IndustriALL Global Union
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We stand united in the fight for better working conditions and trade union rights globally. ๐ From defending workers' rights to shape a better future for all, our mission is clear: solidarity without borders.
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On 14 November ๐
NUMSA ๐ฟ๐ฆ, affiliated to IndustriALL Global Union ๐ and the countryโs largest manufacturing union ๐ญ, concluded a three-year wage settlement ๐ผ๐ฐ with the Automobile Manufacturers Employersโ Organisation (AMEO) ๐, averting a looming strike โ after months of deadlock โณ.
NUMSA signs wage deal, calls for policy response to protect auto sector
On 14 November, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), affiliated to IndustriALL Global Union and the countryโs largest manufacturing union, concluded a three-year wage settlement...
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November 21, 2025 at 12:31 PM
On 14 November ๐
NUMSA ๐ฟ๐ฆ, affiliated to IndustriALL Global Union ๐ and the countryโs largest manufacturing union ๐ญ, concluded a three-year wage settlement ๐ผ๐ฐ with the Automobile Manufacturers Employersโ Organisation (AMEO) ๐, averting a looming strike โ after months of deadlock โณ.
RWUT ๐น๐ญ held its annual meeting ๐
on 15โ16 November, committing โ to defend labour rights โ๏ธ and workersโ welfare ๐งโ๐ญ as technological change ๐ค reshapes the global tyre industry ๐๐.
Rubber tyre unions in Thailand prepare for just future
Rubber Workersโ Union in Thailand (RWUT) in its annual meeting, 15-16 November, took aย strong commitment to fight for labour rights and defend workers' welfare amidst technological transformation in t...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:38 AM
RWUT ๐น๐ญ held its annual meeting ๐
on 15โ16 November, committing โ to defend labour rights โ๏ธ and workersโ welfare ๐งโ๐ญ as technological change ๐ค reshapes the global tyre industry ๐๐.
A tragic bridge collapse ๐๏ธ at the Kalando mine โ๏ธ in the DRC ๐จ๐ฉ has claimed at least 50 lives ๐ฏ๏ธ and left many injured ๐. This heartbreaking event ๐ underscores the urgent need for safer conditions โ ๏ธ for artisanal miners.
At least 50 miners killed in Congo bridge collapse; unions demand action
The tragic bridge collapse at the Kalando artisanal copper and cobalt mine in Mulondo, Lualaba province, on 15November 2025, which claimed at least 50 lives and left dozens injured or missing, is a he...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:05 AM
A tragic bridge collapse ๐๏ธ at the Kalando mine โ๏ธ in the DRC ๐จ๐ฉ has claimed at least 50 lives ๐ฏ๏ธ and left many injured ๐. This heartbreaking event ๐ underscores the urgent need for safer conditions โ ๏ธ for artisanal miners.
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The Clark County Education Association seeks a Communications Specialist to be based in Las Vegas, NV. Details can be found at: unionjobs.com/listing.php?... #1u #UnionStrong @cceanv.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The Clark County Education Association seeks a Communications Specialist to be based in Las Vegas, NV. Details can be found at: unionjobs.com/listing.php?... #1u #UnionStrong @cceanv.bsky.social
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Dรฅ var @sverigesingenjorer.bsky.social pรฅ plats i Sydney ๐ฆ๐บ fรถr att delta pรฅ @industriall-union.org congress. Men fรถrst womenโs conference med 350 fackligt aktiva kvinnor. Generalsekreterare Atle Hรธie och President Marie Nilsson inleder.
November 2, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Dรฅ var @sverigesingenjorer.bsky.social pรฅ plats i Sydney ๐ฆ๐บ fรถr att delta pรฅ @industriall-union.org congress. Men fรถrst womenโs conference med 350 fackligt aktiva kvinnor. Generalsekreterare Atle Hรธie och President Marie Nilsson inleder.
IndustriALL & @ifmetall.bsky.social president Marie Nilsson opening last ExCo meeting before IndustriALL's 4th Congress.
"Solidarity can change lives, and every one of you - every colleague, every member, every action - makes a difference. Our strength lies in unity."
#IndustriALLSydney
"Solidarity can change lives, and every one of you - every colleague, every member, every action - makes a difference. Our strength lies in unity."
