Young workers organize in Georgia 9 October, 2024The Georgian Trade Union of Metallurgy, Mining and Chemical Industry Workers (MMC) union made significant progress in recent years under the leadership of president Tamaz Dolaberidze, who sadly passed away last year. The union set a precedent in Georgian industrial relations by winning collective agreements in previously unorganized companies.
South East Asia youth calls for integration in union training17 September, 2024Young unionists from South East Asia met in Manila,14 September, and called on trade unions to recognize youth as catalyst for change and provide a 20 percent youth quota in routine union training.
Youth working group backs creation of a global youth committee23 August, 2024In a regional virtual meeting, 20 August, members of IndustriALL youth working group in South East Asia, East Asia and Pacific (SEA2PAC-Y) unanimously adopt a resolution to support the establishment of an IndustriALL Global youth committee.
Madagascar young workers strategize on peer recruitment 20 August, 2024At a youth training workshop in Antananarivo, 16-17 August, young workers committed to recruiting their peers into trade unions using innovative ways that include social media and events with a youth focus.
Tanzanian unions engage on the national action plan on business and human rights11 July, 2024With Tanzania’s national action plan (NAP) on business and human rights at an advanced stage of formulation and expected to be finalized before the end of the year, 30 participants from trade unions, civil society organizations, and informal economy workers met in Dar es Salaam on 9-10 July to strategize on the demands that they want included.
Cambodian and Philippine youth fight against precarious work29 May, 2024With widespread and increasing use of contract work, young unionists in Cambodia and the Philippines are determined to fight the trend.
IndustriALL women’s committee meeting calls for inclusivity23 May, 2024Gender equality achievements, the impact of AI on women workers and strengthening young women’s participation and representation in IndustriALL were agenda items at IndustriALL’s women committee meeting in Geneva on 21 May.
Women and young workers in Nepal want inclusive union structures3 May, 2024As part of the project, Building Inclusive Unions in South Asia, IndustriALL organized a workshop for young and women workers in Kathmandu on 19-20 and 21-22 April, respectively.
Organise more young workers, say south Asia’s young trade unionists25 March, 2024In March, as part of the Building inclusive unions in South Asia project, supported by Union to Union, IndustriALL organized workshops for young trade unionists in Pakistan, Bangladesh and India.
Young trade unionists reimagining international trade unionism 5 December, 2023The Global Labour Institute hosted its autumn school in Paris from 27 to 29 November. IndustriALL affiliates formed part of the delegation who deliberated on challenges in organizing, trade unionism and youth, trade unionism and authoritarianism, and trade unionism and the environment.
