuss the latest progress report submitted by the Government of Bangladesh on the implementation of the Roadmap which the government drafted following a complaint made to the ILO in 2019 on the non-observance of Conventions 81, 87 and 98. Yet again, the progress report focuses heavily on statistics that do not necessarily reflect positive changes in the country vis-à-vis labour rights.
South African mineworkers fight to save diamond mining jobs20 March, 2025The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is fighting to save jobs after Petra Diamond Mine issued notices to retrench 468 workers at Finsch and Cullinan mines.
16 April – day of action for trade union rights and democracy in Belarus31 March, 2025Since 2022, the independent trade union movement in Belarus has faced relentless dismantling. In the wake of the peaceful protests of 2020, the government escalated its crackdown on civil society, singling out independent trade unions with particular ferocity. Over the course of numerous arrests and trials, more than 40 trade union leaders and activists have been imprisoned, and all independent trade unions have been forcibly dissolved by court order.
Korean unions welcome decision to uphold impeachment of President Yoon 4 April, 2025Accompanied by a cheering crowd including trade unionists, the Korean constitutional court has upheld the decision of the national assembly to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol.
