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High Court orders regularization of 370 SAIL Bokaro workers

4 November 2025 at 23:21

In a major win for workers’ rights, the Jharkhand High Court has directed management of the SAIL Bokaro steel plant to regularize 370 long-term contract workers, concluding a legal battle that began in 2006.

Trade union rights violations at Lumileds Malaysia

4 November 2025 at 09:10

Serious violations of trade union rights are reported at Lumileds Malaysia, who produce for Apple. According to workers and union representatives, there has been widespread intimidation and interference in the run-up to a union certification election scheduled for 4–7 November.

Two workers killed and eight injured in Basra oil pipeline fire

4 November 2025 at 01:50

A fire at an oil pipeline in Basra, southern Iraq, has killed two workers and injured eight others following a gas leak at the Burjisiya Zubair 1 pumping station operated by the Basra Oil Company. The incident, which occurred within one of Iraq’s largest oil production areas, was reportedly caused by deteriorated equipment in a complex network of pipelines that require regular maintenance, according to initial union reports.

Mining unions pledge solidarity to confront global capital in a volatile sector

3 November 2025 at 07:25

The mining and diamonds, gems, ornaments, jewellery, and processing (DGOJP) industries, long a cornerstone of global supply chains, are undergoing a deep transformation. Surging demand for battery metals including copper, cobalt, lithium, and nickel fuels the green-energy turn, while rare earths underpin everything from wind turbines to electric vehicles.

Global unions urge strong corporate accountability in UN treaty talks

3 November 2025 at 01:53

IndustriALL and other global unions reaffirmed their support for a binding UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights as the eleventh round of negotiations concluded in Geneva last week, stressing that companies must be held accountable for human rights abuses in their supply chains.

Curbing violations by Chinese multinationals in African critical minerals boom

31 October 2025 at 07:56

As the world races towards net zero, Africa’s vast reserves of cobalt, lithium and copper, which are vital for electric-vehicle batteries and renewable-energy technologies, have huge potential to industrialize the continent and boost manufacturing. Yet in the extraction of the critical minerals, Chinese multinationals, are engaging in unfair labour practices, paying low wages, and destroying the environment.

Thai labour coalition steps up push for ratification of ILO Conventions 87 and 98

29 October 2025 at 23:49

The ILO C8798 Driving Network, a coalition of 26 labour organizations led by IndustriALL Global Union affiliates in Thailand, has decided to escalate its campaign urging the government to ratify International Labour Organization Conventions 87 and 98 on freedom of association and collective bargaining.

Court ruling reinstates retrenched workers at ArcelorMittal South Africa

29 October 2025 at 22:13

The South African Labour Court has stopped the retrenchment of over 3,500 workers at ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) and called for fresh consultations with the union.

Trade unions from Spain and France show solidarity with Argentina’s nuclear workers

28 October 2025 at 12:23

In an online meeting, organized by IndustriALL Global Union, trade union representatives from Spain and France met with their counterparts in Argentina to express solidarity amid concerns over proposals to privatize and fragment Argentina’s public nuclear sector. The discussion was not about technical issues or internal disputes, but about the future of a sector vital to public safety, highly skilled jobs and national technology, built over decades by thousands of workers whose expertise cannot be replaced overnight.

Bangladesh ratifies key ILO Conventions on safety and gender equality following long union campaign

23 October 2025 at 11:15

Bangladesh has become the first country in South Asia to ratify ILO Conventions 190, 155 and 187, addressing violence and harassment, occupational safety and health (OSH), and the promotional framework for OSH. The ratifications come after years of sustained campaigning by IndustriALL Global Union and its affiliates, supported by global partners, to secure stronger protections for workers and legally binding safety commitments.

IndustriALL demands accountability for attack on PGFTU headquarters

20 October 2025 at 17:58

The brutal attack on the Palestine General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU) on 15 October by Israeli forces is a flagrant violation of international law and a direct assault on the independence of trade union organizations.

Fire in Bangladesh’s garment factory claims 16 lives

20 October 2025 at 15:24

Last week, Bangladesh witnessed two massive fire incidents in garment factories located in Dhaka and Chattogram, bringing the question of industrial safety, particularly building safety standards in readymade garment sector, back into the spotlight.

