Coal is dead, long live coal: strategies from Global South unions 1 avril, 2025An online seminar on the future of coal on March 20 took place at a time when there is an intricate interplay of factors that include the opening of new coal mines, technological innovation, and geopolitical dynamics in the mining of coal. For countries in the Global South, coal accounts for about 70 per cent of energy generation capacity. Participants in the online seminar said Colombia, Indonesia, and South Africa, get most of their energy from coal while Zimbabwe uses coal in its energy mix.
16 April – day of action for trade union rights and democracy in Belarus31 mars, 2025Since 2022, the independent trade union movement in Belarus has faced relentless dismantling. In the wake of the peaceful protests of 2020, the government escalated its crackdown on civil society, singling out independent trade unions with particular ferocity. Over the course of numerous arrests and trials, more than 40 trade union leaders and activists have been imprisoned, and all independent trade unions have been forcibly dissolved by court order.
Bangladesh: union leader released from jail but the fight continues 27 mars, 2025Kabir Hossain, joint secretary of Bangladeshi union National Garment Workers’ Federation (NGWF), was finally released from jail on 21 March after being unlawfully arrested on 12 March over a false case filed by Polo Composite Knit Industries.
Belgian unions demand end to military uniform production in Myanmar27 mars, 2025Trade unions in Belgium are calling on Sioen, who manufactures military uniforms, to immediately stop production in Myanmar, given the serious human and labour rights violations under the country’s military regime.
Nuclear renaissance raises worker and safety issues27 mars, 2025In the context of growing geopolitical instability, energy transformation and social pressure to accelerate decarbonisation, the International nuclear workers’ union network (INWUN), coordinated by IndustriALL Global Union, held its global meeting in Tokyo, Japan, on 25 March.
Fighting GBVH in Bangladesh’s H&M supplier factories27 mars, 2025IndustriALL affiliates in Bangladesh along with Swedish trade union IF Metall and clothing brand H&M Group are undertaking awareness raising workshops and trainings on gender-based violence and harassment in H&M’s supplier factories.
Italian metalworkers strike for fair negotiations27 mars, 2025On 28 March, metalworkers across Italy will stage an eight-hour national strike demanding the resumption of negotiations for the renewal of the National Collective Labour Agreement (CCNL). Talks with employer associations Federmeccanica and Assistal stalled in November 2024, prompting unions to escalate their actions.
A call to action and show of global solidarity for workers in Argentina21 mars, 2025Affiliates of IndustriALL Global Union from across Latin America have expressed their strong support for workers in Argentina in light of the policies being introduced by Javier Milei's government. These policies will have an impact on workers both in Argentina and across Latin America and the world.
South African mineworkers fight to save diamond mining jobs20 mars, 2025The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is fighting to save jobs after Petra Diamond Mine issued notices to retrench 468 workers at Finsch and Cullinan mines.
ILO urged to enforce Article 33 on Myanmar20 mars, 2025On 15-16 March, peaceful demonstrations erupted across Myanmar, demanding that the ILO invoke article 33 of its constitution and strictly enforce the commission of inquiry recommendations.
