IndustriALL and Sintracarbón call for meaningful dialogue with Glencore on production cuts at Cerrejón Colombia29 abril, 2025IndustriALL Global Union and its affiliate, Sintracarbón, the union for coal mining workers in Colombia, are calling on multinational Glencore to engage in meaningful dialogue after it announced production cuts at Cerrejón Colombia.
India: Coal workers' unions demand a Just Transition28 abril, 2025On 14 April, IndustriALL and ITUC-Asia Pacific organized a consultation meeting in Kolkata with affiliated Indian coal mining unions to discuss energy policy and Just Transition, as the country prepares for the shift towards clean energy. This was followed by a roundtable meeting on 15 April between union leaders and employer representatives.
The right to refuse unsafe work is still denied to too many28 abril, 2025The right to refuse unsafe work without fear of retaliation is enshrined in ILO Convention 155. Yet in some of the world’s most hazardous industries, like mining and shipbreaking, this right is still far from reality. This year on 28 April, the World day for safety and health at work, IndustriALL reaffirms that workers’ health and safety cannot be left in the hands of the employers – workers must be able to ensure their safety through joint health and safety committees, and by exercising the right to refuse work they know to be unsafe.
Global unions demand justice amid Belarus crackdown on workers’ rights24 abril, 2025As Belarus prepares for its UN universal periodic review (UPR) in November, global unions are raising urgent concerns. A joint submission by IndustriALL Global Union, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the exiled Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP) exposes a brutal government campaign to eradicate independent trade unionism.
Legally binding Accord delivers safer workplaces 23 abril, 202524 April marks the anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse, one of the deadliest industrial disasters in history. Over 1,100 workers, most of them women, lost their lives when the building housing several garment factories collapsed in 2013.
Union density is key to a Just Transition and the protection of workers’ rights23 abril, 2025On 20 April, 2025, more than 60 trade unionists from across the region gathered in Kuala Lumpur for the Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Just Transition, jointly addressing the challenges posed by decarbonization, the energy transition, and digital-technological transformation.
Democracy must be defended and respected in Türkiye23 abril, 2025On March 19 2025, following the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, protests broke out across the country just before he was endorsed as the Presidential Candidate for the main opposition party with 15,5 million popular vote for the next elections, at the latest in 2028. İmamoğlu is not alone as other opposition politicians and municipal officials have found themselves targeted.
ICT and electronics unions debate the way forward in uncertain times 17 abril, 2025The sector is going through turbulent times with growing global instability, technological disruption and increasing corporate consolidation. This was discussed by over 30 trade union representatives attending the online steering committee meeting of the ICT, electrical and electronics sector, organized by IndustriALL Global Union.
Jailed Belarusian union leader wins Arthur Svensson international prize for trade union rights 17 abril, 2025Aliaksandr Yarashuk, a jailed trade union leader from Belarus, has been awarded the Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights for 2025, for his uncompromising defence of workers’ rights and democracy in Belarus.
Lives saved, ships broken: the human cost and promise, of ship recycling17 abril, 2025Progress has never come easy to the shipbreaking yards of South Asia. Dangerous conditions, fragmented regulation and deep-rooted employer control have long defined an industry that dismantles the world’s ships, and too often, the people working on them.