#IndustriALLSydney
November 3, 2025 at 11:22 PM
IndustriALL & @ifmetall.bsky.social president Marie Nilsson opening last ExCo meeting before IndustriALL's 4th Congress.
"Solidarity can change lives, and every one of you - every colleague, every member, every action - makes a difference. Our strength lies in unity."
#IndustriALLSydney
"Solidarity can change lives, and every one of you - every colleague, every member, every action - makes a difference. Our strength lies in unity."
#IndustriALLSydney
Africaโs rich reserves of cobalt, lithium & copper ๐ can power a just, green future ๐โก โ but Chinese multinationals ๐จ๐ณ must respect labour & the planet ๐ฟ. HRDD in mining โ๏ธ is key to protect workers ๐ค, ensure accountability ๐๏ธ & deliver real remedies.
Curbing violations by Chinese multinationals in African critical minerals boom
As the world races towards net zero, Africaโs vast reserves of cobalt, lithium and copper, which are vital for electric-vehicle batteries and renewable-energy technologies, have huge potential to indu...
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October 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Africaโs rich reserves of cobalt, lithium & copper ๐ can power a just, green future ๐โก โ but Chinese multinationals ๐จ๐ณ must respect labour & the planet ๐ฟ. HRDD in mining โ๏ธ is key to protect workers ๐ค, ensure accountability ๐๏ธ & deliver real remedies.
1,000 unionists from across the world are soon meeting in Sydney๐ฆ๐บ for IndustriALL's 4th Congress, themed Organizing for a just future.
โWe can't wait for change to happen to us. We must organize, unite and lead the way," says IndustriALL GS Atle Hรธie.
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โWe can't wait for change to happen to us. We must organize, unite and lead the way," says IndustriALL GS Atle Hรธie.
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Organizing for a just future: workers must shape the change
In a few days, more than a thousand trade union delegates from every corner of the world will gather in Sydney for IndustriALL Global Unionโs 4th Congress. Together, we will set our direction for the ...
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October 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
1,000 unionists from across the world are soon meeting in Sydney๐ฆ๐บ for IndustriALL's 4th Congress, themed Organizing for a just future.
โWe can't wait for change to happen to us. We must organize, unite and lead the way," says IndustriALL GS Atle Hรธie.
www.industriall-union.org/organizing-f...
โWe can't wait for change to happen to us. We must organize, unite and lead the way," says IndustriALL GS Atle Hรธie.
www.industriall-union.org/organizing-f...
This wasnโt about technical disputes โ it was about the future of public safety ๐ก๏ธ, good jobs ๐ทโโ๏ธ๐จโ๐ง, and national technology ๐ก built over decades by skilled workers ๐ฅ.
Trade unions from Spain and France show solidarity with Argentinaโs nuclear workers
In an online meeting, organized by IndustriALL Global Union, trade union representatives from Spain and France met with their counterparts in Argentina to express solidarity amid concerns over proposa...
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October 28, 2025 at 11:35 AM
This wasnโt about technical disputes โ it was about the future of public safety ๐ก๏ธ, good jobs ๐ทโโ๏ธ๐จโ๐ง, and national technology ๐ก built over decades by skilled workers ๐ฅ.
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โฎ๏ธโฏTrade unions are mobilising for #peace.
๐From 24โ31 October, the global labour movement is taking action to mark the 80th anniversary of the UN and Disarmament Week.
๐ Join us in calling for a world where we invest in people, not weapons.
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#TradeUnionsForPeace #ForDemocracy
๐From 24โ31 October, the global labour movement is taking action to mark the 80th anniversary of the UN and Disarmament Week.
๐ Join us in calling for a world where we invest in people, not weapons.
๐ buff.ly/AdAoeSl
#TradeUnionsForPeace #ForDemocracy
October 24, 2025 at 7:02 AM
โฎ๏ธโฏTrade unions are mobilising for #peace.
๐From 24โ31 October, the global labour movement is taking action to mark the 80th anniversary of the UN and Disarmament Week.
๐ Join us in calling for a world where we invest in people, not weapons.
๐ buff.ly/AdAoeSl
#TradeUnionsForPeace #ForDemocracy
๐From 24โ31 October, the global labour movement is taking action to mark the 80th anniversary of the UN and Disarmament Week.
