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We stand united in the fight for better working conditions and trade union rights globally. ๐ŸŒŸ 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 ๐Ÿ“… NUMSA ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ, affiliated to IndustriALL Global Union ๐ŸŒ and the countryโ€™s largest manufacturing union ๐Ÿญ, concluded a three-year wage settlement ๐Ÿ’ผ๐Ÿ’ฐ with the Automobile Manufacturers Employersโ€™ Organisation (AMEO) ๐Ÿš—, averting a looming strike โœŠ after months of deadlock โณ.
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 countryโ€™s largest manufacturing union, concluded a three-year wage settlement...
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November 21, 2025 at 12:31 PM
RWUT ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ held its annual meeting ๐Ÿ“… on 15โ€“16 November, committing โœŠ to defend labour rights โš–๏ธ and workersโ€™ welfare ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿญ as technological change ๐Ÿค– reshapes the global tyre industry ๐Ÿ›ž๐ŸŒ.
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
A tragic bridge collapse ๐Ÿ—๏ธ at the Kalando mine โ›๏ธ in the DRC ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ has claimed at least 50 lives ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ and left many injured ๐Ÿš‘. This heartbreaking event ๐Ÿ˜” underscores the urgent need for safer conditions โš ๏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
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November 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Dรฅ var @sverigesingenjorer.bsky.social pรฅ plats i Sydney ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ fรถr att delta pรฅ @industriall-union.org congress. Men fรถrst womenโ€™s conference med 350 fackligt aktiva kvinnor. Generalsekreterare Atle Hรธie och President Marie Nilsson inleder.
November 2, 2025 at 10:56 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."
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November 3, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Africaโ€™s rich reserves of cobalt, lithium & copper ๐Ÿ”‹ can power a just, green future ๐ŸŒโšก โ€” but Chinese multinationals ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ must respect labour & the planet ๐ŸŒฟ. HRDD in mining โ›๏ธ is key to protect workers ๐Ÿค, ensure accountability ๐Ÿ›๏ธ & deliver real remedies.
Curbing violations by Chinese multinationals in African critical minerals boom
As the world races towards net zero, Africaโ€™s 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
1,000 unionists from across the world are soon meeting in Sydney๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ for IndustriALL's 4th Congress, themed Organizing for a just future.
โ€œWe 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 Unionโ€™s 4th Congress. Together, we will set our direction for the ...
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October 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
This wasnโ€™t about technical disputes โ€” it was about the future of public safety ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ, good jobs ๐Ÿ‘ทโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ”ง, and national technology ๐Ÿ’ก built over decades by skilled workers ๐Ÿ‘ฅ.
Trade unions from Spain and France show solidarity with Argentinaโ€™s 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
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โ˜ฎ๏ธโ€ฏTrade unions are mobilising for #peace.

๐Ÿ™ŒFrom 24โ€“31 October, the global labour movement is taking action to mark the 80th anniversary of the UN and Disarmament Week.

๐ŸŒ Join us in calling for a world where we invest in people, not weapons.

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#TradeUnionsForPeace #ForDemocracy
October 24, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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@sbworkersunited.org members are amassing in front of stores with signs, borrowing the UPS Teamsters' slogan: โ€œJust 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. Theyโ€™re amassing in front of stores with picket signs, borrowing a slogan that U...
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October 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Big win for workers in Bangladesh ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ as the country ratifies key @ilo.org Conventions on safety and gender equality following long union campaign ๐Ÿ™Œ
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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
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.
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October 21, 2025 at 11:23 AM
๐Ÿ”ฅ Two major garment factory fires in Dhaka and Chattogram have once again exposed the urgent need for stronger building and industrial safety in Bangladeshโ€™s RMG sector.
โ€œWorkersโ€™ safety must never fall outside regulation. Binding agreements like the Accord and RSC save lives.โ€ โš–๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ทโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ทโ€โ™‚๏ธ
Fire in Bangladeshโ€™s 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
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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October 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Glen Mpufane, IndustriALL director for mining and diamonds, concurred: โ€œKey players must form alliances over the critical raw materials supply chain to safeguard โš–๏ธ workersโ€™ rights, hold ๐Ÿข multinationals to account, and secure remedies for communities and ๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿพโ€๐Ÿญ 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
"While the invasion devastates lives ๐Ÿ’”, Ukrainian workers give everything in mines โ›๏ธ, energy plants โš™๏ธ and production facilities ๐Ÿงฐ to keep the country running ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ. We stand shoulder to shoulder ๐Ÿค with the workers of Ukraine.,โ€ said Kemal ร–zkan, IndustriALL assistant general secretary.
Ukrainian unions: workers canโ€™t bear full safety burden
Ukrainian workers continue to show extraordinary resilience, keeping key sectors, of the countryโ€™s economy, running under full-scale occupation and invasion. Despite constant danger, destroyed workpla...
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October 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The Congress ๐Ÿ›๏ธ should help us build on this new momentum ๐Ÿ”„ and enable our affiliates to intensify their efforts ๐Ÿ’ช to organize these workers, who, in certain countries ๐ŸŒ, already represent an important minority, if not the majority ๐Ÿ‘ฅ, of the workforce in the manufacturing industry ๐Ÿญ
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
โ€œAs trade unions โœŠ we are demanding better health and safety ๐Ÿฆบ and decent working conditions ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ to end the exploitation ๐Ÿšซ of artisanal workers,โ€ said Glen Mpufane ๐Ÿ‘”, IndustriALL director for mining and diamonds ๐Ÿ’Ž.
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)โ€™s Lua...
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October 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
โ€œThere are so many labour rights violations โš ๏ธโœŠ in the lithium sector. Supply chain strategies ๐Ÿ”— provide a major opportunity to improve respect for the rights of the workers ๐Ÿ‘ท๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿญ who mine these critical minerals โ›๏ธ๐Ÿ”‹.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
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&Mโ€™s GFA marks decade of progress in workersโ€™ rights: IndustriALL | Bizbd Review
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October 6, 2025 at 9:57 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.
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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
With the support of IndustriALL Global Union ๐ŸŒ and the Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia (CTUA) โœŠ, trade union leaders from Armeniaโ€™s mining and metallurgical sector gathered in Kapan, Syunik region ๐Ÿ“, for a round tableโ€“seminar on: social partnership ๐Ÿค at the republican and sectoral levels.
Building social partnership in Armeniaโ€™s mining sector
With the support of IndustriALL Global Union and the Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia (CTUA), trade union leaders from Armeniaโ€™s mining and metallurgical sector gathered in Kapan, Syunik regio...
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October 2, 2025 at 11:55 AM
In a transforming world of work ๐Ÿ”„, organizing and campaigns ๐Ÿ“ข are becoming critical strategies for trade union survival. Facing push back from global and national capital ๐Ÿ’ฐ, trade unions are developing strategies that respond to local workplaces ๐Ÿญ 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
IndustriALL Atle Hoie:
๐Ÿค โ€œWe stand in full solidarity with NUPENG & PENGASSAN, and condemn Dangoteโ€™s attempts to undermine union rights โš–๏ธ and collective bargaining ๐Ÿ“œ.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