Anglo American commits to dialogue with trade unions during demergers 16 abril, 2025As Anglo American restructures and spins off major assets, unions are demanding firm guarantees: no rollback on workers’ rights. With demergers underway, unions from Australia, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe met the company in Johannesburg to push for continued commitment to dialogue, a Just Transition, and protection under the existing global agreement.
Progress and challenges in Bangladesh’s shipbreaking sector15 abril, 2025As we approach the entry into force of the Hong Kong Convention (HKC) on 26 June 2025, IndustriALL and its affiliates are pushing to ensure that the transition to a compliant shipbreaking industry does not leave workers behind. In early April, two training sessions, a yard visit and a roundtable discussion took place in Chittagong, Bangladesh, bringing together workers, union leaders, employers and experts to confront the challenges and opportunities facing the sector.
Wage theft at Rio Zimbabwe starves mine workers10 abril, 2025Over 2,000 workers at Rio Zim have not been paid wages for over five months and the Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Minerals Workers Union (ZDAMWU) says the workers and their families are on the verge of starvation as they do not have money to buy food and other basics.
Canada: Heidelberg workers locked out over job cuts 9 abril, 2025Workers at two different Heidelberg Materials plants in British Columbia, Canada, are raising concerns over job security and fair bargaining, as two separate labour disputes are unfolding.
AI won’t wait — so neither should workers8 abril, 2025“Artificial Intelligence is not in the distant future; it is already shaping the present. The question is whether workers will have a say in how it shapes their future,” says Kan Matsuzaki, assistant general secretary, IndustriALL Global Union.
Call to protect workers' rights in Zambia’s mineral sector8 abril, 2025Research findings are concluding that in the absence of strict adherence to international labour standards and national labour laws, the critical transition minerals boom in Zambia runs the risk of increasing workers’ rights violations and environmental degradation.
Korean unions welcome decision to uphold impeachment of President Yoon 4 abril, 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.
Brands, sign the Cambodia agreement! 4 abril, 2025IndustriALL Global Union is calling on brands and retailers sourcing from Cambodia to sign the Agreement to Support Collectively Bargained Wages in the Garment, Textile, Footwear and Travel Goods Industry in Cambodia, in a bid to improve wages and working conditions for the country’s garment workers.
Global Union network defends O-I Glass workers' rights4 abril, 2025On 20 March 2025, union leaders from Europe, the U.S. and South America met under IndustriALL Global Union to address urgent issues facing O-I Glass workers.
NSEU concludes collective bargaining agreement with Samsung3 abril, 2025After a series of major strikes across Korea, the National Samsung Electronics Union(NSEU) finally signed a collective bargaining agreement with Samsung Electronics on 5 March.