๐ Join us in calling for a world where we invest in people, not weapons.
๐ buff.ly/AdAoeSl
#TradeUnionsForPeace #ForDemocracy
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@sbworkersunited.org members are amassing in front of stores with signs, borrowing the UPS Teamsters' slogan: โJust Practicing for a Just Contract.โ 38 stores held practice pickets in early October, and 80 more stores plan to do so now, our editor Jenny Brown reports: labornotes.org/2025/10/stri...
Strike Captains and Practice Pickets: Starbucks Workers Aim to Bring a Contract Home
Unionized Starbucks workers are electing strike captains and getting customers to pledge they won't cross picket lines. Theyโre amassing in front of stores with picket signs, borrowing a slogan that U...
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October 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
@sbworkersunited.org members are amassing in front of stores with signs, borrowing the UPS Teamsters' slogan: โJust Practicing for a Just Contract.โ 38 stores held practice pickets in early October, and 80 more stores plan to do so now, our editor Jenny Brown reports: labornotes.org/2025/10/stri...
Big win for workers in Bangladesh ๐ง๐ฉ as the country ratifies key @ilo.org Conventions on safety and gender equality following long union campaign ๐
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#UnionWin
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#UnionWin
Bangladesh ratifies key ILO Conventions on safety and gender equality following long union campaign
Bangladesh has become the first country in South Asia to ratify ILO Conventions 190, 155 and 187, addressing violence and harassment, occupational safety and health (OSH), and the promotional framewor...
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October 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Big win for workers in Bangladesh ๐ง๐ฉ as the country ratifies key @ilo.org Conventions on safety and gender equality following long union campaign ๐
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#UnionWin
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IndustriALL is proud to be part of the drive for brand-supported collective bargaining agreements in Cambodia. No single brand or actor can address the systemic low wages in the garment industry.
A paradigm shift for higher wages โก๏ธ shorturl.at/So83v
#GarmentWorkersNeedUnions
A paradigm shift for higher wages โก๏ธ shorturl.at/So83v
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October 21, 2025 at 11:23 AM
IndustriALL is proud to be part of the drive for brand-supported collective bargaining agreements in Cambodia. No single brand or actor can address the systemic low wages in the garment industry.
A paradigm shift for higher wages โก๏ธ shorturl.at/So83v
#GarmentWorkersNeedUnions
A paradigm shift for higher wages โก๏ธ shorturl.at/So83v
#GarmentWorkersNeedUnions
๐ฅ Two major garment factory fires in Dhaka and Chattogram have once again exposed the urgent need for stronger building and industrial safety in Bangladeshโs RMG sector.
โWorkersโ safety must never fall outside regulation. Binding agreements like the Accord and RSC save lives.โ โ๏ธ๐ทโโ๏ธ๐ทโโ๏ธ
โWorkersโ safety must never fall outside regulation. Binding agreements like the Accord and RSC save lives.โ โ๏ธ๐ทโโ๏ธ๐ทโโ๏ธ
Fire in Bangladeshโs garment factory claims 16 lives
Last week, Bangladesh witnessed two massive fire incidents in garment factories located in Dhaka and Chattogram, bringing the question of industrial safety, particularly building safety standards in r...
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October 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
๐ฅ Two major garment factory fires in Dhaka and Chattogram have once again exposed the urgent need for stronger building and industrial safety in Bangladeshโs RMG sector.
โWorkersโ safety must never fall outside regulation. Binding agreements like the Accord and RSC save lives.โ โ๏ธ๐ทโโ๏ธ๐ทโโ๏ธ
โWorkersโ safety must never fall outside regulation. Binding agreements like the Accord and RSC save lives.โ โ๏ธ๐ทโโ๏ธ๐ทโโ๏ธ
Nominations are open for Arthur Svensson Prize 2026, honouring those who bravely defend workersโ & union rights. Since 2010, the prize has recognized inspiring trade unionists from Khaing Zar Aung from Myanmar to Aliaksandr Yarashuk from Belarus.
๐ More information: shorturl.at/wqTqg
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October 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Nominations are open for Arthur Svensson Prize 2026, honouring those who bravely defend workersโ & union rights. Since 2010, the prize has recognized inspiring trade unionists from Khaing Zar Aung from Myanmar to Aliaksandr Yarashuk from Belarus.
