IndustriALL and ENI strengthen global labour commitments15 January, 2026IndustriALL Global Union has renewed the global framework agreement with Italian energy company ENI, updating and strengthening the previous one signed in 2019. This new agreement marks the continuation of more than two decades of social dialogue and global cooperation between the Italian energy company and the international trade union movement.
Trade unions from Spain and France show solidarity with Argentina’s nuclear workers28 October, 2025In 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 proposals to privatize and fragment Argentina’s public nuclear sector. The discussion was not about technical issues or internal disputes, but about the future of a sector vital to public safety, highly skilled jobs and national technology, built over decades by thousands of workers whose expertise cannot be replaced overnight.
Ukrainian unions: workers can’t bear full safety burden14 October, 2025Ukrainian workers continue to show extraordinary resilience, keeping key sectors, of the country’s economy, running under full-scale occupation and invasion. Despite constant danger, destroyed workplaces and scarce resources mining, nuclear and manufacturing workers keep the economy alive. At the same time, a wave of worker-hostile legislation is advancing and social dialogue has stalled.
Strike averted: Nigerian unions vs Dangote10 September, 2025On 8 September, the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) reached a conciliation agreement with Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Limited, averting a nationwide strike over anti-union practices.
Unions promote labour in energy transition at Global Energy Efficiency Conference18 June, 2025On 12 and 13 June, IndustriALL Global Union took part in the 10th Global Conference on Energy Efficiency organized by the International Energy Agency (IEA), and in the meeting of the Clean Energy Labour Council held during the conference in Brussels.
UGT, CCOO and ELA call for historic strike at Iberdrola tomorrow5 June, 2025Tomorrow, on 6 June, more than 9,500 Iberdrola employees across Spain are set to join the first-ever strike in 126 years in the company. IndustriALL affiliates UGT, CCOO and ELA have called the strike in response to the stalled collective bargaining negotiations and the company's refusal to guarantee workers' purchasing power.
Health, safety, and Just Transition top the agenda at MENA oil and gas trade union meeting27 May, 2025On 27-29 April, the IndustriALL Global Union MENA oil and gas union network met in Istanbul, Türkiye, with the participation of unions from Iraq, Bahrain, Morocco, Tunisia, Lebanon, Palestine and Türkiye.
Unionist appointed minister of labour in Gabon27 May, 2025IndustriALL welcomes the appointment of Patrick Barbera Isaac as Gabon’s new minister of Labour, Full Employment and Social Dialogue. A long-standing trade unionist and national secretary for health, social protection and pensions at IndustriALL affiliate Organisation Nationale des Employés du Pétrole (ONEP), Isaac brings deep union experience to the role at a crucial time for the country’s workforce.
Workers at the heart of the energy transition: IndustriALL at IEA skills workshop15 May, 2025On 14 May the International Energy Agency (IEA), in collaboration with the European Commission and the Clean Energy Ministerial’s Empowering People Initiative, hosted the Future of Energy Skills Workshop at its Paris headquarters. The event brought together over 60 participants from governments, trade unions, international organizations, academia, ILO and energy companies to explore workforce and skills development in the context of the clean energy transition.
Nuclear renaissance raises worker and safety issues27 March, 2025In the context of growing geopolitical instability, energy transformation and social pressure to accelerate decarbonisation, the International nuclear workers’ union network (INWUN), coordinated by IndustriALL Global Union, held its global meeting in Tokyo, Japan, on 25 March.
