Sri Lankan unions demand constitutional reforms21 juillet, 2022Workers in Sri Lanka are struggling to procure essential commodities and export production is down. IndustriALL affiliates in the country are demanding constitutional reforms for political stability and democracy.
IndustriALL celebrates ten years of youth work21 juillet, 2022Young workers from Latin America, the Caribbean and Germany participated in a hybrid meeting in Buenos Aires to celebrate ten years of IndustriALL projects for and with young people.
Massive job losses reverse union gains in Ethiopia’s Hawassa Industrial Park21 juillet, 2022After a long and difficult campaign to gain access to organize and recruit members in Ethiopia’s biggest industrial park, Hawassa, the Industrial Federation of Textile, Leather, and Garment Workers Trade Union (IFTLGWTU) says its efforts are unravelling from the huge job losses caused by factory closures.
Notorious labour law adopted in Ukraine 20 juillet, 2022Despite numerous public appeals from the international community and trade unions in the country, Ukraine’s parliament has adopted a modification of the labour legislation which means that companies with fewer than 250 employees will be able to directly negotiate pay structure, working hours and the conditions or terms of contract termination.
REPORT: From manufacturing to mobility - unions prepare for the mobility sector of the future18 juillet, 2022Future mobility concepts in an urban environment will differ from what we know today. There will be more shared services, less individual mobility, digital connectivity between people, vehicles and infrastructure, as well as driverless vehicles.
IndustriALL condemns termination of Belarus’ independent unions 15 juillet, 2022In its continued attacks on the democratic labour movement, the regime in Belarus has taken the country’s independent trade unions to trial in order to dissolve them.
Young workers in MENA join forces14 juillet, 2022Following the adoption of a youth resolution at IndustriALL’s 3rd Congress in September last year, young leaders from the MENA region met on 8 July to discuss its implementation in the region.
Union wins in wage negotiations in South Africa14 juillet, 2022To bolster the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union (SACTWU)’s perpetual campaign for living wages, the union’s negotiating teams won above inflation wage increases across most sectors.
Disinvest from Myanmar13 juillet, 2022The situation for workers in Myanmar has drastically deteriorated since the military coup in February 2021. Most unions are banned, and many workers who were once protected by collective agreements have been fired and replaced by casual workers with no rights.
EU must end preferential trade arrangement with Myanmar military13 juillet, 2022IndustriALL Global Union and industriAll European Trade Union are calling on the European Union to take stronger action against the military junta in Myanmar, including the withdrawal of Everything But Arms (EBA) trade preferences.