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Glen Mpufane, IndustriALL director for mining and diamonds, concurred: โKey players must form alliances over the critical raw materials supply chain to safeguard โ๏ธ workersโ rights, hold ๐ข multinationals to account, and secure remedies for communities and ๐ง๐พโ๐ญ workers when violations occur.โ
Taming the Congolese paradox in the battery supply chain
Trade unions and civil society organizations are joining forces to tame the Congolese paradox in the battery supply chain. The paradox is evident in the stark contradiction in the Democratic Republic ...
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October 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Glen Mpufane, IndustriALL director for mining and diamonds, concurred: โKey players must form alliances over the critical raw materials supply chain to safeguard โ๏ธ workersโ rights, hold ๐ข multinationals to account, and secure remedies for communities and ๐ง๐พโ๐ญ workers when violations occur.โ
"While the invasion devastates lives ๐, Ukrainian workers give everything in mines โ๏ธ, energy plants โ๏ธ and production facilities ๐งฐ to keep the country running ๐บ๐ฆ. We stand shoulder to shoulder ๐ค with the workers of Ukraine.,โ said Kemal รzkan, IndustriALL assistant general secretary.
Ukrainian unions: workers canโt bear full safety burden
Ukrainian workers continue to show extraordinary resilience, keeping key sectors, of the countryโs economy, running under full-scale occupation and invasion. Despite constant danger, destroyed workpla...
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October 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"While the invasion devastates lives ๐, Ukrainian workers give everything in mines โ๏ธ, energy plants โ๏ธ and production facilities ๐งฐ to keep the country running ๐บ๐ฆ. We stand shoulder to shoulder ๐ค with the workers of Ukraine.,โ said Kemal รzkan, IndustriALL assistant general secretary.
The Congress ๐๏ธ should help us build on this new momentum ๐ and enable our affiliates to intensify their efforts ๐ช to organize these workers, who, in certain countries ๐, already represent an important minority, if not the majority ๐ฅ, of the workforce in the manufacturing industry ๐ญ
Sydney Congress: white-collar voices
Ahead of the IndustriALL upcoming Sydney Congress, 40 white-collar union delegates met online, 29 September 2025, to strategize on advancing their priorities in the debates.
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October 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The Congress ๐๏ธ should help us build on this new momentum ๐ and enable our affiliates to intensify their efforts ๐ช to organize these workers, who, in certain countries ๐, already represent an important minority, if not the majority ๐ฅ, of the workforce in the manufacturing industry ๐ญ
โAs trade unions โ we are demanding better health and safety ๐ฆบ and decent working conditions ๐ ๏ธ to end the exploitation ๐ซ of artisanal workers,โ said Glen Mpufane ๐, IndustriALL director for mining and diamonds ๐.
DRC women artisanal miners face exploitation as unions seek better working conditions
On 7 October, in the noon of a blazing sun, women miners stand in nearly knee-high mud pools processing cobalt from nearby pits at Mutoshi, Kolwezi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)โs Lua...
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October 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
โAs trade unions โ we are demanding better health and safety ๐ฆบ and decent working conditions ๐ ๏ธ to end the exploitation ๐ซ of artisanal workers,โ said Glen Mpufane ๐, IndustriALL director for mining and diamonds ๐.
โThere are so many labour rights violations โ ๏ธโ in the lithium sector. Supply chain strategies ๐ provide a major opportunity to improve respect for the rights of the workers ๐ท๐ฉโ๐ญ who mine these critical minerals โ๏ธ๐.โ
The other side of lithium: strengthening unions in the battery supply chain
Given the central role that lithium plays within the global energy agenda, a seminar was held in Antofagasta, Chile, on how to strengthen unions in the lithium sector. The event, which ran on 30 Septe...
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October 9, 2025 at 8:16 AM
โThere are so many labour rights violations โ ๏ธโ in the lithium sector. Supply chain strategies ๐ provide a major opportunity to improve respect for the rights of the workers ๐ท๐ฉโ๐ญ who mine these critical minerals โ๏ธ๐.โ
Since its signing in 2015, the global agreement btwn H&M and IndustriALL has provided a platform for action to protect the right to unionize & bargain collectively, resulting in notable improvements in working conditions in the supply chain.
