IndustriALL and IF Metall mark 10 years of landmark global framework agreement with H&M Group3 октября, 2025H&M Group, IndustriALL Global Union and IF Metall are celebrating ten years of their flagship global framework agreement (GFA), a pioneering collaboration to strengthen workers’ rights and social dialogue across the company’s global supply chain.
Ten years of advancing workers’ rights under global framework agreement with H&M2 октября, 2025Since 2015, the global framework agreement with H&M has provided a platform for joint work to safeguard the right to unionize and engage in collective bargaining – improving conditions for workers in the factories that form part of the company’s supply chain.
IndustriALL calls on Bangladesh government to enforce HKC30 сентября, 2025In light of continuing workplace incidents at Bangladesh’s shipbreaking yards, IndustriALL is calling on the government of Bangladesh to enforce full compliance with the Hong Kong Convention (HKC) across all shipbreaking yards and adopt binding measures that make the shipbreaking industry safe, equitable and sustainable.
Defending workers’ rights in a time of political turmoil26 сентября, 2025Trade unions in the Asia Pacific region are calling for united action to defend human and workers’ rights amid growing political turmoil, escalating geopolitical conflicts, and the rise of right-wing politics.
South East Asia unions advance Just Transition demands23 сентября, 2025Thirty-eight trade unionists and leaders from Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Singapore gathered in Bangkok on 9–10 September for a two-day workshop on Just Transition, reaffirming their commitment to a workers-centred, union-led approach to the shift towards a sustainable green economy.
Mining unions forge global networks to strengthen worker protections19 сентября, 2025In a bid to strengthen collective bargaining and safeguard workers’ rights, trade union affiliates of IndustriALL Global Union from Botswana, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Liberia, Namibia, Tanzania, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe convened in Dar es Salaam 10-12 September. The workshop focused on revitalizing trade union networks within multinational mining corporations (MNCs), including Glencore, Barrick Gold, AngloGold Ashanti and Valterra Platinum (formerly under Anglo American).
Iran: 4,000 IRALCO workers on 50-day hunger strike18 сентября, 2025Around 4,000 workers at the Arak Aluminium Company (IRALCO) have been on a hunger strike for the past 50 days. The drastic action comes after the plant’s owner refused to engage in meaningful dialogue or address the workforce’s legitimate demands, leaving workers with no choice but to resort to this extreme form of protest.
“They called It release, but it was forced deportation”18 сентября, 2025Gennady Fedynich (Hennadz Fiadynich in Belarusian transliteration), long-time leader of the independent Radio and Electronics Industry Workers’ Union (REP), was one of many Belarusian trade unionists imprisoned in the crackdown on free unions. Last week, he was unexpectedly taken from prison in Bobruisk, transported under guard to Minsk, and then deported to Lithuania along with other 52 political prisoners. Another prominent trade union leader, Alexander Yaroshuk, chair of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP), was also among those released. Both the REP and the BKDP, like other democratic trade unions, were disbanded by the Belarusian authorities in July 2022.Gennady spoke to IndustriALL about how it happened, conditions inside prison and what lies ahead for the trade union movement in Belarus, and stressed his gratutude for the support from IndustriALL and affiliates during the long struggle for workers’ rights.
Malaysia: union condemns dismissals at XSD International Paper20 августа, 2025The Paper and Paper Products Manufacturing Employees Union (PPPMEU) is calling out XSD International Paper for union busting after dismissing 20 union activists.
Обязывающие соглашения: обеспечение безопасности работников и снижение рисков21 марта, 2024Вместе с ростом признания того, что добровольный самоконтроль корпораций на фабриках оказался неэффективным механизмом, растет интерес к имеющим обязательную юридическую силу соглашениям, заключенным между глобальными компаниями и профсоюзами, как более надежному средству обеспечения должной осмотрительности в области прав человека в цепочках поставок. 14 марта IndustriALL совместно с Контрольно-финансовым управлением города Нью-Йорка организовал третий из серии круглых столов на эту тему, предназначенный для инвесторов.
