Organizing and union building in the India's cement sector5 March, 2025A two-day workshop was organized for unions in the cement sector in Mumbai, India, on 26–27 February 2025. The key issues discussed during the presentations and discussions were the rising number of precarious workers, which has increased to 83 per cent. The recruitment of permanent workers has been halted for the past ten years, with no new hires to replace retiring employees. Organizing contract workers remains a significant challenge, leading to a weakening of unions due to the declining density of members.
IndustriALL calls for stronger protections for women garment workers at UNCSW6918 March, 2025Trade unions, industry leaders and activists met at the UN Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW69) Forum to push for legally binding agreements that protect women workers in the textile and garment industry. Hosted by IndustriALL Global Union, the event shed light on the ongoing struggles of garment workers, particularly women, and the urgent need for greater corporate accountability in global supply chains.
Women workers from across Latin America push for an action plan to achieve equity in the paper sector17 March, 2025In a historic move, women working in the paper industry in Latin America and the Caribbean held their first-ever online meeting. These women, who are all members of IndustriALL Global Union’s affiliates, came together to begin drawing up a regional action plan on equity. The meeting was an opportunity for them to exchange views and ideas, and served as a starting point for strengthening the role of women working in a key industry for the region and the world.
Binding agreements in global supply chains: strengthening workers’ rights and reducing investor risk13 February, 2025At this week’s OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector in Paris, IndustriALL and the Labour Rights Investor Network (LRIN) launched Investor Guidance and Expectations: Supply Chain Due Diligence and Binding Agreements. The document lays out investor expectations for companies to respect workers' rights in global supply chains. Specifically, it addresses how binding agreements between trade unions or worker representatives and companies can uphold fundamental labour rights and mitigate related risks for companies and their investors.
New toolkit to tackle gender-based violence in the battery supply chain6 February, 2025The global shift to renewable energy has put the battery supply chain in the spotlight, but behind the scenes, workers, particularly women, face alarming levels of gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH). To combat this, IndustriALL has released a new toolkit offering concrete strategies to address this urgent issue.
Turkish metal workers continue to resist10 January, 2025Defying the Presidential strike ban, United Metalworkers’ Union (Birlesik Metal-Is) members continue their strike with unity, solidarity and resolve.
Türkiye: metalworkers’ strike banned again17 December, 2024Strike actions by Turkish metalworkers at major companies, including GE Grid Solutions, Hitachi Electric, Schneider Electric and Arıtaş, have been brought to a halt following a Presidential decree banning the strikes on the grounds of national security. IndustriALL Global Union and industriAll Europe condemn the ban which affects ten factories in four companies and urge the employers to not honour this attack on democracy and workers' fundamental rights.
No relief for dismissed Rieter India workers yet6 February, 2025After two years of struggle, 33 Rieter India Employee Federation (RIEF) union members remain terminated, with additional dismissals on December 19 of those previously suspended. RIEF is affiliated to IndustriALL through Shramik Ekta Mahasangh.
Morocco braces for general strike on 5-6 February4 February, 2025Trade unions unite in protest against government policies affecting workers' rights and purchasing power. This follows on nationwide protests last month.
Indian workers to stage mass protest on 5 February30 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.