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H&Mโs GFA marks decade of progress in workersโ rights: IndustriALL | Bizbd Review
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Since its signing in 2015, the global agreement btwn H&M and IndustriALL has provided a platform for action to protect the right to unionize & bargain collectively, resulting in notable improvements in working conditions in the supply chain.
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IndustriALL Global Union, @ifmetall.bsky.social & H&M
Group, are celebrating 10 years of their flagship global framework agreement, a pioneering collaboration to strengthen workersโ rights & social dialogue across the supply chain.
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Group, are celebrating 10 years of their flagship global framework agreement, a pioneering collaboration to strengthen workersโ rights & social dialogue across the supply chain.
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#GarmentWorkersNeedUnions
IndustriALL and IF Metall celebrate 10 years of landmark global framework agreement with H&M Group
H&M Group, IndustriALL Global Union and IF Metall are marking ten years of their flagship global framework agreement (GFA), a pioneering collaboration to strengthen workersโ rights and social dialogue...
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October 3, 2025 at 8:03 AM
IndustriALL Global Union, @ifmetall.bsky.social & H&M
Group, are celebrating 10 years of their flagship global framework agreement, a pioneering collaboration to strengthen workersโ rights & social dialogue across the supply chain.
www.industriall-union.org/industriall-...
#GarmentWorkersNeedUnions
Group, are celebrating 10 years of their flagship global framework agreement, a pioneering collaboration to strengthen workersโ rights & social dialogue across the supply chain.
www.industriall-union.org/industriall-...
#GarmentWorkersNeedUnions
With the support of IndustriALL Global Union ๐ and the Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia (CTUA) โ, trade union leaders from Armeniaโs mining and metallurgical sector gathered in Kapan, Syunik region ๐, for a round tableโseminar on: social partnership ๐ค at the republican and sectoral levels.
Building social partnership in Armeniaโs mining sector
With the support of IndustriALL Global Union and the Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia (CTUA), trade union leaders from Armeniaโs mining and metallurgical sector gathered in Kapan, Syunik regio...
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October 2, 2025 at 11:55 AM
With the support of IndustriALL Global Union ๐ and the Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia (CTUA) โ, trade union leaders from Armeniaโs mining and metallurgical sector gathered in Kapan, Syunik region ๐, for a round tableโseminar on: social partnership ๐ค at the republican and sectoral levels.
In a transforming world of work ๐, organizing and campaigns ๐ข are becoming critical strategies for trade union survival. Facing push back from global and national capital ๐ฐ, trade unions are developing strategies that respond to local workplaces ๐ญ and sectoral dynamics.
Organizing and campaigns to revitalize trade unions in Sub-Saharan Africa
In a transforming world of work, organizing and campaigns are becoming critical strategies for trade union survival. Facing a push back from global and national capital, trade unions are developing st...
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October 2, 2025 at 9:55 AM
In a transforming world of work ๐, organizing and campaigns ๐ข are becoming critical strategies for trade union survival. Facing push back from global and national capital ๐ฐ, trade unions are developing strategies that respond to local workplaces ๐ญ and sectoral dynamics.
IndustriALL Atle Hoie:
๐ค โWe stand in full solidarity with NUPENG & PENGASSAN, and condemn Dangoteโs attempts to undermine union rights โ๏ธ and collective bargaining ๐.โ
๐ค โWe stand in full solidarity with NUPENG & PENGASSAN, and condemn Dangoteโs attempts to undermine union rights โ๏ธ and collective bargaining ๐.โ
Strike suspended after conciliation at Dangote Refinery
On 1 October, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), suspended a national strike that was sparked by union busting and hostility towards trade unions at Dangote...
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October 2, 2025 at 9:14 AM
IndustriALL Atle Hoie:
๐ค โWe stand in full solidarity with NUPENG & PENGASSAN, and condemn Dangoteโs attempts to undermine union rights โ๏ธ and collective bargaining ๐.โ
๐ค โWe stand in full solidarity with NUPENG & PENGASSAN, and condemn Dangoteโs attempts to undermine union rights โ๏ธ and collective bargaining ๐.โ