Taming the Congolese paradox in the battery supply chain

15 October 2025 at 16:31

Trade unions and civil society organizations are joining forces to tame the Congolese paradox in the battery supply chain. The paradox is evident in the stark contradiction in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a nation endowed with vast natural resources such as cobalt, copper, coltan and diamonds, which account for much of the global supply needed for electronics and electric vehicles yet plagued by extreme poverty, armed conflict, corruption and human and workers’ rights violations.

Ukrainian unions: workers can’t bear full safety burden

14 October 2025 at 16:34

Ukrainian workers continue to show extraordinary resilience, keeping key sectors, of the country’s economy, running under full-scale occupation and invasion. Despite constant danger, destroyed workplaces and scarce resources mining, nuclear and manufacturing workers keep the economy alive. At the same time, a wave of worker-hostile legislation is advancing and social dialogue has stalled.

Indonesia: seven Freeport workers killed at a landslide at Grasberg

14 October 2025 at 12:47

After a month-long rescue mission, the bodies of seven Indonesian and migrant workers were discovered on 5 October at Freeport-McMoRan’s Grasberg mine. The workers had been trapped underground following a landslide on 8 September, when an estimated 800,000 metric tonnes of mud suddenly flowed into the cave.

Europe’s responsibility in the textile industry: a push for stronger due diligence

10 October 2025 at 11:31

A day of action in Brussels in September highlighted the urgent need for stronger EU due diligence and labour rights protections in the textile industry. Through debates, high-level meetings and a public demonstration, unions and allies called on Europe to deliver real sustainability for workers across global supply chains.

IndustriALL welcomes Gaza ceasefire, calls for lasting peace based on justice and rights

9 October 2025 at 16:24

IndustriALL Global Union welcomes the ceasefire agreement reached in Gaza between Hamas and Israel as an important and necessary step towards ending the immense human suffering and destruction caused by months of conflict.

The other side of lithium: strengthening unions in the battery supply chain

9 October 2025 at 10:07

Given the central role that lithium plays within the global energy agenda, a seminar was held in Antofagasta, Chile, on how to strengthen unions in the lithium sector. The event, which ran on 30 September and 1 October, was attended by leaders of mining unions in Chile and Argentina. It was part of IndustriALL’s strategy to support its affiliates in the battery supply chain, in light of the continuing labour rights violations in the sector.

IndustriALL and IF Metall mark 10 years of landmark global framework agreement with H&M Group

3 October 2025 at 09:49

H&M Group, IndustriALL Global Union and IF Metall are celebrating ten years of their flagship global framework agreement (GFA), a pioneering collaboration to strengthen workers’ rights and social dialogue across the company’s global supply chain.

Building social partnership in Armenia’s mining sector

2 October 2025 at 13:50

With the support of IndustriALL Global Union and the Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia (CTUA), trade union leaders from Armenia’s mining and metallurgical sector gathered in Kapan, Syunik region, for a two-day round table–seminar on: social partnership at the republican and sectoral levels. Social dialogue and establishing social partnership at the enterprise level. The event took place on 19–20 September 2025.

Organizing and campaigns to revitalize trade unions in Sub-Saharan Africa

2 October 2025 at 11:48

In a transforming world of work, organizing and campaigns are becoming critical strategies for trade union survival. Facing a push back from global and national capital, trade unions are developing strategies that respond to local workplaces and sectoral dynamics.

Strike suspended after conciliation at Dangote Refinery

2 October 2025 at 11:05

On 1 October, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), suspended a national strike that was sparked by union busting and hostility towards trade unions at Dangote Refinery.

Ten years of advancing workers’ rights under global framework agreement with H&M

2 October 2025 at 10:13

Since 2015, the global framework agreement with H&M has provided a platform for joint work to safeguard the right to unionize and engage in collective bargaining – improving conditions for workers in the factories that form part of the company’s supply chain.

IndustriALL calls on Bangladesh government to enforce HKC

30 September 2025 at 10:54

In light of continuing workplace incidents at Bangladesh’s shipbreaking yards, IndustriALL is calling on the government of Bangladesh to enforce full compliance with the Hong Kong Convention (HKC) across all shipbreaking yards and adopt binding measures that make the shipbreaking industry safe, equitable and sustainable.

Defending workers’ rights in a time of political turmoil

26 September 2025 at 04:26

Trade 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.

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