Exploring energy transition and Industry 4.0 in the Western Balkans10 April, 2024IndustriALL Global Union and IndustriAll European Trade Union, supported by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) organized a workshop in Belgrade, Serbia, on April 4-5. The gathering brought together 25 affiliates from industrial sectors across the Western Balkans, including Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia.
Towards a sustainable TCLF industry in Bosnia & Herzegovina27 October, 2023TCLF social partners and government representatives met on 25-26 October in Sarajevo as part of an ILO project to discuss the opportunities and challenges of the new EU Textile Strategy and potential EU diligence rules on the TCLF sector in BiH.
Workers at ArcelorMittal plant in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina stand united19 November, 2021A new collective agreement for workers at the AcelorMittal plant in Zenica has finally been reached after many months of long, fraught and postponed negotiations. The agreement was reached a mere 24-hours before a strike had been called by the unions. The conflict culminated when two days before the announced strike, the management tried to turn public opinion against the workers, stating that a knock-on effect of a strike would be that heating for the city of Zenica could not be guaranteed.
Bosnia-Herzegovina unions demand living wages25 October, 2019Bosnia-Herzegovina must secure living wages and proper training for workers to ensure a skilled workforce for the manufacturing industries in the future, concluded union leaders at a seminar organized by IndustriALL Global Union and industriAll European Trade Union on 16-17 October in Sarajevo.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: union fights to save 1,000 jobs6 July, 2017A chemical union in Bosnia and Herzegovina is fighting to save 1,000 jobs at the GIKIL coke plant in Lukavac.
Unions from South East Europe join global campaign against precarious work15 September, 2015Trade unions in South East Europe are operating in an adverse environment. At a workshop in Sarajevo, union representatives from the region voiced their determination to fight for improved protection of workers’ rights in legislation and stop the expansion of precarious work.
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA8 October, 2014IndustriALL affiliates in Bosnia-Herzegovina raised public awareness about IndustriALL's campaign to STOP Precarious Work by sharing the campaign information on web based resources as well as adopting a joint press release.
IndustriALL joins mourning for five killed miners in Bosnia11 September, 2014Yet again this week mining trade unions are forced to mark the avoidable deaths of fellow miners, killed on 4 September by lax and underfunded safety procedures.
IndustriALL joins calls for urgent support to flood-hit Balkans29 May, 2014The water receded however resulting from floods danger of landslides is high. Upon discussion with the affiliates in the affected areas IndustriALL calls on for an urgent support. Below are the details for financial donations.
IndustriALL members in the Balkans suffering from huge flood21 May, 2014All IndustriALL trade union affiliates of BIH (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Serbia and Croatia have members in the area affected by the worst floods since records began in the region 120 years ago.