Ethiopia’s Bole Lemi industrial park sets up workplace daycare centres 30 October, 2024One of Ethiopia’s industrial parks, Bole Lemi, in Addis Ababa, has set up workplace child daycare facilities to cater for young mothers working in the park.
IG Metall members commence warning strikes30 October, 2024On 29 October, IG Metall, IndustriALL's biggest affiliate, launched nationwide warning strikes across Germany’s metal and electrical industries, demanding urgent action in the 2024 collective bargaining negotiations.
Union gets shipbuilding academy to grow industry30 October, 2024Modern classrooms, a welcoming and workfriendly cafeteria are things you see when you walk into the shipbuilding academy in Glasgow. For over five years, Unite the Union, an affiliate of IndustriALL, fought relentlessly for something the UK shipbuilding industry needed—a state-of-the-art shipbuilding academy that would prepare its workforce for a more modern, sustainable future. It wasn’t just about meeting immediate needs, but about reshaping the industry for the next generation.
Malaysia: HICOM must comply with ILO decision 30 October, 2024The National union of transport equipment and allied industries workers (NUTEAIW) is demanding reinstatement of five union leaders at HICOM Automotive Manufacturers, after both the employer and the government continue to ignore an ILO decision from 2022.
Energy sector unions in Southeast Asia drive forward Just Transition strategies25 October, 2024On October 22-23, 2024, IndustriALL, supported by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), hosted a meeting in Manila to discuss the future of energy and Just Transition in Southeast Asia. Delegates from across the region gathered to strategize on prioritizing workers’ rights and job security amid the shift to sustainable energy.
Putting the worker-centred remedy framework in practice 25 October, 2024Thirty unionists and activists from national and international migrant worker organizations across Asia-Pacific and Europe gathered in Kuala Lumpur on 23 October to discuss principles and best practices for implementing worker-driven remedies.
IndustriALL calls for immediate peace in Middle East 25 October, 2024IndustriALL Global Union expresses its outrage over the military escalation in the Middle East. The escalation comes at an enormous human cost and raises fears of a full-blown regional war. IndustriALL is once again reiterating its call for a just and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian and all other conflicts in the region through peaceful means, diplomacy and dialogue.
The strike against Tesla24 October, 2024It’s been a year since Swedish union IF Metall called for a strike against Tesla, as the US car manufacturer refuses to negotiate a collective agreement. In a labour market governed by dialogue between employers and unions for the last 100 years, going on strike represents a rare breakdown in a country where nearly 90 per cent of the workforce is covered by a collective agreement.
Strengthening Armenia’s labour movement: social dialogue workshop sets path for future collaboration24 October, 2024From 27 to 29 September, a workshop on developing social dialogue in Armenia brought together 30 leaders and activists from the industrial workers’ union, the electrical workers’ union, and the union representing workers in the mining, metallurgy, and jewellery sectors. The event provided a platform to address the growing challenges faced by unions in engaging employers and to explore solutions for improving labour relations across key industries.
Ukraine reconstruction needs unions23 October, 2024On 14 October, IndustriALL met with Ukrainian affiliates to assess the current living and working conditions situation, and strategize a path forward for post-war reconstruction. Discussions emphasized the critical need for unions to play a central role, ensuring workers’ rights and needs are safeguarded as Ukraine rebuilds.
